ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TRENCH
From Old French trenche something cut, from trenchier to cut, from Latin truncāre to cut off.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TRENCH
PRESENT
Present
I trench
you trench
he/she/it trenches
we trench
you trench
they trench
Present continuous
I am trenching
you are trenching
he/she/it is trenching
we are trenching
you are trenching
they are trenching
Present perfect
I have trenched
you have trenched
he/she/it has trenched
we have trenched
you have trenched
they have trenched
Present perfect continuous
I have been trenching
you have been trenching
he/she/it has been trenching
we have been trenching
you have been trenching
they have been trenching
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 trenched
you trenched
he/she/it trenched
we trenched
you trenched
they trenched
Past continuous
I was trenching
you were trenching
he/she/it was trenching
we were trenching
you were trenching
they were trenching
Past perfect
I had trenched
you had trenched
he/she/it had trenched
we had trenched
you had trenched
they had trenched
Past perfect continuous
I had been trenching
you had been trenching
he/she/it had been trenching
we had been trenching
you had been trenching
they had been trenching
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will trench
you will trench
he/she/it will trench
we will trench
you will trench
they will trench
Future continuous
I will be trenching
you will be trenching
he/she/it will be trenching
we will be trenching
you will be trenching
they will be trenching
Future perfect
I will have trenched
you will have trenched
he/she/it will have trenched
we will have trenched
you will have trenched
they will have trenched
Future perfect continuous
I will have been trenching
you will have been trenching
he/she/it will have been trenching
we will have been trenching
you will have been trenching
they will have been trenching
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would trench
you would trench
he/she/it would trench
we would trench
you would trench
they would trench
Conditional continuous
I would be trenching
you would be trenching
he/she/it would be trenching
we would be trenching
you would be trenching
they would be trenching
Conditional perfect
I would have trench
you would have trench
he/she/it would have trench
we would have trench
you would have trench
they would have trench
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been trenching
you would have been trenching
he/she/it would have been trenching
we would have been trenching
you would have been trenching
they would have been trenching
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you trench
we let´s trench
you trench
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
trenching
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 «TRENCH»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
trench.
Everyone in the world should have a trench coat, and there should be a trench coat for everyone in the world. It does not matter your age; it doesn't matter your gender.
Like all young reporters - brilliant or hopelessly incompetent - I dreamed of the glamorous life of the foreign correspondent: prowling Vienna in a Burberry trench coat, speaking a dozen languages to dangerous women, narrowly escaping Sardinian bandits - the usual stuff that newspaper dreams are made of.
I had two family members involved in World War I: two great-uncles. One of them is on a memorial in France. And the other was a trench runner who survived the war. The average life span of a trench runner was 36 hours, but he survived the whole war.
I gotta have my long trench coats, a nice scarf for the winter time when you're walking around, and some nice fitted jeans to go with the trench coats.
As soon as you say 'Bunnymen,' I see a trench coat.
'Blade' was amazing; I can't imagine the character without Wesley Snipes. He just made a long, black leather trench coat look so cool.
In New York City, you can walk down the street and see a girl in a trench who looks equally as cool as a girl wearing Lululemon. It's like you're watching models. You see a little of everything right by you.
Any country that steps into the same trench as the Jews has only itself to blame.
L.A. style is more laid back than London, mainly because it's always sunny. In London, the cold means you get to rock layers. And you can't go wrong with a trench coat!
The clothes that fire up my emotions are colorful and 'different' pieces. My eye still picks out gilded-cloque glamour from among Burberry's streamlined trench coats or a hand-printed coat from Dries Van Noten.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRENCH»
Discover the use of
trench in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
trench and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Paleo-biologist Jonas Taylor once dared to enter the perilous Mariana Trench, where the Megalodon shark has spawned since the dawn of time, and now that the monster is terrorizing the California coast, he must return to fight his ultimate ...
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World War I
Trench Warfare (2): 1916-18
World War I was characterized by trench warfare: wherein on both sides the infantry units, with its own specialty weapons, became the basic tool of attack.
History of the iconic garment done with Acquascutum.
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Eye-Deep in Hell:
Trench Warfare in World War I
A detailed reconstruction of life and death in the trenches of World War I, describing the construction and physical and spiritual environment of the trenches and the soldiers' daily routine
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Trench Rescue: Awareness, Operations, Technician
Features include case studies to stimulate class discussion, expert advice, a student workbook built into the text, and chapter wrap-ups consisting of chief concepts, key terms, and review questions.
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Trench Rescue: Training Levels: Awareness, Operations, ...
This is the text that truly prepares fire inspectors for the real world.
C. V. Martinette, Jr., 2005
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Trench Rescue Operational Field Guide
The Trench Rescue Operational Field Guide Is Designed To Reinforce Key Trench Rescue Information Contained In The Book, Trench Rescue.
This book describes the different types of trench art, the techniques used to make them, and their historical and personal values to the soldiers, prisoners-of-war and families who made and bought them.
Nicholas J. Saunders, 2002
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Trench Knives and Mustard Gas: With the 42nd Rainbow ...
"Thompson takes the reader on a journey with the 168th regiment of the 42nd Rainbow Division through the villages, towns, battlefields, and hospitals of France.
Hugh S. Thompson, Robert H. Ferrell, 2004
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Trench Warfare, 1914-1918: The Live and Let Live System
The shock and slaugter of the battlefields of the Somme, Verdun and Passchendale is well documented.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRENCH»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
trench is used in the context of the following news items.
Reserve soldier who died collapsed while learning how to build a …
The Canadian Army says a reserve soldier from Prince George who died at a base in Manitoba collapsed while learning how to build a trench, the Canadian ... «Ottawa Citizen, Jul 15»
Sales slow at trench coat maker Burberry; Asia demand weak
FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010 file photo, people walk by a Burberry store in central London. Trench coat maker Burberry reported slowing sales ... «U.S. News & World Report, Jul 15»
Excavating company previously cited for unsafe trench
One of those workers told KARE 11 it appeared the wet side walls of the trench caved in on Thompson nearly up to his shoulders. Even though his head wasn't ... «KARE, Jul 15»
Surviving victim rescued, body recovered from trench
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Two hours after rescuing the survivor of a trench collapse in southwestern Jefferson County, crews recovered the body of the worker ... «WAVE 3, Jun 15»
Plainfield man IDed as worker killed in Franklin trench collapse
FRANKLIN — The worker killed in a trench collapse Monday at a township home under construction has been identified as Selvin Antulio Lopez-Castillo, ... «NJ.com, May 15»
Rare Native American pendant found as crew digs Newtown trench
... pendant called a gorget was recently found amid Native American human remains and artifacts uncovered while a crew dug a trench. The decorative pendant ... «WCPO, Mar 15»
Unexpected Life Found In The Ocean's Deepest Trench
The Mariana Trench cuts a 1,500-mile incision in the bottom of the Pacific Ocean near the island of Guam. That's where an international team of scientists has ... «NPR, Dec 14»
New record for deepest fish
Dr Jeff Drazen, co-chief scientist from the University of Hawaii, US, said: "Many studies have rushed to the bottom of the trench, but from an ecological view that ... «BBC News, Dec 14»
Contractor dies in Grosse Pointe Woods trench collapse
Crews continued the grim task of searching Thursday morning for the 59-year-old man who died after a trench collapsed on him Wednesday afternoon along ... «WDIV Detroit, Oct 14»
2 Workers Dead in New Jersey Trench Collapse: Police
A worker was buried alive when a trench collapsed at a New Jersey home, and a second worker trapped in the trench is presumed dead. Brynn Gingras reports. «NBC New York, Oct 14»