CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SWEPT
PRESENT
Present
I sweep
you sweep
he/she/it sweeps
we sweep
you sweep
they sweep
Present continuous
I am sweeping
you are sweeping
he/she/it is sweeping
we are sweeping
you are sweeping
they are sweeping
Present perfect
I have swept
you have swept
he/she/it has swept
we have swept
you have swept
they have swept
Present perfect continuous
I have been sweeping
you have been sweeping
he/she/it has been sweeping
we have been sweeping
you have been sweeping
they have been sweeping
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 swept
you swept
he/she/it swept
we swept
you swept
they swept
Past continuous
I was sweeping
you were sweeping
he/she/it was sweeping
we were sweeping
you were sweeping
they were sweeping
Past perfect
I had swept
you had swept
he/she/it had swept
we had swept
you had swept
they had swept
Past perfect continuous
I had been sweeping
you had been sweeping
he/she/it had been sweeping
we had been sweeping
you had been sweeping
they had been sweeping
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will sweep
you will sweep
he/she/it will sweep
we will sweep
you will sweep
they will sweep
Future continuous
I will be sweeping
you will be sweeping
he/she/it will be sweeping
we will be sweeping
you will be sweeping
they will be sweeping
Future perfect
I will have swept
you will have swept
he/she/it will have swept
we will have swept
you will have swept
they will have swept
Future perfect continuous
I will have been sweeping
you will have been sweeping
he/she/it will have been sweeping
we will have been sweeping
you will have been sweeping
they will have been sweeping
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would swept
you would swept
he/she/it would swept
we would swept
you would swept
they would swept
Conditional continuous
I would be sweeping
you would be sweeping
he/she/it would be sweeping
we would be sweeping
you would be sweeping
they would be sweeping
Conditional perfect
I would have swept
you would have swept
he/she/it would have swept
we would have swept
you would have swept
they would have swept
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been sweeping
you would have been sweeping
he/she/it would have been sweeping
we would have been sweeping
you would have been sweeping
they would have been sweeping
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you sweep
we let´s sweep
you sweep
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
sweeping
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 QUOTES WITH «SWEPT»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
swept.
The issue which has swept down the centuries and which will have to be fought sooner or later is the people versus the banks.
When you're 11 or 12 years old, you can get so swept up in a book that you start to believe that the fantasy is reality. I think when you have a giant crush when you're in fifth grade, it becomes your whole world. It's like being underwater; everything is different.
The 1990s, in New York at least, were all about who could have the baggiest pants, and I definitely got swept up in that fad. Luckily, it didn't last long - but I've made sure that my pants fit ever since.
Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought to sight than it is swept by and another takes its place, and this too will be swept away.
During the 1960s, the Shanghai of my childhood seemed a portent of the media cities of the future, dominated by advertising and mass circulation newspapers and swept by unpredictable violence.
I'm such an avid magazine reader - music, art, beauty magazines - and I found that food and restaurants were pouring into everything I cared about. Whether it was the pop-up concept, or some mysterious mini-mall restaurant, I got swept up in the sexy romance of the food movement.
Having a clear faith, based on the creed of the church is often labeled today as fundamentalism. Whereas relativism, which is letting oneself be tossed and swept along by every wind of teaching, look like the only attitude acceptable to today's standards.
I developed a mania for Fitzgerald - by the time I'd graduated from high school I'd read everything he'd written. I started with 'The Great Gatsby' and moved on to 'Tender Is the Night,' which just swept me away. Then I read 'This Side of Paradise,' his novel about Princeton - I literally slept with that book under my pillow for two years.
A light wind swept over the corn, and all nature laughed in the sunshine.
I don't want to make the same mistakes of being swept along with things, taking on jobs that I'm not passionate about, that I don't really believe in but that everyone says I should do.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SWEPT»
Discover the use of
swept in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
swept and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sea
Swept: The Chespeake Bay Series:
Only Seth's fate is in the hands of a tough but beautiful social worker. She alone has the power to bring the Quinns together- or tear them apart... Other books in this series are RISING TIDES and INNER HARBOUR.
The steps of a charmingly complex dance—Scotland’s famous reel—are at the heart of Hester Browne’s enchanting contemporary novel of two very different sisters whose dreams may come true at a romantic Scottish ball.
3
Swept Up Lives: Re-envisioning the Homeless City
The book thus argues for a more nuanced understanding of the ways in which homelessness is governed, paving the way for a characterisation of homelessness that pays greater attention to the agency of homeless people themselves and the ...
Paul Cloke, Jon May, Sarah Johnsen, 2011
4
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More
These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmed and were most recently the inspiration for the West End play, Roald Dahl's Twisted Tales by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahl's stories continue to make readers shiver today.
Shell-shocked after a nightmarish school shooting, Amalie Pope retreats to an aging plantation house near Bordelaise, Louisiana, to heal, physically and emotionally.
6
Love with a Chance of Drowning
"If I could give it ten stars out of five, I would. I loved every single page--Torre's writing is hilarious, beautiful, poignant, and engaging--which is to say nothing about the fact that this is her TRUE story!
After rescuing a mysterious man, heiress Annaleah Fairchilde learns that he is in fact Emory Althorpe--a mercenary, traitor, and Napoleon's spy.
But Miley is determined to stay serene and when she meets a sailor named Sam, she finds herself getting swept up in the sun, sand, and fun of a Nantucket summer.
9
Swept off the map: surviving eviction and resettlement in Delhi
This book, the outcome of a two year long research study, tracks the lives of nearly 3,000 of these evicted households who were relocated to Bawana on the margins of the city, and describes their struggle to live with dignity in the face of ...
Kalyani Menon-Sen, Gautam Bhan, Jāgorī (New Delhi, India), 2008
It is possible to return to one's hometown and see the town and many old landmarks little changed. This is not at all true of most of the towns of Southern California.
Christopher S. M. D. Chenault, 2012
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SWEPT»
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swept is used in the context of the following news items.
2 escape serious injury as SUV swept away
A man and a woman escaped serious injury when their SUV got swept away by swift-flowing water in a wash on Tucson's south side, overturned and began ... «Arizona Daily Star, Jul 15»
Teen rescued after getting swept down river in Albany
"He'd been swept downstream from that location from where he had been, and he was in imminent danger of being swept up over the falls." Typically, rescuers ... «WMUR Manchester, Jul 15»
Both Dogs Swept Away by Creek Return Home
MONROE COUNTY, N.Y. -- Both dogs have been found after being swept away by the current in Irondequoit Creek over the weekend. A family member of the ... «TWC News, Jul 15»
14-year-old rescued at Lower Falls in Conway
CONWAY, N.H. —A 14-year-old boy was rescued after being swept downstream Monday at the Lower Falls Recreation Area by Conway Fire and Rescue. «WCVB Boston, Jul 15»
Crews find body of Brown County man swept away by flood waters
37-year-old Travis Watkins of Brown County went missing around midnight when authorities were alerted that he had been swept away in the flooded creek ... «WTHR, Jul 15»
Covington man dies after being swept away in creek
COVINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Authorities in Indiana say an 18-year-old Covington man died after he was swept through the Coal Creek low head dam. WLFI-TV ... «Washington Times, Jun 15»
The Dallas Stars Were Swept By: Breaking Down Each Series
Although the Stars finished short of the playoff race yet one point better than last year, the tally on sweeps and being swept by went up. Last season, the Stars ... «Blackout Dallas, May 15»
Body of motorist pulled from floodwaters
SAN ANTONIO - A woman in her 40s is dead after being swept away in her vehicle by floodwaters Monday morning. It happened just before 10 a.m. in the area ... «KSAT San Antonio, May 15»
man swept away by flood waters in Clear Lake area
Unfortunately, the car and the man were swept away. The sergeant observed the vehicle, a dark colored sedan with a sunroof, wash through a large culvert ... «KTRK-TV, May 15»
George Carlin's 'Grass Swept the Neighborhood'
Our tribute to Carlin is a short pro-pot bit he did on Occupation: Foole in 1973 called "Grass Swept the Neighborhood," in which he makes the point that ... «CelebStoner, May 15»
