CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BESHREW
PRESENT
Present
I beshrew
you beshrew
he/she/it beshrews
we beshrew
you beshrew
they beshrew
Present continuous
I am beshrewing
you are beshrewing
he/she/it is beshrewing
we are beshrewing
you are beshrewing
they are beshrewing
Present perfect
I have beshrewed
you have beshrewed
he/she/it has beshrewed
we have beshrewed
you have beshrewed
they have beshrewed
Present perfect continuous
I have been beshrewing
you have been beshrewing
he/she/it has been beshrewing
we have been beshrewing
you have been beshrewing
they have been beshrewing
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 beshrewed
you beshrewed
he/she/it beshrewed
we beshrewed
you beshrewed
they beshrewed
Past continuous
I was beshrewing
you were beshrewing
he/she/it was beshrewing
we were beshrewing
you were beshrewing
they were beshrewing
Past perfect
I had beshrewed
you had beshrewed
he/she/it had beshrewed
we had beshrewed
you had beshrewed
they had beshrewed
Past perfect continuous
I had been beshrewing
you had been beshrewing
he/she/it had been beshrewing
we had been beshrewing
you had been beshrewing
they had been beshrewing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will beshrew
you will beshrew
he/she/it will beshrew
we will beshrew
you will beshrew
they will beshrew
Future continuous
I will be beshrewing
you will be beshrewing
he/she/it will be beshrewing
we will be beshrewing
you will be beshrewing
they will be beshrewing
Future perfect
I will have beshrewed
you will have beshrewed
he/she/it will have beshrewed
we will have beshrewed
you will have beshrewed
they will have beshrewed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been beshrewing
you will have been beshrewing
he/she/it will have been beshrewing
we will have been beshrewing
you will have been beshrewing
they will have been beshrewing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would beshrew
you would beshrew
he/she/it would beshrew
we would beshrew
you would beshrew
they would beshrew
Conditional continuous
I would be beshrewing
you would be beshrewing
he/she/it would be beshrewing
we would be beshrewing
you would be beshrewing
they would be beshrewing
Conditional perfect
I would have beshrew
you would have beshrew
he/she/it would have beshrew
we would have beshrew
you would have beshrew
they would have beshrew
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been beshrewing
you would have been beshrewing
he/she/it would have been beshrewing
we would have been beshrewing
you would have been beshrewing
they would have been beshrewing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you beshrew
we let´s beshrew
you beshrew
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
beshrewed
Present Participle
beshrewing
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 «BESHREW»
Discover the use of
beshrew in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
beshrew and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
An Historical Syntax of the English Language
1920 Chesterton, Innoc. Father Brown (Tauchn.) 126, he looked out for anybody,
and, so help him A, there had been nobody. The imprecation with beshrew
seems to belong here too; OED (s.v. beshrew) observes: "Perhaps . . an elliptical
form ...
Frederik Theodor Visser, 1963
2
An Index to the Remarkable Passages and Words Made Use of by ...
5 I I99 I 70 Beshrew his hand, I scarce could understand it - Comedy of Errors. 2 I
306 1 2| — my hand, if it should give your age such cause of fear Much Ado
About Ntrtli. 5 I 129 I 3 -—- Much beshrew my manners, and my pride - Mid. Night'
s ...
3
An Index to the Remarkable Passages and Words Made Use of by ...
Much beshrew my manners, and my pride - Mid.Nigbt': Dream. .. my heart, but i
pity the man - - 1554. .. me, but I love her heartily - - Mercb.gs' Venice. .. your eyes
, they have o'er-look'd me and divided me - laid. .- And beshrew my soul, - - K, ...
BESHREW, " I beshrew your knave's heart " (P.P. 596), a mild imprecation :
generally in imperative. " Beshrew your heart " = woe to you. " I beshrew all
shrews " — Shakspeare, Love's Labour Lost (1594), v- 2- BIB, " the more ye bib "
(W. 1251:) ...
John Bale, Ulpian Fulwell, John Stephen Farmer, 1966
5
Tempest. Two gentlemen of Verona. Midsummer night's dream
Lysander riddles very prettilyzNow much beshrew“ my manners and my pride, If
Hermia meant to say, Lysander lied. But, gentle friend, for love and courtesy Lie
further off; in human modesty Such separation, as, may well be said, Becomes a
...
William Shakespeare, Joseph Dennie, Isaac Reed, 1805
6
An Index to the Remarkable Passages and Words Made Use of by ...
Much beshrew my manners, and my pride - Mid. N/'gbt'r Dream. - my heart, but l
pity the man - - Ibid. - me, but l love her heartily - - Merrbugf Venice. -y0ur eyes,
they have o'er-look'd me and divided me - lbid. - And beshrew my soul, - - K. John
.
William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough, 1790
7
The Comedy of the Merchant of Venice ... With the Notes and ...
Beshrew your eyes] To Beshrew, to chide, or cry out upon. “ Beshrew me!
beshrew your heart!” &c. are modes of exclaiming, or execrating rather, which
occur very often; and signify, 'Ill betide me ! &c. CAPELL's GLossAsy. Tlrey They
have o'er ...
William Shakespeare, Isaac Ambrose ECCLES, 1805
8
Dramatic works with explanatory notes. A new ed., to which ...
I was besct with shamc and courtesy Besbraw his hand, I scarce could
understand it - my hand, is it should give your age such cause of fear - Much
beshrew my manners, and my pride - - my heart, but 1 pity the man - - me, but 1
love' her ...
William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough, 1790
9
The Comedy of the Merchant of Venice ...
Beshrew your eyes] To Beshrew, to chide, or cry out upon. " Beshrew me !
beshrew your heart !" &c. are modes of exclaiming, or execrating rather, which
occur very often ; and signify, 111 be- tide me ! &c. Capell's Glossary. They They
have ...
William Shakespeare, Ambrose Eccles, 1805
10
The Plays of William Shakspeare: Midsummer night's dream. ...
Lysander riddles very prettily : — Now much beshrew 4 my manners and my
pride, If Hermia meant to lay, Lysander lied. 9 0, take the sense, sweet, of my
innocence:] Lysander in the language of love professes, that as they have one
heart, ...
William Shakespeare, George Steevens, Edmond Malone, 1801
7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BESHREW»
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beshrew is used in the context of the following news items.
THE SCRIBBLER: Columbia native's poem portrays Conestoga …
He believes the Conestogas should, “Receive him not; beshrew his quest,/ Lest he should come to stay.” The poem proceeds with thunder and ... «LancasterOnline, Jun 15»
Blackadder overcommits and pays the price
Edmund and Percy's “beshrew me,” “tush,” and “hey nonny nonny” exchange may be one of their most entertaining in season two, but it's ... «A.V. Club Milwaukee, Jul 14»
THE LIST: 14 words you should know before seeing “The Comedy of …
As in my new catchphrase, “Beshrew you!” 4. Shrive – To hear confession of and give absolution to. (“Husband, I'll dine above with you today ... «StarNewsOnline.com, Jun 14»
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Beshrew you but you're fond of it." Fish fertilizer. In 2011, Playboy anointed CU the nation's number-one party school — in part because of ... «Westword, Oct 13»
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Theresa Tinker 1 year ago. Dont beshrew this song like it too much. Read more Show less. ▽ Report spam or abuse. Jessica Oneill 1 year ago. «YouTube, Jun 13»
Out of Shakespeare: 'Aroint thee'
But (and this is my main point) aroint thee may have meant something like beshrew thee, fie on you. Louis Marder, in updating Furness's ... «OUPblog, Feb 13»
Further Adventures of Scr-words, or, the Taming of 'Shrew'
... but it may be a disguised past participle, because the verb shrew “curse” (extant in beshrew) existed. The way covered by shrewd since the ... «OUPblog, May 12»
