CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BETHUMP
PRESENT
Present
I bethump
you bethump
he/she/it bethumps
we bethump
you bethump
they bethump
Present continuous
I am bethumping
you are bethumping
he/she/it is bethumping
we are bethumping
you are bethumping
they are bethumping
Present perfect
I have bethumped
you have bethumped
he/she/it has bethumped
we have bethumped
you have bethumped
they have bethumped
Present perfect continuous
I have been bethumping
you have been bethumping
he/she/it has been bethumping
we have been bethumping
you have been bethumping
they have been bethumping
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 bethumped
you bethumped
he/she/it bethumped
we bethumped
you bethumped
they bethumped
Past continuous
I was bethumping
you were bethumping
he/she/it was bethumping
we were bethumping
you were bethumping
they were bethumping
Past perfect
I had bethumped
you had bethumped
he/she/it had bethumped
we had bethumped
you had bethumped
they had bethumped
Past perfect continuous
I had been bethumping
you had been bethumping
he/she/it had been bethumping
we had been bethumping
you had been bethumping
they had been bethumping
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will bethump
you will bethump
he/she/it will bethump
we will bethump
you will bethump
they will bethump
Future continuous
I will be bethumping
you will be bethumping
he/she/it will be bethumping
we will be bethumping
you will be bethumping
they will be bethumping
Future perfect
I will have bethumped
you will have bethumped
he/she/it will have bethumped
we will have bethumped
you will have bethumped
they will have bethumped
Future perfect continuous
I will have been bethumping
you will have been bethumping
he/she/it will have been bethumping
we will have been bethumping
you will have been bethumping
they will have been bethumping
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would bethump
you would bethump
he/she/it would bethump
we would bethump
you would bethump
they would bethump
Conditional continuous
I would be bethumping
you would be bethumping
he/she/it would be bethumping
we would be bethumping
you would be bethumping
they would be bethumping
Conditional perfect
I would have bethump
you would have bethump
he/she/it would have bethump
we would have bethump
you would have bethump
they would have bethump
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been bethumping
you would have been bethumping
he/she/it would have been bethumping
we would have been bethumping
you would have been bethumping
they would have been bethumping
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you bethump
we let´s bethump
you bethump
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
bethumped
Present Participle
bethumping
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 «BETHUMP»
Discover the use of
bethump in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
bethump and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bethump'd With Words ...: Book Edition
Based on the award-winning boardgame "Bethump'd with words" takes readers, game by game, on an enlightening fun-filled journey through the origins, history & evolution of English.
Trade sheets advertise "Bethump'd: with words" and "Bethump'd with history."
Mamopalire of Vermont, Inc, 2001
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The New And Complete Dictionary Of The English Language: In ...
BE'I HTOP'PUAH (i. /rant tbt H-.b , The name of a place. B£TH' UEL ft. stem tbt
Heb;) The name of a place. BETH'UL (i. from tbt Heb.) The name of a place.
Bethump'ed (p. front be thump, m famiiar or droll style) Beaten. Bethump'ttig [p. a.
f'om ...
I was never so bethump'd by words.. 9 King John We don't want to bethump you
with words; please just use our name correctly. XEROX XEROX* ,5 a trademark
of XEROX CORPORATION March, 1976 • Volume 62 285 Start practicing from ...
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Encyclopædia metropolitana; or, Universal dictionary of ...
BETHUMP, be and thump, of unknown origin. Skinner thinks that it b a sono
Jktum. To beat, to strike ; with heavy blows. Zounds, I was neuer so bethump't
with words, Since I first called my brother's father dad. Shakspeare. King John, fol
. 7.
Edward Smedley, Hugh James Rose, Henry John Rose, 1845
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Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)
Ger. bedenken. See Think.] Bethrall, bethrawl′, v.t. (Spens.) toenslave. Bethumb
, bethum′,v.t. to mark with the thumbs: —pa.p.bethumbed′. Bethump, bethump
′, v.t.tothump or beat soundly. Bethwack, bethwak′, v.t. to thrash soundly.
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The Complete Home Learning Sourcebook: The Essential ...
I was never so bethump'd with words since I first called my brother's father dad."
Each game of "Bethump'd," according to the accompanying rule booklet, "is an
enjoyable journey through the origins, history, and evolution of our mother
tongue.
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The New English Drama, with Prefatory Remarks, Biographical ...
... That spits forth death, and mountains, rocks, and seas ; Talks as familiarly of
roaring lions, As maids of thirteen do of puppy-dogs ! What cannoneer begot this
lusty blood? Zounds ! I was never so bethump'd with words Since I first call'd ...
William Oxberry, William Hazlitt, 1819
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The Dramatic Works of Shakspeare, from the Text of Johnson ...
I was never so bethump'd with words, Since I first call'd my brother's father, dad. ,.
Eli. Son, list to this conjunction, make this match; 'i 0“ Mint r or Give with our niece
a dowry large enough: For by this knot thou shalt so surely tie Thy now ...
William Shakespeare, 1824
10
King John (Sparklesoup Classics)
Zounds! I was never so bethump'd with words Since I first call'd my brother's
father dad. ELINOR. Son, list to this conjunction, make this match; Give with our
niece a dowry large enough; For by this knot thou shalt so surely tie Thy now
unsur'd ...
William Shakespeare, 2004
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BETHUMP»
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bethump is used in the context of the following news items.
Review: In London, 'Oresteia' and 'King John' Examine Power
... scene-stealing Bastard (Shakespeare's naming of that adversarial character says it all) speaks early on of being “bethump'd with words. «New York Times, Jun 15»
An epic journey (in Hobson-Jobsonese) through the first Opium War …
'Zounds, I was never so bethump'd with words': if the words of the Bastard in King John spring to mind, this is appropriate, for bastardy ... «Spectator.co.uk, May 15»
