CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BALLYRAGGED
PRESENT
Present
I ballyrag
you ballyrag
he/she/it ballyrags
we ballyrag
you ballyrag
they ballyrag
Present continuous
I am ballyragging
you are ballyragging
he/she/it is ballyragging
we are ballyragging
you are ballyragging
they are ballyragging
Present perfect
I have ballyragged
you have ballyragged
he/she/it has ballyragged
we have ballyragged
you have ballyragged
they have ballyragged
Present perfect continuous
I have been ballyragging
you have been ballyragging
he/she/it has been ballyragging
we have been ballyragging
you have been ballyragging
they have been ballyragging
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 ballyragged
you ballyragged
he/she/it ballyragged
we ballyragged
you ballyragged
they ballyragged
Past continuous
I was ballyragging
you were ballyragging
he/she/it was ballyragging
we were ballyragging
you were ballyragging
they were ballyragging
Past perfect
I had ballyragged
you had ballyragged
he/she/it had ballyragged
we had ballyragged
you had ballyragged
they had ballyragged
Past perfect continuous
I had been ballyragging
you had been ballyragging
he/she/it had been ballyragging
we had been ballyragging
you had been ballyragging
they had been ballyragging
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will ballyrag
you will ballyrag
he/she/it will ballyrag
we will ballyrag
you will ballyrag
they will ballyrag
Future continuous
I will be ballyragging
you will be ballyragging
he/she/it will be ballyragging
we will be ballyragging
you will be ballyragging
they will be ballyragging
Future perfect
I will have ballyragged
you will have ballyragged
he/she/it will have ballyragged
we will have ballyragged
you will have ballyragged
they will have ballyragged
Future perfect continuous
I will have been ballyragging
you will have been ballyragging
he/she/it will have been ballyragging
we will have been ballyragging
you will have been ballyragging
they will have been ballyragging
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would ballyragged
you would ballyragged
he/she/it would ballyragged
we would ballyragged
you would ballyragged
they would ballyragged
Conditional continuous
I would be ballyragging
you would be ballyragging
he/she/it would be ballyragging
we would be ballyragging
you would be ballyragging
they would be ballyragging
Conditional perfect
I would have ballyragged
you would have ballyragged
he/she/it would have ballyragged
we would have ballyragged
you would have ballyragged
they would have ballyragged
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been ballyragging
you would have been ballyragging
he/she/it would have been ballyragging
we would have been ballyragging
you would have been ballyragging
they would have been ballyragging
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you ballyrag
we let´s ballyrag
you ballyrag
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
ballyragged
Present Participle
ballyragging
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 «BALLYRAGGED»
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ballyragged in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
ballyragged and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Squanders of castle Squander
I will edit de paper ; we will call it de Ballyragged Telegraph ; and, what's more, I'll
go to Parliament for de burrow of Ballyragged itself; and all bekaise I'm an honest
and indepindent man, dat loves my country and {sotto voce) de cappers.
Arseward, Ballyragged, Amplush 23 staer (history) came into use in Old English.
The Anglo-Saxons also picked up a few words from the Celtic languages through
everyday contact with their neighbours; so we find binn (basket, crib), bratt ...
Diarmaid Ó Muirithe, 1996
3
The English dialect dictionary
I'll not be ballyragged, CARLETON Fnrdorougfm (184,5) xviii. fo. Jos was after
balragging the priest, KENNEDY Even. Digfrey ([369) 81. n.Yks." w.Yks. WILLAN I
.st ins. [IBI t). n.Der. I wanna stay tor to hear ye ballaragging one as has Ever
been ...
Plase yer worship,” said he, “ the connthry is in that staite, thit it's the duthy an'
intherest ov all thrue Ir'sh boys, that glories in the name ov heridthritairy
bondsmen (Cheers), to stan' up fur their liberthies, an' nat be chated and
ballyragged over ...
5
The Literary Panorama, and National Register: A Review of ...
Miss B. Fitzaubin disinherited 2-1, be' seech you, who informed you of these
partieularsl , Mr. D. My father-in-law, the Bishop of Ballyragged', county of
Kilkenny, a near 'l" [on neighbour of Fitzaubin's'unele.--l expect his Lordship in
town every ...
6
Harper's New Monthly Magazine
... in a modern court of justice—where not unfroquently innocent witnesses, who
are losing patience, time, and money in their compulsory occupancy of the
witness-stand (which is a pillory), are “ballyragged” and tormented—is the
torturing in ...
7
The Sporting review, ed. by 'Craven'.
In an hour after the first knot was untied, the riot act had been read at the market
cross of Ballyragged ; and, in a letter written that evening to a friend at Brooks's,
the Marquis stated it was owing solely to an especial interposition of Providence,
...
8
THE LADIES COMPANION AND MONTHLY MAGAZINE
... an' indeed his vanithee (39) seel the essack same; but whin he went to
Joanny's brother, one Ph illy Linehan, 'twas wuss agin width him, for iv he
ballyragged (40) the poor thravrlhn' 'oman, faitb, Philly ballyragged himself tin
times wuss, and ...
He said afterwards that it was a bit too thick on poor old Leonora to be
ballyragged* any more. That was really the last of his outstanding accounts, and
he was ready to take his personal chance of the Divorce Court if the blackmailer
turned ...
Ford Madox Ford, Max Saunders, 2012
“'Short and sweet,' says I, goin' out, and pretending to be putting up the notes as I
went.” “Did you go down to the other fellow's — Macapes?” “I did; but as he. seen
me coming out of the other place, he only ballyragged me, and said, 'We only ...
Charles James Lever, 1860
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BALLYRAGGED»
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ballyragged is used in the context of the following news items.
Farmers had real influence in my day – Yates
"And I was ballyragged every time I made a speech about the scheme. Look at forestry today and the contribution it is making to the economy.''. «Irish Independent, Apr 14»
Shatter and Callinan 'should apologise' – Gay Byrne
“I'm talking about John Wilson and Sgt McCabe they have been grossly wronged, they have been ballyragged and contradicted and made to ... «Irish Times, Mar 14»
'Men – listen up, it's time we stopped apologising for being who we …
... I receive from readers is anything to go by, male and female alike, they don't like being ballyragged by a bunch of birds with an agenda. «Irish Independent, Sep 13»
