CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO AFFRIGHT
PRESENT
Present
I affright
you affright
he/she/it affrights
we affright
you affright
they affright
Present continuous
I am affrighting
you are affrighting
he/she/it is affrighting
we are affrighting
you are affrighting
they are affrighting
Present perfect
I have affrighted
you have affrighted
he/she/it has affrighted
we have affrighted
you have affrighted
they have affrighted
Present perfect continuous
I have been affrighting
you have been affrighting
he/she/it has been affrighting
we have been affrighting
you have been affrighting
they have been affrighting
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 affrighted
you affrighted
he/she/it affrighted
we affrighted
you affrighted
they affrighted
Past continuous
I was affrighting
you were affrighting
he/she/it was affrighting
we were affrighting
you were affrighting
they were affrighting
Past perfect
I had affrighted
you had affrighted
he/she/it had affrighted
we had affrighted
you had affrighted
they had affrighted
Past perfect continuous
I had been affrighting
you had been affrighting
he/she/it had been affrighting
we had been affrighting
you had been affrighting
they had been affrighting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will affright
you will affright
he/she/it will affright
we will affright
you will affright
they will affright
Future continuous
I will be affrighting
you will be affrighting
he/she/it will be affrighting
we will be affrighting
you will be affrighting
they will be affrighting
Future perfect
I will have affrighted
you will have affrighted
he/she/it will have affrighted
we will have affrighted
you will have affrighted
they will have affrighted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been affrighting
you will have been affrighting
he/she/it will have been affrighting
we will have been affrighting
you will have been affrighting
they will have been affrighting
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would affright
you would affright
he/she/it would affright
we would affright
you would affright
they would affright
Conditional continuous
I would be affrighting
you would be affrighting
he/she/it would be affrighting
we would be affrighting
you would be affrighting
they would be affrighting
Conditional perfect
I would have affright
you would have affright
he/she/it would have affright
we would have affright
you would have affright
they would have affright
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been affrighting
you would have been affrighting
he/she/it would have been affrighting
we would have been affrighting
you would have been affrighting
they would have been affrighting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you affright
we let´s affright
you affright
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
affrighted
Present Participle
affrighting
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 «AFFRIGHT»
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affright in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
affright and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Concordance to the Poems of Edmund Spenser
5 Affright. sate long time in sencelesse sad affright, Ti. 475 gan threaten hellish
paine, . . . them to affright: I. ii. 2. 7 with love revokt from vaine affright, I. vi. 28. 3
Againe she stricken was with sore affright, I. xi. 50. 7 off-shaking vaine affright
She ...
Charles Grosvenor Osgood,
1915
2
Encyclopaedia metropolitana, or, Universal dictionary of ...
AFFRIGHT. AFFRIGHT, v. Affright', n. Affright'edly, Affrigiit'er, Affright'ful, Affright'
ment. AFFRAY, ing or skirmishing of two or more persons publicly is called an
affray, being a practice to the terror of his Majesty's subjects. It differs from an
assault ...
Edward Smedley, Hugh James Rose, Henry John Rose,
1845
3
The new encyclopædia; or, Universal dictionary ofarts and ...
AFFRIGHT. r..s. [from the verb.] i. Terrour; fear. This word is chiefly poetical As the
moon, cloathed with cloudy night, Dors (hew to him that walks in fear and fad
affright. F>ti-y %uen. Wide was his parish, nor contracted close In streets, but
here ...
Encyclopaedia Perthensis,
1807
4
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To become friends. Where when she saw that cruel war so ended, And deadly
foes so faithfully affriended, In louely wise she gan that lady' greet, Which had so
great dismay so well amended. Spenser. Fakrie Quecne, b. iv. c. iii. AFFRIGHT, o
...
Encyclopaedia, Edward Smedley,
1845
5
Encyclopaedia perthensis, or, Universal dictionary of the ...
AFFRIGHT, n.s. [from the verb,] i. Ter- rour'; fear. This word is chiefly poetical. — .
As the moon, cloathed with cloudy night, Does shew to him that walks in fear and
fad affright. Fairy Queen. Wide was his parish, nor contracted close In streets, ...
6
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AFFRIGHT, v. Affright', n. Affright'f.dly. Affright'er, Affricht'ful, Affright'ment Affright
may have i Generally derived from the AS. Apynhtan; and then may probably be
the same with Apeenan, to fear : or as the past participle of Affray, is Affrayed, ...
Edward Smedley, Hugh James Rose, Henry John Rose,
1845
7
The New American Encyclopedic Dictionary: An Exhaustive ...
"To keep thy sharp woes waking, wretched I, To imitate thee well, against my
heart Will tlx a sharp knife, to affright mine eye.*' Shakesp.: Tarquin and Lucrece.
"Thou shalt not be affrighted at them." — Deut. vii. 21. affright' (gh mute), s. [Fr. the
...
Edward Thomas Roe, Le Roy Hooker, Thomas W. Handford,
1907
8
American encyclopedic dictionary
It was followed by at or ict'fA. placed, before the object of dread. Wow almost
superseded by Fright (q. v.). "To keep thy sharp woes waking, wretched I, To
imitate thee well, against my heart Will fix a sharp knife, to affright mine eye."
Shakesp.
Robert Hunter, John Alfred Williams, Sidney John Hervon Herrtage,
1897
9
The Anglo-American Encyclopedia and Dictionary: Dictionary ...
It was followed by at or uith placed before the object of dread. 1 Now almost
superseded by Fright (q. v.). "To keep thy sharp woes waking, wretched J, To
imitate thee well, against my heart Will flz a sharp knife, to affright mine eye."
Shakesp.
10
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)
Affright′edly.—adj.Affright′ful (arch.).—n.Affright ′ment, sudden fear. [A.S.
afyrhtan. See Fright.] Affront, affrunt′,v.t. to meetfaceto face: to insult openly: (
Shak.) tothrowone's self in the way of.—n. contemptuous treatment: an open
insult: ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AFFRIGHT»
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The premier league club who had affright this season after narrowly escaping the drop are keen to bolster their squad to enable them achieve a ... «Just Chelsea News, Jun 15»
The Judiciary and Institutional Racism
He calls the BNP and the EDL 'a very useful bogeyman with which to affright the citizens, especially the non-white citizens, of Tower Hamlets'. «London Review of Books, May 15»
Father Raniero Cantalamessa's Third Advent Reflection
... you, let nothing affright you; all things are passing, God never changes; patient endurance attains all things; whoever has God lacks nothing. «Vatican Radio, Dec 14»
The Top Ten: Words In Christmas Carols That Ought To Be Revived
Affright. Also from Francis Wheen. 8. Verily. William Barter. 9. Lowing. Sheila Hooper again. All children's books will have to be altered, moo, ... «The Independent, Dec 14»
Revealed: Shakespeare's Curtain theatre
That did affright the air at Agincourt?' Romeo and Juliet is also thought to have had its premiere performance at the Curtain, as well as Ben ... «ArtsHub, Dec 14»
I Planted Trees in the Canadian Tarsands
My friend heard rattling at the door and woke up affright. After jimmying the lock, a gruff voice, heaving in urgency, cracked the door open and ... «VICE, Dec 14»
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With the fog rolling in and Halloween drawing near, the time to affright the people you love is optimal. Ghosts and ghouls might do the trick, but ... «The Peak, Oct 14»
Whitlam: He was lordly and haughty, mean and petty, magnificent …
Revolt the stomach and affright the gaze. Another offering was a poem dedicated "to the gracious and beautiful ladies of the Canberra Church ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Oct 14»
Battle fatigue: war on the stage
Or may we cram/ Within this wooden O the very casques/ That did affright the air at Agincourt?" He implores us to: "Piece out our imperfections ... «The Guardian, Oct 14»