CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SURMOUNT
PRESENT
Present
I surmount
you surmount
he/she/it surmounts
we surmount
you surmount
they surmount
Present continuous
I am surmounting
you are surmounting
he/she/it is surmounting
we are surmounting
you are surmounting
they are surmounting
Present perfect
I have surmounted
you have surmounted
he/she/it has surmounted
we have surmounted
you have surmounted
they have surmounted
Present perfect continuous
I have been surmounting
you have been surmounting
he/she/it has been surmounting
we have been surmounting
you have been surmounting
they have been surmounting
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 surmounted
you surmounted
he/she/it surmounted
we surmounted
you surmounted
they surmounted
Past continuous
I was surmounting
you were surmounting
he/she/it was surmounting
we were surmounting
you were surmounting
they were surmounting
Past perfect
I had surmounted
you had surmounted
he/she/it had surmounted
we had surmounted
you had surmounted
they had surmounted
Past perfect continuous
I had been surmounting
you had been surmounting
he/she/it had been surmounting
we had been surmounting
you had been surmounting
they had been surmounting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will surmount
you will surmount
he/she/it will surmount
we will surmount
you will surmount
they will surmount
Future continuous
I will be surmounting
you will be surmounting
he/she/it will be surmounting
we will be surmounting
you will be surmounting
they will be surmounting
Future perfect
I will have surmounted
you will have surmounted
he/she/it will have surmounted
we will have surmounted
you will have surmounted
they will have surmounted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been surmounting
you will have been surmounting
he/she/it will have been surmounting
we will have been surmounting
you will have been surmounting
they will have been surmounting
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would surmount
you would surmount
he/she/it would surmount
we would surmount
you would surmount
they would surmount
Conditional continuous
I would be surmounting
you would be surmounting
he/she/it would be surmounting
we would be surmounting
you would be surmounting
they would be surmounting
Conditional perfect
I would have surmount
you would have surmount
he/she/it would have surmount
we would have surmount
you would have surmount
they would have surmount
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been surmounting
you would have been surmounting
he/she/it would have been surmounting
we would have been surmounting
you would have been surmounting
they would have been surmounting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you surmount
we let´s surmount
you surmount
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
surmounted
Present Participle
surmounting
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.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SURMOUNT»
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surmount in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
surmount and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order: With ...
TO CONQUER, VANQUISH, SUBDUE, OVERCOME, SURMOUNT. CONQUER,
in French conquerir, Latin cmquiro, compounded of COM and auero, signifies to
seek or try to gain an object. VANQUISH is in French vaincre, Latin vinco, Greek ...
2
Dictionary of the English Language Exhibiting Orthography, ...
Surmount able, -Ш, a. 45. (v. v.) H., sitr- mountably, 43, ad. ; surmount' 'Abkness, e
. 91. Surmoutifed, -èd, a. Den. an arch or dome wh. rises higher than a semicircle
(arch.) ; hav. one figure appar. laid over another (her.). Surmullet, -mül'-ét, s.
Arnold James Cooley,
1861
The first thirty minor precepts belong in the second cluster, mandating one's
practice of the six paramitas. Precepts 1-7 surmount the hindrance to almsgiving-
paramita; precepts 8-13 surmount the hindrance to preceptparamita; precepts 14-
17 ...
4
Surmount & Dilute, the Current Predicament 1: Residential ...
'Surmount and Dilute' presents both a collection of innovative architectural design and a thought-provoking challenge on the question of the function and purpose of high-rise living in today's society; these buildings not only represent a ...
5
English Synonyms Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With ...
Hebrew natzach. SUBDUE, Latin subdo, signifies to give or not under.
OVERCOME, compounded of over and come, signifies to come over or get the
mastery over one. SURMOUNT, in French surmon- ler, compounded of sur over
and monter ...
6
The Columbian cyclopedia
SURMOUNT, v. ser-mownt' [P. surmonter, to excel — from sur, upon; monter, to
mount — from F. mont; L. mons or montem, a hill]: to rise above; to overcome, as
difficulties; to surpass. Submount'ing, imp. Surmount'ed, pp.: Adj. in arch. ,
applied ...
7
Errors of Speech and of Spelling
Surmount', to overcome ; surmount'-ed (R. xxxvi.), surmount' - ing, surmount' -ex,
Burmount'-able, surmount'able-ncss. surmount'-ably. Ft. surmonter, surmontable (
Lat. super montem, over the mountain I- Snr-mullet, sur.muV.Ut. Surmulot, sur' ...
Ebenezer Cobham Brewer,
1877
8
Cognition and Computer Programming
For example: R,: If you are at the starting area and want to surmount the bogland,
then jump aver the bogs until you reach the mountain range. R2: If you are at the
starting area and want to surmount the bogland, and want to decrease the ...
Karl Friedrich Wender, Franz Schmalhofer, Heinz-Dieter Böcker,
1995
9
Great Consulting Challenges: And How to
Surmount Them
In this book, Alan Weiss discusses the great consulting challenges in key areas such as marketing, selling, delivery, and practice management and offers practical advice for overcoming common problems and learning to thrive as a consultant.
10
Courage to Climb: 12 Women
Surmount the Impossible
Each chapter's final section, Reflections, features Shoemaker's insights on how the woman in question overcame the negative obstacles in her life and how readers can develop those same qualities in themselves to improve their own lives.This ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SURMOUNT»
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Aggie baseball team finally ran into hurdle too high to surmount
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Love of learning helps science grad surmount challenges
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For Hillary Clinton, a trust deficit to surmount
Is Hillary Clinton honest enough to be president? That question — phrased in a thousand different ways but always with the same doubts in mind — sits at the ... «Washington Post, May 15»
Ampthill just too much for Bishop's Stortford to surmount in National …
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Olympic Boycott Only Hurdle Nehemiah Couldn't Surmount
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Twins Surmount Kluber, Edge Cleveland in Extras
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Help Surmounting Tax-Overhaul Obstacle Sought by Ryan, Hatch
(Bloomberg) -- The top Republican tax writers in Congress are looking for help as they try to surmount one of the biggest barriers to revamping the tax code: the ... «Bloomberg, Apr 15»