CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO THREATEN
PRESENT
Present
I threaten
you threaten
he/she/it threatens
we threaten
you threaten
they threaten
Present continuous
I am threatening
you are threatening
he/she/it is threatening
we are threatening
you are threatening
they are threatening
Present perfect
I have threatened
you have threatened
he/she/it has threatened
we have threatened
you have threatened
they have threatened
Present perfect continuous
I have been threatening
you have been threatening
he/she/it has been threatening
we have been threatening
you have been threatening
they have been threatening
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 threatened
you threatened
he/she/it threatened
we threatened
you threatened
they threatened
Past continuous
I was threatening
you were threatening
he/she/it was threatening
we were threatening
you were threatening
they were threatening
Past perfect
I had threatened
you had threatened
he/she/it had threatened
we had threatened
you had threatened
they had threatened
Past perfect continuous
I had been threatening
you had been threatening
he/she/it had been threatening
we had been threatening
you had been threatening
they had been threatening
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will threaten
you will threaten
he/she/it will threaten
we will threaten
you will threaten
they will threaten
Future continuous
I will be threatening
you will be threatening
he/she/it will be threatening
we will be threatening
you will be threatening
they will be threatening
Future perfect
I will have threatened
you will have threatened
he/she/it will have threatened
we will have threatened
you will have threatened
they will have threatened
Future perfect continuous
I will have been threatening
you will have been threatening
he/she/it will have been threatening
we will have been threatening
you will have been threatening
they will have been threatening
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would threaten
you would threaten
he/she/it would threaten
we would threaten
you would threaten
they would threaten
Conditional continuous
I would be threatening
you would be threatening
he/she/it would be threatening
we would be threatening
you would be threatening
they would be threatening
Conditional perfect
I would have threaten
you would have threaten
he/she/it would have threaten
we would have threaten
you would have threaten
they would have threaten
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been threatening
you would have been threatening
he/she/it would have been threatening
we would have been threatening
you would have been threatening
they would have been threatening
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you threaten
we let´s threaten
you threaten
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
threatened
Present Participle
threatening
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 «THREATEN»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
threaten.
What I get really excited about are movies that I connect with emotionally. 'Deliverance' was on TV, and they don't really make movies like that anymore, just simple and scary. The truly scary thing is, 'I'm going to threaten your life, I'm going to threaten the people you love. What are you going to do about it?'
The factors that have been holding farmers back are similar to those that threaten other types of growth in Africa. Infrastructure and transport are in many cases quite poor, resulting in the losses of huge amounts of produce.
Not longer loved or fostered by religion, beauty is lifted from its face as a mask, and its absence exposes features on that face which threaten to become incomprehensible to man.
The danger that may really threaten (crime fiction) is that soon there will be more writers than readers.
Challenges of historic import threaten America's future. Action on the deficit, economy, energy, health care and much more is imperative, yet our legislative institutions fail to act. Congress must be reformed.
Accordingly, globalization is not only something that will concern and threaten us in the future, but something that is taking place in the present and to which we must first open our eyes.
In international affairs, you never threaten things you're not prepared to do.
Punk was originally about creating new, important, energetic music that would hopefully threaten the status quo and the stupidity of the 1970s.
Terrorists cannot threaten the survival of a great nation.
Are we prepared to tolerate a world in which countries which care about morality lay down their nuclear weapons, leaving others to threaten the rest of the world or hold it to ransom?
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THREATEN»
Discover the use of
threaten in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
threaten and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Fault Lines: How Hidden Fractures Still
Threaten the World ...
In Fault Lines, Rajan argues that serious flaws in the economy are also to blame, and warns that a potentially more devastating crisis awaits us if they aren't fixed.
2
Never
Threaten to Eat Your Co-Workers: Best of Blogs
While entertaining and educating, these virtual diaries represent a cross section of the people who dwell online. This book features the Internet's most provocative writing, by unknown writers and underground celebrities.
Bonnie Burton (Editor), Alan Graham (Editor),
2004
3
Playing Our Game: Why China's Rise Doesn't
Threaten the West
If anything, China's economic emergence is good for America. In this fascinating new book, Steinfeld asserts that China's growth is fortifying American commercial supremacy, because (as the title says) China is playing our game.
Edward S. Steinfeld,
2010
4
Ten Great Lies That
Threaten Western Civilization
A renowned futurist explores the history and impact of public brainwashing through such institutions as schools, religious groups, the media, government, professional organizations, the United Nations, and the judicial system.
Barry Howard Minkin,
2007
5
Reality Check: How Science Deniers
Threaten Our Future
To shed light on this darkness, Donald R. Prothero explains the scientific process and why society has come to rely on science not only to provide a better life but also to reach verifiable truths no other method can obtain.
6
The Myth of the Muslim Tide: Do Immigrants
Threaten the West?
Rarely challenged, these claims have even slipped into the margins of mainstream politics. Doug Saunders believes it's time to debunk the myth that immigrants from Muslim countries are wildly different and pose a threat to the West.
7
Getting Back to Love: When the Pushing and Pulling
Threaten ...
Getting Back to Love teaches these unique people how to become masters of (rather than be mastered by) the Mama's Boy/Daddy's Girl dynamics that threaten to sabotage their relationships.
Joseph Malinak, Sarah Elizabeth Malinak, Sarah E. Malinak,
2008
8
Wake Up, American Women: Five Myths That
Threaten Our Health ...
In "Wake Up, American Women," author Andrea Riggs shows how women are conditioned and tethered to old beliefs that tell them their personal value is based on appearance.
9
Religion on Trial: How Supreme Court Trends
Threaten the ...
And this danger will only increase if more conservative judges are nominated to the court. This is the impassioned argument of Religion on Trial.
Phillip E. Hammond, David W. Machacek, Eric Michael Mazur,
2004
10
The Empty Cradle: How Falling Birthrates
Threaten World ...
A senior follow at the New America Foundation makes the controversial argument that low fertility rates and global aging threaten the global economy and make the industrialized nations of the West vulnerable to fundamentalism. 30,000 first ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THREATEN»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
threaten is used in the context of the following news items.
Exclusive: Trump threatens third-party run
NEW YORK — Donald Trump says the chances that he will launch a third-party White House run will “absolutely” increase if the Republican National Committee ... «The Hill, Jul 15»
Hackers Threaten to Expose 37 Million Cheating AshleyMadison …
AshleyMadison—tagline “Life Is Short. Have An Affair”—is an online site that facilitates cheating among its 37 million users. It's a service founded on ... «Gizmodo, Jul 15»
Will Our Demand For Food Threaten Our Supply of Water?
More From This Episode. In a world with finite resources, how can we make the most of what we. Finite. Part 2 of the TED Radio Hour episode Finite. About Jon ... «NPR, Jul 15»
Donald Trump and escaped Mexican drug lord El Chapo threaten …
Donald Trump's big mouth seems to have gotten him into some big trouble with an escaped Mexican drug lord. After notorious criminal Joaquin "El Chapo" ... «The Week Magazine, Jul 15»
'Never threaten an Iranian': nuclear talks get feisty
This prompted Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to threaten to drag the others before an international court for supporting former Iraqi leader ... «The Daily Star, Jul 15»
How short sellers threaten innovations that could benefit patients
Say you woke up tomorrow morning and decided you'd like to make sure that women struggling to get pregnant would continue to struggle; that patients on ... «Boston Business Journal, Jul 15»
W/R: Did attorney threaten jailers' jobs?
After being told that placing such calls would violate jail policy, Abrell "became even more irritated," the corrections officer said, and threatened "officers' jobs to ... «Muncie Star Press, Jun 15»
Dutch police threaten to disrupt Tour de France in pay row
Dutch police are threatening to disrupt the opening stages of the Tour de France as part of industrial action for better pay. They say they will block the route of the ... «BBC News, Jun 15»
Christian couple threaten to divorce in protest against same-sex …
Australian Nick Jensen says that if same-sex marriage is introduced, he and his wife will divorce. Writing in the Canberra CityNews, Mr Jensen says he will ... «PinkNews, Jun 15»
NYU's Opponents Threaten Open Spaces
But the outcome has implications beyond N.Y.U. If the court rules for the opponents, it would threaten open spaces in communities throughout the state that are ... «New York Times, Jun 15»