CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BLUE-PENCILLED
PRESENT
Present
I blue-pencil
you blue-pencil
he/she/it blue-pencils
we blue-pencil
you blue-pencil
they blue-pencil
Present continuous
I am blue-pencilling
you are blue-pencilling
he/she/it is blue-pencilling
we are blue-pencilling
you are blue-pencilling
they are blue-pencilling
Present perfect
I have blue-pencilled
you have blue-pencilled
he/she/it has blue-pencilled
we have blue-pencilled
you have blue-pencilled
they have blue-pencilled
Present perfect continuous
I have been blue-pencilling
you have been blue-pencilling
he/she/it has been blue-pencilling
we have been blue-pencilling
you have been blue-pencilling
they have been blue-pencilling
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 blue-pencilled
you blue-pencilled
he/she/it blue-pencilled
we blue-pencilled
you blue-pencilled
they blue-pencilled
Past continuous
I was blue-pencilling
you were blue-pencilling
he/she/it was blue-pencilling
we were blue-pencilling
you were blue-pencilling
they were blue-pencilling
Past perfect
I had blue-pencilled
you had blue-pencilled
he/she/it had blue-pencilled
we had blue-pencilled
you had blue-pencilled
they had blue-pencilled
Past perfect continuous
I had been blue-pencilling
you had been blue-pencilling
he/she/it had been blue-pencilling
we had been blue-pencilling
you had been blue-pencilling
they had been blue-pencilling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will blue-pencil
you will blue-pencil
he/she/it will blue-pencil
we will blue-pencil
you will blue-pencil
they will blue-pencil
Future continuous
I will be blue-pencilling
you will be blue-pencilling
he/she/it will be blue-pencilling
we will be blue-pencilling
you will be blue-pencilling
they will be blue-pencilling
Future perfect
I will have blue-pencilled
you will have blue-pencilled
he/she/it will have blue-pencilled
we will have blue-pencilled
you will have blue-pencilled
they will have blue-pencilled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been blue-pencilling
you will have been blue-pencilling
he/she/it will have been blue-pencilling
we will have been blue-pencilling
you will have been blue-pencilling
they will have been blue-pencilling
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would blue-pencilled
you would blue-pencilled
he/she/it would blue-pencilled
we would blue-pencilled
you would blue-pencilled
they would blue-pencilled
Conditional continuous
I would be blue-pencilling
you would be blue-pencilling
he/she/it would be blue-pencilling
we would be blue-pencilling
you would be blue-pencilling
they would be blue-pencilling
Conditional perfect
I would have blue-pencilled
you would have blue-pencilled
he/she/it would have blue-pencilled
we would have blue-pencilled
you would have blue-pencilled
they would have blue-pencilled
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been blue-pencilling
you would have been blue-pencilling
he/she/it would have been blue-pencilling
we would have been blue-pencilling
you would have been blue-pencilling
they would have been blue-pencilling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you blue-pencil
we let´s blue-pencil
you blue-pencil
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to blue-pencil
Past participle
blue-pencilled
Present Participle
blue-pencilling
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 «BLUE-PENCILLED»
Discover the use of
blue-pencilled in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
blue-pencilled and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Gardener and Practical Florist
Clear white, strong deep blue pencilled eye, large size and substance ; a very
distinct variety. Regulator (May's). Clear white inside, upper petals deep purple ;
lower petals deep distinct ; margin of same colour, strong pencilled eye, great
size ...
2
Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea
Felder, 1862) [LYCAENIDAE] 1Common Pencilled-blue, Pencilled Blue)
Candalules helenita 1Semper, 1879) [LYCAENIDAE] 1Shining Pencilled-blue)
Phaedyma shepherdi 1Moore, 1858) [NYMPHALIDAE] 1White-banded Plane)
Ptdyura ...
E. D. Edwards, J. Newland, L. Regan, 2001
Satz' title preceded the blue-pencilled 'Finale (3. Satz)', but unless Mahler
crossed out the previous "1st movement' in pencil and then wrote '2. Satz' in ink,
which seems unlikely, we end up with a title-page that simultaneously calls itself
first ...
Donald Mitchell, Andrew Nicholson, 2002
4
Britain in the Twentieth Century
Winston, after a great fight, agreed to be blue-pencilled* and the blue pencil was
seldom idle. QUESTIONS WITH WORKED ANSWERS a) Study Source A. From
this source and your own knowledge, explain why this article triggered the ...
The Reuter report was prepared by an Englishman in New York, they were blue
pencilled and reedited by an Englishman in London, was sent through a
circuitous cable route down to Africa, recabled to Shanghai, then again blue
pencilled ...
6
Yearbook of the European Convention of Human Rights/Annuaire ...
He was provided with a photocopy in September 1990, but two passages had
been blue-pencilled. After trying in vain to obtain disclosure of the blue-pencilled
passages, the applicant filed an administrative-law action with the Federal Court
...
Council of Europe, Council of Europe Staff, 2001
7
A Shining City on a Hill: Ronald Reagan's Economic Rhetoric, ...
as "a good budget, one that reflects the needs of the people of California" (1).25
After detailing that he had blue-pencilled $16 million out of a record
$5,710,315,991 budget, Reagan noted that he wished "it could be more because
the cost of ...
Amos Kiewe, Davis W. Houck, Davis L. Houck, 1991
The answer may be yes, maybe no, but in any event, I shall be pleased, yes
flattered to see it (censored or uncensored) (blue pencilled or red pencilled)
excite or incite provocative comment. J. C. Thomson New York, New York Mr.
Wyman ...
9
Collectors, Collections and Museums: The Field of Chinese ...
a small octagonal cup of blue and enamelled Canton China, mounted with or-
molu' and Lot 50: 'An Extra Large bowl, with dragon and clouds, blue pencilled
with gold on white ground' which would have been very appropriate for a grand
royal ...
(iii) Can any offending parts be blue-pencilled? such a clause can only protect
trade secrets) YES IS THERE A LEGITIMATE INTEREST TO PROTECT? See text
at 9.4 employee do in the • How is it justified operates'? company? (e.g., does it ...
James A. Holland, Stuart Burnett, 2014
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLUE-PENCILLED»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
blue-pencilled is used in the context of the following news items.
A Sherlock Holmes Story Was Found in an Attic! And It's Probably …
'We've had enough of old romancists and the men of travel, said the Editor, as he blue-pencilled his copy, and made arrangements for the great ... «Flavorwire, Feb 15»
Lost Sherlock Holmes story discovered – but is it by Arthur Conan …
"We've had enough of old romancists and the men of travel" said the Editor, as he blue-pencilled his copy, and made arrangements for the ... «Radio Times, Feb 15»
'The Grand Budapest Hotel' review: No reservations
And creating a hero who would start getting blue-pencilled out of scripts by the mid-`30s. His Monsieur Gustave — played with great and ... «The Star-Ledger, Mar 14»
Frank Zappa: American Composer
Even Nigel Tufnel might have blue-pencilled that one. How can such a claim be supported? First, a qualification. I'm not sure who you think of ... «The List, Feb 14»
Keeping the covenant – non-dealing covenant was too wide but …
However, the offending words could be blue-pencilled, leaving the clauses as valid non-dealing prohibitions. In the light of this case, and one ... «Lexology, Jan 14»
Richard Rive biography: Where's the roistering braggart?
... index should have been checked, data organised chronologically to avoid whiplash and the ongoing, annoying repetitions blue-pencilled. «Mail & Guardian Online, Oct 13»
Michael Morrissey: Books
An editor might well have blue-pencilled out the theatrical first chapter which reads like a series of comic book captions, sans the cartoons. «InvestigateDaily, Sep 13»
STOP PRESS: a different mistake but a more convincing solution in …
And then another Tchaikovsky scholar wrote to me, accepting the hand of the composer in the score but not the blue-pencilled correction. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 13»
Rowan's cunning plan to make us laugh: THE TRUE HISTORY OF …
... real person, all of which should have been blue-pencilled at an early stage. But his research has been assiduous, his judgements are sound, ... «Daily Mail, Oct 12»
Mike McGrady
Also, true excellence in writing will be quickly blue-pencilled into oblivion.” When the book was republished in 2004, one critic hailed it as being ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 12»
