ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TOM-TOM
From Hindi tamtam, of imitative origin.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TOM-TOM
PRESENT
Present
I tom-tom
you tom-tom
he/she/it tom-toms
we tom-tom
you tom-tom
they tom-tom
Present continuous
I am tom-toming
you are tom-toming
he/she/it is tom-toming
we are tom-toming
you are tom-toming
they are tom-toming
Present perfect
I have tom-tomed
you have tom-tomed
he/she/it has tom-tomed
we have tom-tomed
you have tom-tomed
they have tom-tomed
Present perfect continuous
I have been tom-toming
you have been tom-toming
he/she/it has been tom-toming
we have been tom-toming
you have been tom-toming
they have been tom-toming
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 tom-tomed
you tom-tomed
he/she/it tom-tomed
we tom-tomed
you tom-tomed
they tom-tomed
Past continuous
I was tom-toming
you were tom-toming
he/she/it was tom-toming
we were tom-toming
you were tom-toming
they were tom-toming
Past perfect
I had tom-tomed
you had tom-tomed
he/she/it had tom-tomed
we had tom-tomed
you had tom-tomed
they had tom-tomed
Past perfect continuous
I had been tom-toming
you had been tom-toming
he/she/it had been tom-toming
we had been tom-toming
you had been tom-toming
they had been tom-toming
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will tom-tom
you will tom-tom
he/she/it will tom-tom
we will tom-tom
you will tom-tom
they will tom-tom
Future continuous
I will be tom-toming
you will be tom-toming
he/she/it will be tom-toming
we will be tom-toming
you will be tom-toming
they will be tom-toming
Future perfect
I will have tom-tomed
you will have tom-tomed
he/she/it will have tom-tomed
we will have tom-tomed
you will have tom-tomed
they will have tom-tomed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been tom-toming
you will have been tom-toming
he/she/it will have been tom-toming
we will have been tom-toming
you will have been tom-toming
they will have been tom-toming
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would tom-tom
you would tom-tom
he/she/it would tom-tom
we would tom-tom
you would tom-tom
they would tom-tom
Conditional continuous
I would be tom-toming
you would be tom-toming
he/she/it would be tom-toming
we would be tom-toming
you would be tom-toming
they would be tom-toming
Conditional perfect
I would have tom-tom
you would have tom-tom
he/she/it would have tom-tom
we would have tom-tom
you would have tom-tom
they would have tom-tom
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been tom-toming
you would have been tom-toming
he/she/it would have been tom-toming
we would have been tom-toming
you would have been tom-toming
they would have been tom-toming
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you tom-tom
we let´s tom-tom
you tom-tom
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
tom-tomed
Present Participle
tom-toming
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.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOM-TOM»
The term «tom-tom» is quite widely used and occupies the
31.325 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
Quite widely used
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOM-TOM»
Discover the use of
tom-tom in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
tom-tom and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Tom Tom is an engaging contemporary story that traces a day in the life of a small boy living in a typical Aboriginal community in the Top End of the Northern Territory.
Rosemary Sullivan, Stig Weymss, 2010
2
'
Tom Tom, the printer's son'.
Tom Tom (fict. name.) CHAPTER I. In which I introduce myself to my Readers,
and tell them about "Flower-de-Loose" Court — the Baker's Wife — the Fall of an
Old House— Death— A Walk in Temple Gardens — Little Susie — What's for ...
Tom Tom (fict. name.), 1874
3
The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling
The romantic adventures of a reckless yet personable young man are chronicled in what is considered to be the forerunner of the modern novel
Henry Fielding, Fredson Bowers, 1975
4
With
Tom Tom and Tomahawk
Emil Alexander Charles Keppler. With tom tom and tomahawk Emil Alexander
Charles Keppler Front Cover.
Emil Alexander Charles Keppler, 1902
5
Tom Swift and his electric rifle
TOM TOM TOM TOM TOM TOM TOM TOM TOM TOM TOM TOM TOM TOM TOM
TOM TOM TOM TOM TOM TOM TOM TOM TOM TOM TOM TOM TOM TOM TOM
TOM TOM SWIFT AND HIS MOTOR CYCLE SWIFT AND HIS MOTOR BOAT ...
6
When the
tom-
tom beats: selected prose & poems
A comprehensive bilingual selection of prose and [poetry] by Haiti's great poet, revolutionary and man of letters, Jacques Roumain. [literature][multi-cultural]
Jacques Roumain, Joanne Fungaroli, 1995
7
Tom Swift and his electric locomotive: or, Two miles a ...
'TOMTOM TOM TOM TOM TOM TOM TOM TOM TOM TOM TOM TOM TOM TOM-
i'roM TOM TOM TOM TOM TOM TOM 'I'0M TOM TOM TOM TOM TOM TOM
SVVIFT AND ms MOTOR CYCLE SWIFT AND .His.M.0'If0RfBou' SWIFT AND ms
...
8
Americanization Songs: Liberty Chorus Song Book for Home, ...
This 'music was always chanted by the tribe in unison with tom-tom (drum)
accompaniment. Although the fundamental characteristics ofall lndian music are
the same, each of the many different tribes had its own peculiar music expression
.
9
Solkattu Manual: An Introduction to the Rhythmic Language of ...
6 • ADI TALA MORA SERIES 1 STAGE IV {a} ADI MORA 3 (ta) [tarrb] 1 + 2 (tom ta
) [tam2] 2 + 2 (tom tom ta) [tam2] 3 + 2 (kt tom tom ta) [tam2] 4 + 2 (ta ta kt tom tom
ta) 6 The three versions may be performed in sequence, returning to stage III ...
10
The Amazing
Tom Mix: The Most Famous Cowboy of the Movies
Tom and Weadick began working with a local livestock contractor named A.P.
Day, who planned to supply the stock for the event.4 Not four days later a rift
developed between Weadick and Tom. Tom got cross ways with Weadick over ...
