ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TOMB
From Old French tombe, from Late Latin tumba burial mound, from Greek tumbos; related to Latin tumēre to swell, Middle Irish tomm hill.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TOMB
PRESENT
Present
I tomb
you tomb
he/she/it tombs
we tomb
you tomb
they tomb
Present continuous
I am tombing
you are tombing
he/she/it is tombing
we are tombing
you are tombing
they are tombing
Present perfect
I have tombed
you have tombed
he/she/it has tombed
we have tombed
you have tombed
they have tombed
Present perfect continuous
I have been tombing
you have been tombing
he/she/it has been tombing
we have been tombing
you have been tombing
they have been tombing
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 tombed
you tombed
he/she/it tombed
we tombed
you tombed
they tombed
Past continuous
I was tombing
you were tombing
he/she/it was tombing
we were tombing
you were tombing
they were tombing
Past perfect
I had tombed
you had tombed
he/she/it had tombed
we had tombed
you had tombed
they had tombed
Past perfect continuous
I had been tombing
you had been tombing
he/she/it had been tombing
we had been tombing
you had been tombing
they had been tombing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will tomb
you will tomb
he/she/it will tomb
we will tomb
you will tomb
they will tomb
Future continuous
I will be tombing
you will be tombing
he/she/it will be tombing
we will be tombing
you will be tombing
they will be tombing
Future perfect
I will have tombed
you will have tombed
he/she/it will have tombed
we will have tombed
you will have tombed
they will have tombed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been tombing
you will have been tombing
he/she/it will have been tombing
we will have been tombing
you will have been tombing
they will have been tombing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would tomb
you would tomb
he/she/it would tomb
we would tomb
you would tomb
they would tomb
Conditional continuous
I would be tombing
you would be tombing
he/she/it would be tombing
we would be tombing
you would be tombing
they would be tombing
Conditional perfect
I would have tomb
you would have tomb
he/she/it would have tomb
we would have tomb
you would have tomb
they would have tomb
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been tombing
you would have been tombing
he/she/it would have been tombing
we would have been tombing
you would have been tombing
they would have been tombing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you tomb
we let´s tomb
you tomb
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
tombing
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 «TOMB»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
tomb.
And beauty immortal awakes from the tomb.
They were being driven to a prison, through no fault of their own, in all probability for life. In comparison, how much easier it would be to walk to the gallows than to this tomb of living horrors!
I am the 'Cosmic Dancer' who dances his way out of the womb and into the tomb on 'Electric Warrior.' I'm not frightened to get up there and groove about in front of six million people on TV because it doesn't look cool. That's the way I would do it at home.
Take away love and our earth is a tomb.
With such evidence, as well as the sealed doorway between the two guardian statues of the King, the mystery gradually dawned upon us. We were but in the anterior portion of a tomb.
Here before us was sufficient evidence to show that it really was an entrance to a tomb, and by the seals, to all outward appearances that it was intact.
Marriage is the tomb of love.
Marriage is the grave or tomb of wit.
It is normal for me to wake and find myself writing in the dark... or to be out of my tomb, caught in an unearthly world, alive with the images that haunt me.
Let there be no inscription upon my tomb; let no man write my epitaph: no man can write my epitaph.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOMB»
Discover the use of
tomb in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
tomb and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The
Tomb of Tutankhamun
This new edition is introduced by distinguished Egyptologist John Romer, who reappraises Carter's achievement and places it within current attitudes towards the discovery and removal of archaeological finds.
2
The
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Modern Mourning, and the ...
Laura Wittman argues that this monument established a connection between the wounded body vulnerable to the war machine and a modern identity defined by common mortality and social alienation.
3
The
Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen: Discovered by the Late Earl of ...
Offers a digitally printed version of the work by Howard Carter detailing his discovery and excavation of the tomb of Tutankhamen in the Valley of the Kings.
Howard Carter, Arthur Cruttenden Mace, 2010
4
Lenin's
Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire
Chronicles the collapse of the Soviet empire, from the rise of glasnost through the final lowering of the Soviet flag, to the start of the post-communist age
5
Sienese Renaissance
Tomb Monuments
These works include contributions by such noted sculptors as Jacopo della Quercia, Il Vecchietta, Neroccio de'Landi, Giovanni di Stefano, & Urbano da Cortona, as well as a number of monuments by assorted anonymous followers of Donatello.
6
Classic Goosebumps #6: Curse of the Mummy's
Tomb
Unfortunately, Gabe is also lost! And Gabe is not alone. Someone else is in the pyramid, too. Someone. Or something. . . It's another fan-favorite prequel to R.L. Stine's blockbuster GOOSEBUMPS HORRORLAND series.
7
the
tomb- builders of the pharaohs
The Tomb-Builders of the Pharaohs brings to life the people who lived and died at Deir el-Medina over three thousand years ago, their loves and hates, disputes and scandals, work and leisure.
The Jesus Family Tomb tells the story of what may very well be the greatest archaeological find of all time—the discovery of the family tomb of Jesus of Nazareth.
Simcha Jacobovici, Charles Pellegrino, 2009
9
The Quest for the
Tomb of Alexander the Great
It may turn out to be the greatest archaeological story of the century, for nobody has yet been able to refute the author's novel suggestion that the body stolen from Alexandria in AD828 and now in Venice may have acquired a false identity ...
Andrew Michael Chugg, 2007
10
Lara Croft:
Tomb Raider
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOMB»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
tomb is used in the context of the following news items.
Tombs, bears confirmed in Rise of the Tomb Raider screenshots
Rise of the Tomb Raider is an Xbox One timed exclusive, which means that it will almost certainly be coming to PC and PS4 sometime down the line. While we ... «PC Gamer, Jun 15»
Turkish prime minister's visit to tomb in Syria likely to anger Damascus
The tomb of Suleyman Shah, grandfather of the founder of the Ottoman empire, had originally been sited further inside Syria but was relocated closer to the ... «The Guardian, May 15»
Staff at Abraham Lincoln's tomb fight back after National Geographic …
Caretakers of Abraham Lincoln's tomb are on the defensive over an unflattering critique in National Geographic magazine and looming budget cuts that could ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
Turkey enters Syria to remove precious Suleyman Shah tomb
Hundreds of Turkish forces in armoured vehicles have entered war-torn northern Syria to evacuate troops guarding a historic tomb, demolishing it and moving ... «BBC News, Feb 15»
Five Dead Inside Amphipolis Tomb
The remains found in the grave of the Amphipolis tomb, Greece , belong to five dead and not one, as archaelogists had initially thought. Greece 's Ministry of ... «Greek Reporter, Jan 15»
Tomb of mystery Egyptian queen discovered by archaeologists
A detail from a 4,000-year-old tomb in Abu Sir, southwest of Cairo. Another tomb, believed to belong to the wife of Pharaoh Neferefre, has been discovered there ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»
Pope gunman Mehmet Ali Agca visits John Paul II's tomb in the …
The Turkish man who tried to assassinate Pope John Paul II has laid flowers at the late pontiff's tomb in the Vatican. Mehmet Ali Agca arrived back in Rome ... «ABC Online, Dec 14»
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
It's not going to win Oscars or show up on critics' Top 10 lists, but Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb has one thing going for it that even many of this ... «Entertainment Weekly, Dec 14»
Film Review: 'Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb'
A fond farewell, to the series and to two of its stars — Mickey Rooney and Robin Williams — “Tomb” offers little in the way of secrets of surprises, but should add ... «Variety, Dec 14»
Behind Tomb Connected to Alexander the Great, Intrigue Worthy of …
Suspense is rising as archaeologists sift for clues to the identity of the person buried with pomp and circumstance in the mysterious Amphipolis tomb in what is ... «National Geographic, Nov 14»
