ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WORK
Old English weorc (n), wircan, wyrcan (vb); related to Old High German wurchen, German wirken, Old Norse yrkja, Gothic waurkjan.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WORK
PRESENT
Present
I work
you work
he/she/it works
we work
you work
they work
Present continuous
I am working
you are working
he/she/it is working
we are working
you are working
they are working
Present perfect
I have worked
you have worked
he/she/it has worked
we have worked
you have worked
they have worked
Present perfect continuous
I have been working
you have been working
he/she/it has been working
we have been working
you have been working
they have been working
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 worked
you worked
he/she/it worked
we worked
you worked
they worked
Past continuous
I was working
you were working
he/she/it was working
we were working
you were working
they were working
Past perfect
I had worked
you had worked
he/she/it had worked
we had worked
you had worked
they had worked
Past perfect continuous
I had been working
you had been working
he/she/it had been working
we had been working
you had been working
they had been working
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will work
you will work
he/she/it will work
we will work
you will work
they will work
Future continuous
I will be working
you will be working
he/she/it will be working
we will be working
you will be working
they will be working
Future perfect
I will have worked
you will have worked
he/she/it will have worked
we will have worked
you will have worked
they will have worked
Future perfect continuous
I will have been working
you will have been working
he/she/it will have been working
we will have been working
you will have been working
they will have been working
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would work
you would work
he/she/it would work
we would work
you would work
they would work
Conditional continuous
I would be working
you would be working
he/she/it would be working
we would be working
you would be working
they would be working
Conditional perfect
I would have work
you would have work
he/she/it would have work
we would have work
you would have work
they would have work
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been working
you would have been working
he/she/it would have been working
we would have been working
you would have been working
they would have been working
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you work
we let´s work
you work
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
working
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 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WORK»
Discover the use of
work in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
work and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Founders at
Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days
How? What are the secrets that make successful startups so insanely productive? Read this book, and let the founders themselves tell you.
2
Women at
Work: The Transformation of
Work and Community in ...
Social origins study about the employment of women in the mills(1826-1860) enabled women to enjoy social and independence unknown to their mothers' generation.
3
Weird Ideas That
Work: 11 1/2 Practices for Promoting, ...
Introduces the proven rules that a company can use to promote innovation, arguing that the corporate world should hire misfits and encourage them to defy the existing culture and actively consider ideas that appear ridiculous or impractical ...
4
Resolving Conflicts at
Work: Eight Strategies for Everyone ...
Here is a completely updated edition of the best-selling Resolving Conflicts at Work.
Kenneth Cloke, Joan Goldsmith, 2011
5
Work Measurement and Methods Improvement
This text goes back to the traditional concepts of work measurement and productivity improvement as a key for productivity increases.
6
The
Work of Art in the Age of Its Technological ...
A series of influential essays on the visual arts that were made possible by machines, and the implications for the future of culture.
Walter Benjamin, Michael William Jennings, Brigid Doherty, 2008
7
Coders at
Work: Reflections on the Craft of Programming
Who this book is for Programmers interested in the point of view of leaders in the field. Programmers looking for approaches that work for some of these outstanding programmers.
8
Social
Work Values and Ethics
This is the leading introduction 200to professional values and ethics in social work.
9
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Work for Mother: The Ironies of Household Technology ...
Shows how new, supposedly time-saving inventions have both increased the workload and improved the standard of living This book has a dual focus.
Ruth Schwartz Cowan, 1983
Multidisciplinary research on dynamics, problems, and potential of distributedwork.
Pamela Hinds, Sara Kiesler, 2002
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WORK»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
work is used in the context of the following news items.
Google's Android for Work adds Blackphone, all four major US carriers
Today the company announced that its Android for Work program is expanding to include a total of 40 partners. New device manufacturers have signed on, but ... «The Verge, Jul 15»
Pentagon: Poor testing led to Army shipping live anthrax
"We believe there were indicators that people should have known there was a problem," Work said. He's directed Secretary of the Army John McHugh to conduct ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
Majority of poor children live in working families, IFS study finds
Nearly two-thirds of British children in poverty live in working families, the Institute for ... A government spokesperson said: “Work remains the best route out of ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
The 100 Best Workplaces for Millennials in 2015
Fortune and Great Place to Work have published their first-ever ranking of the best workplaces for millennial workers — a list of 100 employers who scored the ... «Fortune, Jun 15»
How we chose the Best Places to Work in IT 2015
For the 22nd year in a row, Computerworld conducted a survey to identify the 100 best places to work for IT professionals. As we first did in 2014, this year we ... «Computerworld, Jun 15»
Cameron refuses to rule out cutting disability benefits affecting those …
Iain Duncan Smith, the work and pensions secretary, has claimed that Labour increased tax credits to “buy votes” when it was in office. Addressing Labour's ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
Black Work review: 'pacy, tight and intriguing, but it's no Line of Duty'
That – undercover police work – is the Black Work of the title. He was also bugging his own wife – not as in annoying her a bit, but covertly recording Jo, in the ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
It's Bike to Work Week! Commuter Freebies and 4 Tips for First-Timers
May is National Bike Month, and in 2015, May 11 to 15 is Bike to Work Week, wrapping up with another self-explanatory event, Bike to Work Day, on Friday, May ... «TIME, May 15»
Taking Our Nation's Daughters and Sons to Work
Each fourth Thursday of April, millions of children across the country participate in Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day. At the White House, we usually ... «The White House, Mar 15»
22% of students consider sex work - Swansea University study
The Student Sex Work Project was carried out by Swansea University's Centre for Criminal Justice and Criminology and funded by the Big Lottery Fund. «BBC News, Mar 15»
