CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BESTRIDDEN
PRESENT
Present
I bestride
you bestride
he/she/it bestrides
we bestride
you bestride
they bestride
Present continuous
I am bestriding
you are bestriding
he/she/it is bestriding
we are bestriding
you are bestriding
they are bestriding
Present perfect
I have bestridden
you have bestridden
he/she/it has bestridden
we have bestridden
you have bestridden
they have bestridden
Present perfect continuous
I have been bestriding
you have been bestriding
he/she/it has been bestriding
we have been bestriding
you have been bestriding
they have been bestriding
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 bestrode
you bestrode
he/she/it bestrode
we bestrode
you bestrode
they bestrode
Past continuous
I was bestriding
you were bestriding
he/she/it was bestriding
we were bestriding
you were bestriding
they were bestriding
Past perfect
I had bestridden
you had bestridden
he/she/it had bestridden
we had bestridden
you had bestridden
they had bestridden
Past perfect continuous
I had been bestriding
you had been bestriding
he/she/it had been bestriding
we had been bestriding
you had been bestriding
they had been bestriding
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will bestride
you will bestride
he/she/it will bestride
we will bestride
you will bestride
they will bestride
Future continuous
I will be bestriding
you will be bestriding
he/she/it will be bestriding
we will be bestriding
you will be bestriding
they will be bestriding
Future perfect
I will have bestridden
you will have bestridden
he/she/it will have bestridden
we will have bestridden
you will have bestridden
they will have bestridden
Future perfect continuous
I will have been bestriding
you will have been bestriding
he/she/it will have been bestriding
we will have been bestriding
you will have been bestriding
they will have been bestriding
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would bestridden
you would bestridden
he/she/it would bestridden
we would bestridden
you would bestridden
they would bestridden
Conditional continuous
I would be bestriding
you would be bestriding
he/she/it would be bestriding
we would be bestriding
you would be bestriding
they would be bestriding
Conditional perfect
I would have bestridden
you would have bestridden
he/she/it would have bestridden
we would have bestridden
you would have bestridden
they would have bestridden
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been bestriding
you would have been bestriding
he/she/it would have been bestriding
we would have been bestriding
you would have been bestriding
they would have been bestriding
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you bestride
we let´s bestride
you bestride
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
bestridden
Present Participle
bestriding
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 «BESTRIDDEN»
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bestridden in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
bestridden and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
English Irregular Verbs: Master 250 irregular verbs in English
BESTRIDE Mode Indicative Tense Simple Present Present Perfect Simple Past
Past Perfect I bestride have bestridden bestrode had bestridden you bestride
have bestridden bestrode had bestridden he/she/it bestrides has bestridden
bestrode ...
2
Islamism: Its Rise and Its Progress: Or, The Present and ...
84 THE PALACE OF KHOSRUS. of pure gold, bestridden by a horseman of silver
, and a camel of pure silver, bestridden by a rider of pure gold, all the
accoutrements being emblazoned with jewels. Such accounts, given by
authorities like ...
3
Islamism, its rise and its progress; or, The present and ...
84 THE PALACE OF KHOSRUS. of pure gold, bestridden by a horseman of silver
, and a camel of pure silver, bestridden by a rider of pure gold, all the
accoutrements being emblazoned with jewels. Such accounts, given by
authorities like ...
Frederick Arthur Neale, 1854
4
Cometh Up as a Flower: An Autobiography
I am unclad in riding gear ; I have never bestridden (or the feminine equivalent for
bestridden) anything nobler than a jackass ; never shall possibly. It is evident we
are all on the verge of some expedition. Most of us, it is true, would rather stay ...
“I should like to ride with you, Edgar, but it is years since I have bestridden a
horse.” “We shall ride but slowly, father, for Dame De Courcy loves not for her
palfrey to go beyond a walk. If you like you could bestride Hal Carter's horse,
which is a ...
G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
6
Chewing the Cud: Anticipations of Nietzschean Thought
Sorry, I'm rambling. I keep forgetting that thoughts of mortality will not have
touched you yet. A: Have I not bestridden many a battlefield? S: Bestridden? You
pompous, arse. I'm not speaking of that romantic nonsense of being half in love
with ...
“You take the critter to the left. I'll look arter that on the right.” The latteris
bestridden by Uraga. With Walt's ideas of duty are mingled memories that prompt
to revenge. He remembers his comrades slaughtered upon the sands of the
Canadian, ...
The Dardanelles were thus bestridden first by the Seleucid and then by the
Pergamene successor-state of the abortive empire of Lysimachus. Though both
these Hellenic empires, like the latter-day Republic of Turkey that emerged from
the ...
Arnold Joseph Toynbee, Royal Institute of International Affairs, 1961
Not for twenty years had he bestridden one, and he did not understand such new
devices as free-wheels and change of gears. The mounting had been the worst
part and it had only been achieved by the help of a rockery. He had begun by ...
10
The poetical works of John Keats
It has been said, dear George, and true I hold it, (F or knightly Spenser to Libertas
told it,) That when a Poet is in such a trance, In air he sees white coursers paw
and prance, Bestridden of gay knights, in gay apparel, Who at each other tilt in ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BESTRIDDEN»
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bestridden is used in the context of the following news items.
2015 polls: The new face of Oyo politics
Meanwhile, the rise of Ajimobi and the APC may mean the setting of the sun for the following politicians who had hitherto bestridden the state's ... «Daily Sun, May 15»
Ugwuanyi in the throes of history
Some of his colleagues in both federal and state legislatures are known to have severally bestridden their local governments like colossus. «Daily Sun, Jan 15»
Biodun Shobanjo Joins Septuagenarians tomorrow
Arguably, no single individual has bestridden the advertising industry like a colossus the way Shobanjo has. He has spent over 40 years of his ... «The News, Dec 14»
Defining His Legacy: Obasanjo's Campaign To Situate His Place In …
In the ensuing five decades, he has bestridden Nigeria's military and political landscape as military president and a two-term civilian president ... «The News, Dec 14»
What happened to Bono's luggage after it fell out of a plane?
... Gate, you understand, meaning that David Hasselhoff's would still be the most famous leather trousers to have bestridden that structure. «The Guardian, Nov 14»
Darts with Phil 'The Power' Taylor
Of all the pot-bellied behemoths to have bestridden the oche – the throwing line, 7ft 9.25in from the board – there is one real superstar: Phil ... «Financial Times, Nov 14»
Musings on the Purpose of Higher Education
... humanities, the academic scene was bestridden by that modern incarnation of Caesar, the academic capitalist, the professorial entrepreneur, ... «Huffington Post, Oct 14»
As Wole Soyinka Clocks 80 Tomorrow
Where and how does one begin to write about this literary octopus who has bestridden the world of Literature like the true colossus that he is? «THISDAY Live, Jul 14»
I can't move; I have a cat
We have the opposable thumbs, as I mentioned; we have bestridden the globe with the wonderfulness of our species. And the cats have ... «SFGate, Apr 14»
Wayne Shorter: one of the greatest saxophonists in history
Two great saxophone colossi have bestridden the London Jazz Festival (now the EFG London Jazz Festival) in recent years. One is Sonny ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 13»
