ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VERSE
Old English vers, from Latin versus a furrow, literally: a turning (of the plough), from vertere to turn.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO VERSE
PRESENT
Present
I verse
you verse
he/she/it verses
we verse
you verse
they verse
Present continuous
I am versing
you are versing
he/she/it is versing
we are versing
you are versing
they are versing
Present perfect
I have versed
you have versed
he/she/it has versed
we have versed
you have versed
they have versed
Present perfect continuous
I have been versing
you have been versing
he/she/it has been versing
we have been versing
you have been versing
they have been versing
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 versed
you versed
he/she/it versed
we versed
you versed
they versed
Past continuous
I was versing
you were versing
he/she/it was versing
we were versing
you were versing
they were versing
Past perfect
I had versed
you had versed
he/she/it had versed
we had versed
you had versed
they had versed
Past perfect continuous
I had been versing
you had been versing
he/she/it had been versing
we had been versing
you had been versing
they had been versing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will verse
you will verse
he/she/it will verse
we will verse
you will verse
they will verse
Future continuous
I will be versing
you will be versing
he/she/it will be versing
we will be versing
you will be versing
they will be versing
Future perfect
I will have versed
you will have versed
he/she/it will have versed
we will have versed
you will have versed
they will have versed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been versing
you will have been versing
he/she/it will have been versing
we will have been versing
you will have been versing
they will have been versing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would verse
you would verse
he/she/it would verse
we would verse
you would verse
they would verse
Conditional continuous
I would be versing
you would be versing
he/she/it would be versing
we would be versing
you would be versing
they would be versing
Conditional perfect
I would have verse
you would have verse
he/she/it would have verse
we would have verse
you would have verse
they would have verse
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been versing
you would have been versing
he/she/it would have been versing
we would have been versing
you would have been versing
they would have been versing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you verse
we let´s verse
you verse
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
versing
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 «VERSE»
The term «verse» is very widely used and occupies the
7.978 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
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10 QUOTES WITH «VERSE»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
verse.
Teenagers are free verse walking around on two legs.
The first two books that I did by myself were long stories in verse. I knew I could do that because I'd written a lot in verse. But, verse stories are hard to sell, so my editor encouraged me to try writing in prose.
I've read some of your modern free verse and wonder who set it free.
Poets can't resist the dramatic pull of their lives and so inevitably write autobiographical verse.
The real Stephen Colbert is a practicing Catholic. He teaches Sunday school. He can recite chapter and verse of chapter and verse - from both the King James Bible and 'The Lord of the Rings.'
Work in the theater sharpened my verse and my cinema.
The earliest form in which romances appear is that of a rude kind of verse.
Juilliard is wonderful in that they don't pick just one way of working. They give you a palette. There is method acting. There is a lot of attention to Shakespeare and verse.
Everything that Traffic ever did, I'd give Steve a complete lyric, titled, written out with the verse, the bridge, the shape and rhyme and then Steve had to figure out how the meter of the words would fit musically.
Some things remain fragments, just the lyrics and melodies or a line or two or a verse.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VERSE»
Discover the use of
verse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
verse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Jehovah's Witnesses Answered
Verse by
Verse
Jehovah's Witnesses Answered Verse by Verse is the only quick reference guide that: -Immediately answers the Jehovah's Witnesses' misinterpretation of Scripture -Shows how to use the same Scripture in leading Jehovah's Witnesses to Christ ...
2
Free
Verse: An Essay on Prosody
Hartman examines nonmetrical verse, discusses the conventions that have emerged in the absence of meter, and shows how these conventions can work prosodically.
3
Metre, Rhythm and
Verse Form
This clear introduction explains technical terms such as iambic pentameter and syllabics, defines verse metres such as blank and free verse and illustrates a variety of forms, from the sonnet to freer modes favoured by contemporary writers.
4
A Guide to Latin Meter and
Verse Composition
The first comprehensive guide to Latin verse composition to be published in over one hundred years.
5
Beyond the
Verse: Talmudic Readings and Lectures
Available in paperback for the first time, this is an important collection of essays dealing with problems in Jewish thought.
6
The Making of Homeric
Verse: The Collected Papers of Milman ...
The Making of Homeric Verse for the first time collects these landmark works in one volume together with Parry's unpublished M.A. thesis and extracts from his Yugoslavian journal, which contains notes on Serbo-Croatian poetry and its ...
Milman Parry, Adam Parry, 1987
7
Blank
Verse: A Guide to Its History and Use
With its compact but inclusive survey of more than four centuries of poetry, Blank Verse is filled with practical advice for poets of our own day who may wish to attempt the form or enhance their mastery of it.
Transcribed from recently discovered tapes, this work stands as a deeply personal yet far-reaching introduction to the pleasures of the word, and as a first-hand testimony to the life of literature. 1 halftone.
Jorge Luis Borges, Calin-Andrei Mihailescu, 2002
9
Gilgamesh: A
Verse Narrative
A finalist for the National Book Award, Mason's retelling is at once a triumph of scholarship, a masterpiece of style, and a labor of love that grew out of the poet's long affinity with the original.
10
Book and
Verse: A Guide to Middle English Biblical Literature
"Book and Verse is guide to the variety and extent of biblical literature in England, exclusive of drama and the Wycliffite Bible, that appeared between the twelfth and the fifteenth centuries.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VERSE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
verse is used in the context of the following news items.
AT&T's first DirecTV plans include a $200 phone-and-TV combo
The offering gives you basic TV service for four receivers (through either DirecTV or U-verse) and four phone lines with 10GB of shared data for $200 per month ... «Engadget, Aug 15»
Sprite® Salutes Legends of Hip-Hop Through New “Obey Your …
Sprite “Obey Your Verse” Lyrical Collection featuring lyrics from Drake, Nas, The Notorious B.I.G. and Rakim. (Photo: Business Wire) ... «Business Wire, Jun 15»
Marine court-martialed for refusing to remove Bible verse
A United States Marine was convicted at a court-martial for refusing to remove a Bible verse on her computer – a verse of Scripture the military determined “could ... «Fox News, May 15»
AT&T U-Verse with Gigapower launches in Cupertino
AT&T has announced that it has launched a new internet service speed in Cupertino, California. The new service is called U-verse with AT&T Gigapower and it ... «SlashGear, Mar 15»
U-verse's 75-Meg Tier Lands In Houston
AT&T U-verse announced that it has launched its new 75 Mbps (downstream) U-verse Internet tier in Houston, where the telco competes with incumbent MSOs ... «Multichannel News, Mar 15»
U-verse® with AT&T GigaPower(SM) Launches Today in Cities …
U-verse with AT&T GigaPower customers will also have access to award-winning TV services. This includes the ability to watch and record five simultaneous HD ... «PR Newswire, Feb 15»
Kirk Douglas proves a sublime master of rhyme on page and in person
Douglas has written several books since the publication in 1988 of his autobiography, "The Ragman's Son," and his latest is "Life Could Be Verse," which ... «Los Angeles Times, Dec 14»
IBM makes play at reimagining the inbox with Verse
Carolyn Pampino, design director for IBM's enterprise social solutions, outlined via telephone last week about how IBM Verse stems from CEO Virginia Rometty's ... «ZDNet, Nov 14»
Edge of Spider-Verse #5 Preview
The former lead singer for My Chemical Romance will be making his Marvel Comics debut next month with the mini-series Edge of Spider-Verse. Way will be ... «IGN, Sep 14»
AT&T Announces U-Verse GigaPower Expansion: 21 Metro Areas …
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) announced on Monday that it wants to bring its ultrafast U-Verse GigaPower Internet service to as many as 25 metropolitan areas in the U.S.. «International Business Times, Apr 14»
