CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BESTRADDLE
PRESENT
Present
I bestraddle
you bestraddle
he/she/it bestraddles
we bestraddle
you bestraddle
they bestraddle
Present continuous
I am bestraddling
you are bestraddling
he/she/it is bestraddling
we are bestraddling
you are bestraddling
they are bestraddling
Present perfect
I have bestraddled
you have bestraddled
he/she/it has bestraddled
we have bestraddled
you have bestraddled
they have bestraddled
Present perfect continuous
I have been bestraddling
you have been bestraddling
he/she/it has been bestraddling
we have been bestraddling
you have been bestraddling
they have been bestraddling
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 bestraddled
you bestraddled
he/she/it bestraddled
we bestraddled
you bestraddled
they bestraddled
Past continuous
I was bestraddling
you were bestraddling
he/she/it was bestraddling
we were bestraddling
you were bestraddling
they were bestraddling
Past perfect
I had bestraddled
you had bestraddled
he/she/it had bestraddled
we had bestraddled
you had bestraddled
they had bestraddled
Past perfect continuous
I had been bestraddling
you had been bestraddling
he/she/it had been bestraddling
we had been bestraddling
you had been bestraddling
they had been bestraddling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will bestraddle
you will bestraddle
he/she/it will bestraddle
we will bestraddle
you will bestraddle
they will bestraddle
Future continuous
I will be bestraddling
you will be bestraddling
he/she/it will be bestraddling
we will be bestraddling
you will be bestraddling
they will be bestraddling
Future perfect
I will have bestraddled
you will have bestraddled
he/she/it will have bestraddled
we will have bestraddled
you will have bestraddled
they will have bestraddled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been bestraddling
you will have been bestraddling
he/she/it will have been bestraddling
we will have been bestraddling
you will have been bestraddling
they will have been bestraddling
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would bestraddle
you would bestraddle
he/she/it would bestraddle
we would bestraddle
you would bestraddle
they would bestraddle
Conditional continuous
I would be bestraddling
you would be bestraddling
he/she/it would be bestraddling
we would be bestraddling
you would be bestraddling
they would be bestraddling
Conditional perfect
I would have bestraddle
you would have bestraddle
he/she/it would have bestraddle
we would have bestraddle
you would have bestraddle
they would have bestraddle
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been bestraddling
you would have been bestraddling
he/she/it would have been bestraddling
we would have been bestraddling
you would have been bestraddling
they would have been bestraddling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you bestraddle
we let´s bestraddle
you bestraddle
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
bestraddled
Present Participle
bestraddling
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 «BESTRADDLE»
Discover the use of
bestraddle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
bestraddle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Achiever's Course in English: Course Book 5
People would laugh if you rode a giraffe, Or mounted the back of an ox; It's
nobody's habit to ride on a rabbit, Or try to bestraddle a fox. But as for a Camel
he's Ridden by families — ANY LOAD does for me. A snake is as round as a hole
in the ...
Aloke Roy Chowdhury & Joyati Sen, 2005
When I read to the children "The Camel's Lament" (11: 37) I omitted the word
bestraddle. People would laugh if you rode a giraffe Or mounted the back of an
ox; It's nobody's habit to ride on a rabbit Or try to bestraddle a fox. But as for a
camel, ...
When I read to the children "The Camel's Lament" (11: 37) I omitted the word
bestraddle. People would laugh if you rode a giraffe Or mounted the back of an
ox; It's nobody's habit to ride on a rabbit Or try to bestraddle a fox. But as for a
camel, ...
4
Southern Quarterly Review
In this dilemma he leaves Duer and Mackenzie; and so completely are they made
to bestraddle its horns, that we scarcely see how they can extricate themselves
with decency. Mr. Cooper's analysis of the evidence on the subject of the battle ...
Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, 1843
5
Forgotten Connections: On Culture and Upbringing
Amidst Aeneas and his fellows who carry their Anchises on their backs,4 I move
from shore to shore, alone and hating those invisible begetters who bestraddle
their sons all their life long. I left behind me a young man who did not have time to
...
Klaus Mollenhauer, Norm Friesen, 2013
6
New Radiant Readers: Book VI
People would laugh if you rode a giraffe; Or mounted the back of an ox; It's
nobody's habit to ride on a rabbit, Or try to bestraddle a fox. But as for the camel,
he's Ridden by families — Any load does for me. A snake is as round as a hole in
the ...
7
The phonographic word-book number two ...: Intended ...
obstetricating obstetrication obstetrics besotted ness obstreperous
obstreperously obstreperousnesa abstorted bastardize bastard ism bestraddle
bestriding abstrusity boisterously abstrusely boisterousness obstruseneM
abstruse uess ...
Stephen Pearl Andrews, Augustus French Boyle, 1850
... and mumbling as to how nobody better do any harm to me! From time to time,
since he got into his drinking binge he would put his arms around my shoulders
and bestraddle himself heavily on me! God he weighed 110 Sentimental Denial.
9
Foreign Words: Translator-authors in the Age of Goethe
Those people who bestraddle the epicycle of Mercury and see so far into the
heavens make me grind my teeth. Michel de Montaigne, Essais, trans. J. M.
Cohen (London: Penguin, 1993), 193. 21. See MA 7:569, 570, 582, 585, 595-56,
601, ...
10
Fear, Anger and Failure: A Chronicle of the Bush ...
All find agreement in the idea that we should bestraddle the world — just in case.
Yet what is the point of possessing ultra-high-technology, “long-legged”
American forces, if they can't function from bases in the U.S.? Obviously it is
easier to ...
7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BESTRADDLE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
bestraddle is used in the context of the following news items.
Of what meat is this our Buhari fed?
... just like those of any average Roman and wondered how the same Caesar had grown so powerful as to bestraddle Rome like a Colossus ... «Daily Sun, Jan 15»
Of What Meat Is This Our Buhari Fed? By Peter Claver Oparah
... had grown so powerful as to bestraddle Rome like a Colossus while he and other Romans must stoop to pass beneath his giant frame. «SaharaReporters.com, Jan 15»
iCapitalism and the Cybertariat
... corporate behemoths that bestraddle a wide range of activities, interlinking the efforts of “creative” workers with many other technical, clerical, ... «Monthly Review, Dec 14»
SAS, Ihejirika and Oritsejafor
Government must not sit on its hands and allow people with visible stains of political liability to bestraddle its corridors with impunity unless it is ... «Daily Sun, Sep 14»
What I see in the mirror: John Cooper Clarke
Thankfully, my ambitions in this regards were not entirely transgressed, for today I bestraddle the twin worlds of art and showbiz, where a ... «The Guardian, Aug 14»
Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB review
... limb and still bestraddle the graphics chip world with something approaching nonchalance. See Group test: what's the best graphics card? «PC Advisor, Sep 13»
Why didn't Brown see it coming?
Nigella is the impossibly glamorous sawdust ring belle who can do everything - bestraddle two horses at once while preparing a perfect souffle. «Daily Mail, Sep 08»
