CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BESTIR
PRESENT
Present
I bestir
you bestir
he/she/it bestirs
we bestir
you bestir
they bestir
Present continuous
I am bestirring
you are bestirring
he/she/it is bestirring
we are bestirring
you are bestirring
they are bestirring
Present perfect
I have bestirred
you have bestirred
he/she/it has bestirred
we have bestirred
you have bestirred
they have bestirred
Present perfect continuous
I have been bestirring
you have been bestirring
he/she/it has been bestirring
we have been bestirring
you have been bestirring
they have been bestirring
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 bestirred
you bestirred
he/she/it bestirred
we bestirred
you bestirred
they bestirred
Past continuous
I was bestirring
you were bestirring
he/she/it was bestirring
we were bestirring
you were bestirring
they were bestirring
Past perfect
I had bestirred
you had bestirred
he/she/it had bestirred
we had bestirred
you had bestirred
they had bestirred
Past perfect continuous
I had been bestirring
you had been bestirring
he/she/it had been bestirring
we had been bestirring
you had been bestirring
they had been bestirring
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will bestir
you will bestir
he/she/it will bestir
we will bestir
you will bestir
they will bestir
Future continuous
I will be bestirring
you will be bestirring
he/she/it will be bestirring
we will be bestirring
you will be bestirring
they will be bestirring
Future perfect
I will have bestirred
you will have bestirred
he/she/it will have bestirred
we will have bestirred
you will have bestirred
they will have bestirred
Future perfect continuous
I will have been bestirring
you will have been bestirring
he/she/it will have been bestirring
we will have been bestirring
you will have been bestirring
they will have been bestirring
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would bestir
you would bestir
he/she/it would bestir
we would bestir
you would bestir
they would bestir
Conditional continuous
I would be bestirring
you would be bestirring
he/she/it would be bestirring
we would be bestirring
you would be bestirring
they would be bestirring
Conditional perfect
I would have bestir
you would have bestir
he/she/it would have bestir
we would have bestir
you would have bestir
they would have bestir
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been bestirring
you would have been bestirring
he/she/it would have been bestirring
we would have been bestirring
you would have been bestirring
they would have been bestirring
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you bestir
we let´s bestir
you bestir
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
bestirred
Present Participle
bestirring
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 «BESTIR»
Discover the use of
bestir in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
bestir and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The New monthly belle assemblée
Jacques, arise ! thyself bestir ; Here comes the king's officer ! * See, the day is
dawning fast; Never did'st thou sleep so long : Wouldst thou sell amidst the
throng, Ere the morn breaks thou shouldst haste — Jacques, arise ! thyself bestir ;
Here ...
BESTIR. THEE! BY R0SLYN CAWD0R. Bestir thee, sluggard, lest a hideous
snake Enfold thee, slumbering, in its clammy coil ; Arise, and fou The insidious
reptile, that would slake Its thirst on thee! Be not inaction's spoil! Bestir thee,
sluggard !
3
Cobbett's Political Register
That they will bestir themselves at last, or endeavour to bestir themselves in
defence of their estates is likely enough. _ I think they will bestir themselves too
late for their own interest; but I am very sure they will bestir themselves too late for
your ...
4
Garner's Modern American Usage
“What kind of people will not bestir themselves to exercise their franchise if doing
so requires them to get off their couches and visit neighborhood polling places?”
George Will, “Farewell, Election Day,” Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2008, at 64. It has long ...
5
Kalām-i Sāḥir Ludhiyānvī
That dawn we will bestir ! When mother earth will turn around, no prisons fr
prisoners to surround When sin no longer will compound, when tyranny no
longer will confound We will herald that dawn profound, that dawn we will bestir
That dawn ...
Sāḥir Ludhiyānvī, Khwaja Tariq Mahmood, 2000
6
The Bible: James Moffatt Translation
9 Bestir thyself, O arm of the Eternal, bestir thyself and don thy might! Bestir
thyself as in the days of old, in ages of the past! Didst thou not shatter the Rahab
and pierce the Dragon through? 10 Didst thou not once dry up the sea, the
waters of ...
7
Cobbett's Weekly Register
That they will bestir themselves at last, or*. endeavour to bestir themselves in
defence of their estates is likely enough. I think they will .bestir themselves too
late ibr their own interest ; but I am very sure they will bestir thera- selves too late
for ...
8
Oxford Thesaurus of English
verb 1 bestir oneself hisfriends urged him to bestir himself: exert oneself, make
an effort, rouse oneself, get going, get moving, get on with it; informal shake a leg,
look lively, get cracking, get weaving, get one's finger out, get off one's backside,
...
9
Studio Shakespeare: The Royal Shakespeare Company at The ...
Bestir, bestir! (4) Prospero. [Boatswain], Take in the topsail! / Trinculo. Tend to th'
master's whistle! / Alonso. Blow till thou burst thy wind, if room enough! (6-7)
Prospero. [Boatsnvain\. Down the topmast! Yare! Lower, lower! bring her to try the
...
Alycia Smith Howard, 2006
10
The House of Joseph Christopher
... brimmed a frothy a frothy a frothy a frothy fluid to intoxicate fluid to intoxicate
fluid to intoxicate fluid to intoxicate our passions, to bestir, to drain the our
passions, to bestir, to drain the our passions, to bestir, to drain the our passions,
to bestir, ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BESTIR»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
bestir is used in the context of the following news items.
Exclusive excerpt: 'A School for Brides' by Patrice Kindl
They began to bestir themselves, wondering what potions and tisanes they had in their storeroom that might be efficacious in such an extremity. «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
Emergency (1975-77): Mainstream's Rewarding Struggle
... parliamentary system, and with it also he tried, in his own way, to bestir them with the vision of building a new India of hope and promise. «Mainstream, Jun 15»
BDS: Israel's self-fulfilling prophecy
One of the first questions the broader public asks when required to bestir itself toward grassroots actions is: “Is it working?” By responding with ... «Middle East Eye, Jun 15»
Meeting one's Waterloo some 200 years on
The next day Ney did not bestir himself until 2pm, by which time Wellington had significantly reinforced Quatre Bras. To Ney's right Napoléon ... «Irish Medical Times, Jun 15»
'With half a dozen Mannings England would have run the risk of …
Sir Shane Leslie, an Irishman, was the only Catholic writer seriously to bestir himself in the cardinal's defence. The injustice, however, went ... «Catholic Herald Online, Jun 15»
Patience is no virtue when people get sick
The returns on investment just weren't sufficient to bestir landlords who whine that they need the carrot of tax incentives. Opposition parties ... «Marlborough Express, Jun 15»
Under a strawberry moon
And this time of the year, it's the strawberries—ripe and succulent, their sweet redolence wafting through the air—that most bestir Henri's palate ... «Chico News & Review, Jun 15»
The McKinney, Texas, Pool Party: The Rest of the Story
And in the age of social media, that lie can get to Mars and back before the truth can bestir itself. Perhaps it's a little much to compare the story ... «PJ Media, Jun 15»
This Weak With David Roth: Sepp Blatter And The Giant Meatball
Even where power is checked by democracy, it is only checked to the extent that anyone can bestir themselves to know or care or notice what's ... «VICE, Jun 15»
Next Up: Nuclear Talks With North Korea?
There are various reasons why Obama might thus bestir himself toward the end of his second term. Perhaps North Korea's expanding nuclear ... «Forbes, Jun 15»
