ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TOAST
From Old French toster, from Latin tōstus parched, baked from torrēre to dry with heat.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TOAST
PRESENT
Present
I toast
you toast
he/she/it toasts
we toast
you toast
they toast
Present continuous
I am toasting
you are toasting
he/she/it is toasting
we are toasting
you are toasting
they are toasting
Present perfect
I have toasted
you have toasted
he/she/it has toasted
we have toasted
you have toasted
they have toasted
Present perfect continuous
I have been toasting
you have been toasting
he/she/it has been toasting
we have been toasting
you have been toasting
they have been toasting
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 toasted
you toasted
he/she/it toasted
we toasted
you toasted
they toasted
Past continuous
I was toasting
you were toasting
he/she/it was toasting
we were toasting
you were toasting
they were toasting
Past perfect
I had toasted
you had toasted
he/she/it had toasted
we had toasted
you had toasted
they had toasted
Past perfect continuous
I had been toasting
you had been toasting
he/she/it had been toasting
we had been toasting
you had been toasting
they had been toasting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will toast
you will toast
he/she/it will toast
we will toast
you will toast
they will toast
Future continuous
I will be toasting
you will be toasting
he/she/it will be toasting
we will be toasting
you will be toasting
they will be toasting
Future perfect
I will have toasted
you will have toasted
he/she/it will have toasted
we will have toasted
you will have toasted
they will have toasted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been toasting
you will have been toasting
he/she/it will have been toasting
we will have been toasting
you will have been toasting
they will have been toasting
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would toast
you would toast
he/she/it would toast
we would toast
you would toast
they would toast
Conditional continuous
I would be toasting
you would be toasting
he/she/it would be toasting
we would be toasting
you would be toasting
they would be toasting
Conditional perfect
I would have toast
you would have toast
he/she/it would have toast
we would have toast
you would have toast
they would have toast
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been toasting
you would have been toasting
he/she/it would have been toasting
we would have been toasting
you would have been toasting
they would have been toasting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you toast
we let´s toast
you toast
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
toasting
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 «TOAST»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
toast.
A slice of hot, buttered toast is the perfect meal. It's not too much and not too little, and it gives you just the right buzz.
I ride my bike for transportation a great deal - occasionally I ride it for fun. But I also have a generator bike that's hooked up to my solar battery pack, so if I ride 15 minutes hard on my bike, that's enough energy to toast toast, or power my computer.
That includes not cutting down the rain forest, and stop polluting the ocean because once we kill the coral reefs and the rain forest, this earth is toast.
My joke is that my father was a minister and my mother was an English teacher, so I'm trained to see the world in terms of symbols, which is hard when you just want to make toast.
With my wife I don't get no respect. I made a toast on her birthday to 'the best woman a man ever had.' The waiter joined me.
There is a bright spot or two for the Spaniards. French toast has become freedom toast on the Air Force One breakfast menu, but the Spanish omelet is still a Spanish omelet.
Read, listen to and watch everything you can. Explore the corners of popular culture and the arts. And, of course, these days you have to stay maniacally plugged in to the cutting edge of whatever technology is taking your profession into the future - otherwise you're toast.
I am very superstitious about toasts. I never toast with water, and I'm very careful to make eye contact with everyone I toast with.
So when you're dealing with an existential threat like death or like climate change, if you see it as 'we are all toast anyway,' then denial is a pretty good way of coping.
Every meal should end with something sweet. Maybe it's jelly on toast at breakfast, or a small piece of chocolate at dinner - but it always helps my brain bring a close to the meal.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOAST»
Discover the use of
toast in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
toast and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
The day Amy died, Harris told Ginny and Roger, "It's impossible." Roger's story tells how a family makes the possible of the impossible.
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You're
Toast and Other Metaphors We Adore
Explores the ways that various metaphors are used in real-world situations.
3
Toast: The Story of a Boy's Hunger
More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA
Short story collection containing such gems as ''Antibodies,'' ''Bear Trap,'' ''Extracts from the Club Diary,'' ''A Colder War,'' ''TOAST: A con report,'' ''A Boy and His God,'' ''Ship of Fools,'' ''Dechlorinating the Moderator,'' ''Yellow ...
Determined to protect her unruly brood from Fox's frying pan, Mamma Toad offers herself in exchange and eventually persuades Fox to try her secret recipe for Toad-in-a-Hole, a tasty--and toadless--treat that everyone ends up enjoying ...
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Burnt
Toast: And Other Philosophies of Life
From the everyday (like the importance of letting your daughter spill her macaroni so she knows it's okay to make mistakes) to the rare (a rendezvous with a humpback whale -- and no, he was not a suitor), the message at the heart of Burnt ...
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A
Toast to Bargain Wines: How Innovators, Iconoclasts, and ...
Casual wine drinkers and connoisseurs alike will benefit from this insider’s guide to finding and enjoying good wine—at a great price.
But there's a spanner in the works which threatens bread production in Hull for good, and life as they know it for the men on the shift. Toast was Bean’s second play, first performed at the Royal Court Theatre in February 1999.
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Burnt
Toast on Davenport Street
Arthur and Stella Crandall, two dogs, are for the most part content with their lives until a fly gets mixed up while granting Arthur three wishes.
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Trains and buttered
toast: selected radio talks
Eccentric, sentimental and homespun, John Betjeman's passions were mostly self-taught.
John Betjeman, Stephen Games, 2006
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOAST»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
toast is used in the context of the following news items.
The Most Epic Wedding Toast Song You'll Probably Ever See
Hallerman and her groom, Johnny, got their fair share of memorable toasts from loved ones at their California reception – but nothing compares to the musical ... «People Magazine, Jul 15»
Earthlings, NASA send toast to Martians: Happy New Year!
That's the sentiment being offered this weekend in Mars, Pennsylvania, as NASA and other space enthusiasts gather to honor the red planet. The Martian New ... «Yahoo News UK, Jun 15»
How much energy does it really take to make a piece of toast?
When we push the lever down on our toaster or turn the ignition of our car, we really have no idea of the power of what Bucky Fuller called "Energy slaves", when ... «Treehugger, Jun 15»
Hugh Jackman teaches Jimmy Fallon how to eat Vegemite on toast
'You got to have it on toast, first thing in the morning.' During the interview, Hugh then lent over the table to place a jar of the spread in front of Jimmy's nose. «Daily Mail, May 15»
Matt Berry on Toast of London ratings: "Hardly anyone watches on …
"That works in our favour - because if Toast were brought back [based] on ratings, it would never be brought back. Hardly anyone watches it, on the night." «Digital Spy UK, May 15»
Pam Sherman: A toast to 2014
Each year on New Year's Eve we lift a glass of champagne to cheer in the New Year and ring out the old one. The tradition dates back more than 1,500 years ... «Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Dec 14»
French Toast Crunch returns as cereal sales slide
General Mills said French Toast Crunch, which was discontinued in 2006, is its most requested cereal for rerelease. It said that calls come in almost daily to ... «Fox News, Dec 14»
French Toast Crunch cereal is back
2006 was the year Twitter debuted and Pluto was demoted to dwarf planet status. It was also the last time French Toast Crunch cereal was for sale in U.S. stores. «CNNMoney, Dec 14»
Toast Of New York creates fairytale despite Breeders' Cup cruel twist
The finish to the Breeders' Cup Classic with Bayern far side, Toast Of New York centre, and California Chrome. Photograph: Pat Healy/racingfotos/Rex. «The Guardian, Nov 14»
Tamara Ecclestone admits she doesn't know the difference between …
Tamara Ecclestone has admitted that she doesn't know the difference between bread and toast. In a new reality TV show, the 30-year-old socialite is seen ... «Express.co.uk, Oct 14»
