CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SUFFOCATE
PRESENT
Present
I suffocate
you suffocate
he/she/it suffocates
we suffocate
you suffocate
they suffocate
Present continuous
I am suffocating
you are suffocating
he/she/it is suffocating
we are suffocating
you are suffocating
they are suffocating
Present perfect
I have suffocated
you have suffocated
he/she/it has suffocated
we have suffocated
you have suffocated
they have suffocated
Present perfect continuous
I have been suffocating
you have been suffocating
he/she/it has been suffocating
we have been suffocating
you have been suffocating
they have been suffocating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I suffocated
you suffocated
he/she/it suffocated
we suffocated
you suffocated
they suffocated
Past continuous
I was suffocating
you were suffocating
he/she/it was suffocating
we were suffocating
you were suffocating
they were suffocating
Past perfect
I had suffocated
you had suffocated
he/she/it had suffocated
we had suffocated
you had suffocated
they had suffocated
Past perfect continuous
I had been suffocating
you had been suffocating
he/she/it had been suffocating
we had been suffocating
you had been suffocating
they had been suffocating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will suffocate
you will suffocate
he/she/it will suffocate
we will suffocate
you will suffocate
they will suffocate
Future continuous
I will be suffocating
you will be suffocating
he/she/it will be suffocating
we will be suffocating
you will be suffocating
they will be suffocating
Future perfect
I will have suffocated
you will have suffocated
he/she/it will have suffocated
we will have suffocated
you will have suffocated
they will have suffocated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been suffocating
you will have been suffocating
he/she/it will have been suffocating
we will have been suffocating
you will have been suffocating
they will have been suffocating
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would suffocate
you would suffocate
he/she/it would suffocate
we would suffocate
you would suffocate
they would suffocate
Conditional continuous
I would be suffocating
you would be suffocating
he/she/it would be suffocating
we would be suffocating
you would be suffocating
they would be suffocating
Conditional perfect
I would have suffocate
you would have suffocate
he/she/it would have suffocate
we would have suffocate
you would have suffocate
they would have suffocate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been suffocating
you would have been suffocating
he/she/it would have been suffocating
we would have been suffocating
you would have been suffocating
they would have been suffocating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you suffocate
we let´s suffocate
you suffocate
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
suffocated
Present Participle
suffocating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
4 QUOTES WITH «SUFFOCATE»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
suffocate.
The American economy has always been driven by the entrepreneurial nature of its citizens, and blocking access to affordable health care will only suffocate growth within the small business sector of our economy.
The father figure is something I love, but also suffocate from and want to work against.
It sounds kind of farfetched, yet I can't tell you how many people have had this syndrome... the 'Old Hag Syndrome.' Apparently, there's this little old lady who comes into your room at night, sits on your chest and tries to suffocate you. You can Google her - she'll pop up. She's out there.
Always be your husband's best friend, make him laugh and give him a little bit of freedom - you can't suffocate him.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUFFOCATE»
Discover the use of
suffocate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
suffocate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Before You
Suffocate Your Own Fool Self
Now this debut short story collection delivers on the promise of that early story. In "Harvest," a college student's unplanned pregnancy forces her to confront her own feelings of inadequacy in comparison to her white classmates.
2
Unabridged Dictionary of Sensations as If
Strychninum (A) Suffocate Anxiety. — He is only able to breathe short and with
great exertion, with anxiety as if he would suffocate. Cheli- donium Majus (A)
Suffocate Chest. — Burning and heat in the chest, with feeling as if he would
suffocate ...
3
Lexical Perspectives on Transitivity and Ergativity: ...
These Instigators are often situations or gaseous substances that cut off fresh air,
e.g. a heavy, colorless gas that in large quantities can suffocate humans (WSJ).
Despite being conceptually basic within the SUFFOCATE set, the verb suffocate ...
4
Maltese grammar for the use of the English
singular P ( Jen Nolinok I shall, or will suffocate Uom- ( Ien Tolinok Thou shalt, etc
. Mas. Ha Jolinok He shall, etc. Fem. Hi Tolinok She shall, etc. plural Ah'na
Nohonku We shall, or will suffocate Intom Tohonku You shall, etc. Huma Johonku
...
5
The MIT Encyclopedia of the Cognitive Sciences
Why does a verb like suffocate have both a causative and a change-of-state
meaning (The pillow suffocated Mary, Mary suffocated), and why is the object of
one verb the subject of the other? Work on the lexicon has aimed to uncover the ...
Robert Andrew Wilson, Frank C. Keil, 2001
6
Cognitive Therapy of Anxiety Disorders: Science and Practice
clienT: I was really afraid that I would suffocate. That's what it felt like. Here I was
alone, in the middle of nowhere, and I couldn't breathe. It got so bad I wondered if
I could actually suffocate to death. TherapisT: Okay, Renée, let's write ...
David A. Clark, Aaron T. Beck, 2011
Suffocate. So muchI've had So muchbefore me So much has gone I Never lost I
Never won I Stood onthe threshold, Watching the war. The heat of their eyes Burn
intome Fought the world Fought myself And Ineedthe strength To movemeon ...
8
Middle English Dictionary
(a) In phrase: ben suffocate, to be deprived of air, be choked; be killed by
suffocation or strangulation; also, of the vital spirit: be stifled, be constricted; (b)
ben suffocate, to be covered over, be smothered; (c) ppl. suffocate as noun:
animals ...
Hans Kurath, Sherman McAllister Kuhn, Robert E. Lewis, 1952
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Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the ...
SUFFISANCE. n.s. [French] Excess; plen- y. Obsolete.— ; There him rests in
riotous stffisance. Spens. * To SUFFOCATE, v. a. [fuffoquer, Fr. suffb. «, Latin.] To
choak by exciulion or intercep- ion of air. — Let not hemp his windpipe suffocate.
10
Panic: Psychological Perspectives
I am going to pass out (50/203 = 25%). dizziness, palpitations 2. I am going to
suffocate 30 Short of breath, palpitations, dizziness 3. I am going to pass out 22
Dizziness, short of breath, palpitations 4. I am going to lose control 18
Palpitations, ...
S. Rachman, Jack D. Maser, 2013
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUFFOCATE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
suffocate is used in the context of the following news items.
Aloha woman admits trying to suffocate kids
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – An Aloha woman accused of trying to suffocate her children when they were babies has pleaded guilty to criminal mistreatment. «KOIN.com, Jul 15»
Farwell Man Sentenced to Prison For Attempting to Suffocate Girlfriend
A Farwell man will spend more than two years behind bars for trying to suffocate his girlfriend. Andrew Arzola pleaded guilty to the crime in March. It dates back ... «9&10 News, Jun 15»
Three guards suffocate in a generator room at a Nairobi supermarket
NAIROBI: Three people were found dead in a generator room in Mukuru Kwa Njenga slums, Nairobi after a suspected suffocation. «The Standard Digital News, May 15»
Woman tries to suffocate hubby, assaults him with sickle in Tamil Nadu
A woman allegedly attempted to murder her husband by suffocating him with a polythene cover and later assaulted him with a sickle in Tirupur, police said on ... «Hindustan Times, May 15»
Two inmates serving life suffocate colleague in cell
They first suffocated their victim using blankets before slitting his throat using a razor ... "The two lured the victim into their cell where they suffocated him using a ... «The Standard Digital News, May 15»
"Mummy is winding me up": Chilling words brutal dad said to child …
A brutal father battered his wife with a bin and tried to suffocate her after telling their child "mummy is winding me up". Emma Clinch was left fearing for her life ... «mirror.co.uk, May 15»
Mother charged with attempted murder after trying to suffocate her …
SANDUSKY, Ohio – Ruth Smith, 33, has been charged with attempted murder after she called herself in reporting that she was trying to kill her daughter on ... «fox8.com, Feb 15»
Delhi: 3 suffocate to death with room heater on
A software engineer along with his wife and son suffocated to death at their home in New Delhi on Wednesday, police said, adding the "room heater was found ... «Hindustan Times, Dec 14»
Man arrested for trying to suffocate infant
Brandon Hazlett was arrested for endangering the welfare of a child, domestic assault, tampering with a victim and false imprisonment. «KRCG, Dec 14»
Florida teen mom tries to suffocate hospitalized baby twice for …
A Facebook page alive with images of her newborn was just a cover for a teenaged Florida mom who, overwhelmed by the fresh responsibility, tried to suffocate ... «New York Daily News, Sep 14»
