CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ACQUIT
PRESENT
Present
I acquit
you acquit
he/she/it acquits
we acquit
you acquit
they acquit
Present continuous
I am acquitting
you are acquitting
he/she/it is acquitting
we are acquitting
you are acquitting
they are acquitting
Present perfect
I have acquitted
you have acquitted
he/she/it has acquitted
we have acquitted
you have acquitted
they have acquitted
Present perfect continuous
I have been acquitting
you have been acquitting
he/she/it has been acquitting
we have been acquitting
you have been acquitting
they have been acquitting
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 acquitted
you acquitted
he/she/it acquitted
we acquitted
you acquitted
they acquitted
Past continuous
I was acquitting
you were acquitting
he/she/it was acquitting
we were acquitting
you were acquitting
they were acquitting
Past perfect
I had acquitted
you had acquitted
he/she/it had acquitted
we had acquitted
you had acquitted
they had acquitted
Past perfect continuous
I had been acquitting
you had been acquitting
he/she/it had been acquitting
we had been acquitting
you had been acquitting
they had been acquitting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will acquit
you will acquit
he/she/it will acquit
we will acquit
you will acquit
they will acquit
Future continuous
I will be acquitting
you will be acquitting
he/she/it will be acquitting
we will be acquitting
you will be acquitting
they will be acquitting
Future perfect
I will have acquitted
you will have acquitted
he/she/it will have acquitted
we will have acquitted
you will have acquitted
they will have acquitted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been acquitting
you will have been acquitting
he/she/it will have been acquitting
we will have been acquitting
you will have been acquitting
they will have been acquitting
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would acquit
you would acquit
he/she/it would acquit
we would acquit
you would acquit
they would acquit
Conditional continuous
I would be acquitting
you would be acquitting
he/she/it would be acquitting
we would be acquitting
you would be acquitting
they would be acquitting
Conditional perfect
I would have acquit
you would have acquit
he/she/it would have acquit
we would have acquit
you would have acquit
they would have acquit
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been acquitting
you would have been acquitting
he/she/it would have been acquitting
we would have been acquitting
you would have been acquitting
they would have been acquitting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you acquit
we let´s acquit
you acquit
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
acquitted
Present Participle
acquitting
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 «ACQUIT»
Discover the use of
acquit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
acquit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
If It Does Not Fit, Must You
Acquit?: Your Humorous Guide to ...
This humorous guide to the law explains the basic principles of our legal system in a fun and informative way.
2
United States Congressional serial set
Upon the fulfilment of the foregoing formalities the customs deliver to the
merchant an "acquit a caution," or certificate of guarantee, which describes the
contents of the cases to be forwarded, their marks and numbers and gross weight
, as well ...
3
House Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Executive Documents: ...
Upon the fulfilment of the foregoing formalities the customs deliver to the
merchant an " acquit a caution," or certificate of guarantee, which describes the
contents □ of the cases to be forwarded, their marks and numbers and gross
weight, ...
United States. Congress. House, 1864
4
The Justice of the Peace, and Parish Officer
the property, and told hiin where it was ; but there being no other evidence, Gould
J. told the jury they must acquit the prisoner ; for that the slightest hopes of mercy
held out to a prisoner to induce him to disclose the fact, was sufficient to ...
Richard Burn, Sir George Chetwynd, 1820
5
A Treatise on the Laws of Literary Property, Comprising the ...
Justice Warberton : to fine the Sergeant £1000, and that he should have no
benefit of his execution, and imprisonment ; fine Bruen £100, and imprisonment ;
and acquit Kinge. Baron Sauuelle : fine the Serjeant £1000, and to be free, as [
there ...
Robert Maugham, John Hawarde, William Paley Baildon, 2008
6
The Naval and Military Magazine
M'Naugh- ton, the sum of 1500 rupees, or thereabouts, but do acquit him of all the
remaining part of the charge. The court fully and honourably acquit the prisoner
of the second and third charges. The court find the prisoner guilty of that part of ...
7
Historia Placitorum Coronae: The History of the Pleas of the ...
244 If there be an inquisition of murder or manslaughter, and an indictment for
same offense, and party is acquitted on indictment, 'tis necessary to quash
inquisition, or arraign party upon it, who in such case may plead auterfoits acquit,
or not ...
8
The Works of the Late Rev. Stephen Charnock ...
He will not acquit the wicked. He will not always account the criminal an innocent,
as he seems to do by a present sparing of them, and dealing with them as if they
were destitute of any provoking carriage towards him, and he void of any ...
Stephen Charnock, Edward Parsons, 1815
9
A Practical and Elementary Abridgement of the Cases Argued ...
It' the plea Upon aulmfois acquit being pleaded are laws, the replication ofthe
erown be en teWns immediately put in, in the same way, and an issue joined; the
Court im- "W- 5" mediatoly awarded a centre. See 1 Leach. 501; 'l Hale. P. C. 255
.
Charles Petersdorff, Elisha Hammond, 1829
10
A Practical and Elementary Abridgment of the Cases Argued ...
For though aulcrfois acquit of murder might be a good bar to an indictment of
petty treason for the same fact, or auterfois acquit of petty treason to an indictment
of murder, yet the prisoners having pleaded to issue on~both indictments, they ...
Charles Erdman Petersdorff, Elisha Hammond, 1829
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACQUIT»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
acquit is used in the context of the following news items.
Why is there always a backlash against feminist stars?
“And that's all the system demands for us to acquit Amy.” The room becomes claustrophobic. A man breaks down. This is probably the best, ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Associates' plea deals a game changer in Price's federal corruption …
That's when jurors acquit a defendant because they believe a law is unjust or that a defendant is being unfairly singled out for prosecution. «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
ONGC, foreign partners lose tax appeal
... Leasing & Credits Ltd vs Shruti Investments, the court held that the magistrate applied wrong principles to acquit the accused persons. It ruled ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
Police officer accused of sexual harassment promoted
... friend of T.M. will conduct the administrative probe against him in an apparent move to block the investigation and acquit T.M. of the charges. «Today's Zaman, Jul 15»
UPI Almanac for Sunday, July 5, 2015
The jury of five men and seven women took 11 hours over two days to acquit the Florida woman of first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse ... «UPI.com, Jul 15»
Verdict against society's secretary-general appealed
The Advocate General confirmed that the Pubic Prosecution has appealed the decision to acquit the defendant of the charge relating to ... «Bahrain News Agency, Jul 15»
Reduced sentences for murderers reveal the rotten heart of Afghan …
... commute the death sentences handed down to four of Farkhunda Malikzada's killers to 20 and 10 years in prison, and to acquit the men who ... «The Conversation UK, Jul 15»
Wordly benefits: A touch of French
Sample this: alliance, authority, government, liberty, parliament, public, treaty, acquit, bail, clergy, jury, justice, pastor, verdict are just some of ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
Governor Linda Dessau
He added: “We are sure that Governor Dessau will acquit herself as the Governor for all Victorians in an exemplary manner.” Dvir Abramovich ... «J-Wire Jewish Australian News Service, Jul 15»
Murder case over after 3rd mistrial
According to the Hopewell Commonwealth Attorney's Facebook page, the jury vote was 10 to convict and two to acquit. “I'm very disappointed ... «Hopewell News, Jul 15»
