CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BOOBY-TRAP
PRESENT
Present
I booby-trap
you booby-trap
he/she/it booby-traps
we booby-trap
you booby-trap
they booby-trap
Present continuous
I am booby-trapping
you are booby-trapping
he/she/it is booby-trapping
we are booby-trapping
you are booby-trapping
they are booby-trapping
Present perfect
I have booby-trapped
you have booby-trapped
he/she/it has booby-trapped
we have booby-trapped
you have booby-trapped
they have booby-trapped
Present perfect continuous
I have been booby-trapping
you have been booby-trapping
he/she/it has been booby-trapping
we have been booby-trapping
you have been booby-trapping
they have been booby-trapping
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 booby-trapped
you booby-trapped
he/she/it booby-trapped
we booby-trapped
you booby-trapped
they booby-trapped
Past continuous
I was booby-trapping
you were booby-trapping
he/she/it was booby-trapping
we were booby-trapping
you were booby-trapping
they were booby-trapping
Past perfect
I had booby-trapped
you had booby-trapped
he/she/it had booby-trapped
we had booby-trapped
you had booby-trapped
they had booby-trapped
Past perfect continuous
I had been booby-trapping
you had been booby-trapping
he/she/it had been booby-trapping
we had been booby-trapping
you had been booby-trapping
they had been booby-trapping
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will booby-trap
you will booby-trap
he/she/it will booby-trap
we will booby-trap
you will booby-trap
they will booby-trap
Future continuous
I will be booby-trapping
you will be booby-trapping
he/she/it will be booby-trapping
we will be booby-trapping
you will be booby-trapping
they will be booby-trapping
Future perfect
I will have booby-trapped
you will have booby-trapped
he/she/it will have booby-trapped
we will have booby-trapped
you will have booby-trapped
they will have booby-trapped
Future perfect continuous
I will have been booby-trapping
you will have been booby-trapping
he/she/it will have been booby-trapping
we will have been booby-trapping
you will have been booby-trapping
they will have been booby-trapping
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would booby-trap
you would booby-trap
he/she/it would booby-trap
we would booby-trap
you would booby-trap
they would booby-trap
Conditional continuous
I would be booby-trapping
you would be booby-trapping
he/she/it would be booby-trapping
we would be booby-trapping
you would be booby-trapping
they would be booby-trapping
Conditional perfect
I would have booby-trap
you would have booby-trap
he/she/it would have booby-trap
we would have booby-trap
you would have booby-trap
they would have booby-trap
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been booby-trapping
you would have been booby-trapping
he/she/it would have been booby-trapping
we would have been booby-trapping
you would have been booby-trapping
they would have been booby-trapping
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you booby-trap
we let´s booby-trap
you booby-trap
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
booby-trapped
Present Participle
booby-trapping
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 «BOOBY-TRAP»
Discover the use of
booby-trap in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
booby-trap and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Deathtrap!: Improvised
Booby-
Trap Devices
This complete guide to booby traps presents an arsenal of everyday items that can be modified to contain a nasty surprise. Learn how to booby-trap a flashlight, door latch, sink and more. For information purposes only.
Welcome to The Booby Trap, a seedy bar where waitresses' skirts are high, necklines are low, and customers show up for the eye candy.
Anne Browning Walker, 2012
Could Dr. Brian Eddy, plastic surgeon to the rich and famous, possibly be the Blond Bomber serial killer?
Pete Casey, a Vietnam veteran and marine technologist, attempts to stop Zia Gabbiya, an Arab leader who sponsors terrorists, from gaining control of the Windfall Islands in the Carribbean
5
The Spy's Guide: Office Espionage : how to Bug a Meeting, ...
Provides instructions for uncovering secret information at work, protecting the workplace from the inquisitive, learning about the competition, communicating covertly, and dealing with other business security situations.
H. Keith Melton, Craig Piligian, 2003
6
Machine Phase:
Booby Trap
It has expanded to encompass a movie screenplay, video game concept, toys, a graphic novel, and this book. In addition to the graphic novel, we go behind the scenes with the 'Making of: Machine Phase: Booby Trap'.
7
World War II Axis
Booby Traps and Sabotage Tactics
... July 27, 1943, leaving little time to activate booby traps. Nonetheless, three
Americans were killed and a number wounded by booby traps.] 2. Southwest
Pacific This type of improvised Japanese booby trap, found in New Guinea,
consists of ...
8
Booby Trap Identification and Response Guide for Law ...
This manual teaches cops and other law enforcement personnel all they need to know to recognize a booby trap and respond properly.
Tony L. Jones, Tony L. Jones, 1998
9
Malice Aforethought: The History of
Booby Traps from World ...
Malice Aforethought covers the period from WWI to Vietnam, and examines the malicious use of explosives in booby traps and sabotage devices by all sides during this period.
10
The Ghost Horse: A True Story of Love, Death, and Redemption
In The Ghost Horse, Joe Layden tells the inspiring true tale of a one-eyed, club-footed thoroughbred racehorse and a journeyman trainer, Tim Snyder, who scraped together every penny he had to purchase the broken and unwanted filly.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOOBY-TRAP»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
booby-trap is used in the context of the following news items.
Christchurch City Council-led rebuild would be 'cataclysmic' - Mike …
... to sustain much street-cred, commonly lampooned as a soulless, phlegmatic government tortoise and a bureaucratic booby-trap on progress. «The Press, Jul 15»
Fierce fighting in Benghazi as LNA fights off bid by militants to retake …
Meanwhile, three other soldiers were killed and four wounded in what appears to have been a booby-trap explosion, when they entered house ... «Libya Herald, Jul 15»
Mass Murder Defendant Isn't Faking, Doctor Testifies
... make homemade bombs to booby-trap his apartment, such as gasoline, potassium permanganate, fireworks, and launch control transmitters. «Courthouse News Service, Jul 15»
Report: Hamas Helped ISIS-Sinai Terrorists Wage War Against Egypt
They have also been locating and de-mining the improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and land mines used by the terrorists to booby-trap the ... «The Jewish Press, Jul 15»
Hundreds of Dark Web mirror sites 'booby-trapping' Tor users
Tor users are being warned about hundreds of fake and booby-trapped .onion websites after the founder of Dark Web search engine ahmia.fi ... «The Stack, Jul 15»
Man arrested over failed Eglinton bomb released
The 57 year-old man arrested in connected with the failed booby-trap bomb attack on police officers in Eglinton has been released. «Derry Journal, Jun 15»
Man arrested in Lurgan over Eglinton booby-trap bomb
Police investigating the attack on the home of a police officer living in Eglinton have arrested a 57 year-old man in Lurgan. 10:27 Tuesday 23 ... «Derry Journal, Jun 15»
ISIS Terrorists Mine, Booby-Trap Ancient Palmyra, UNESCO Site
Archaeologists and history buffs have been holding their breath for weeks, wondering what Da'esh (ISIS) terrorists in Syria were going to do ... «The Jewish Press, Jun 15»
Isis Uses Bombs to Booby-trap Homes in Recaptured Cities
According to reports, the Islamic State (ISIS) is leaving behind bombs in the homes of cities it is being forced to flee due to the advance of ... «AINA, Jun 15»
Islamic State Fighters Booby-trap Beds, Baths, and Beyond
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (ANS - June 18, 2015) -- Ruthless Islamic State fighters retreating from towns taken by the Kurds are planting mines ... «Crossmap, Jun 15»
