CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BURGLE
PRESENT
Present
I burgle
you burgle
he/she/it burgles
we burgle
you burgle
they burgle
Present continuous
I am burgling
you are burgling
he/she/it is burgling
we are burgling
you are burgling
they are burgling
Present perfect
I have burgled
you have burgled
he/she/it has burgled
we have burgled
you have burgled
they have burgled
Present perfect continuous
I have been burgling
you have been burgling
he/she/it has been burgling
we have been burgling
you have been burgling
they have been burgling
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 burgled
you burgled
he/she/it burgled
we burgled
you burgled
they burgled
Past continuous
I was burgling
you were burgling
he/she/it was burgling
we were burgling
you were burgling
they were burgling
Past perfect
I had burgled
you had burgled
he/she/it had burgled
we had burgled
you had burgled
they had burgled
Past perfect continuous
I had been burgling
you had been burgling
he/she/it had been burgling
we had been burgling
you had been burgling
they had been burgling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will burgle
you will burgle
he/she/it will burgle
we will burgle
you will burgle
they will burgle
Future continuous
I will be burgling
you will be burgling
he/she/it will be burgling
we will be burgling
you will be burgling
they will be burgling
Future perfect
I will have burgled
you will have burgled
he/she/it will have burgled
we will have burgled
you will have burgled
they will have burgled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been burgling
you will have been burgling
he/she/it will have been burgling
we will have been burgling
you will have been burgling
they will have been burgling
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would burgle
you would burgle
he/she/it would burgle
we would burgle
you would burgle
they would burgle
Conditional continuous
I would be burgling
you would be burgling
he/she/it would be burgling
we would be burgling
you would be burgling
they would be burgling
Conditional perfect
I would have burgle
you would have burgle
he/she/it would have burgle
we would have burgle
you would have burgle
they would have burgle
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been burgling
you would have been burgling
he/she/it would have been burgling
we would have been burgling
you would have been burgling
they would have been burgling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you burgle
we let´s burgle
you burgle
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
burgling
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 «BURGLE»
Discover the use of
burgle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
burgle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
State v. Thomson, 861 P.2d 492, 495 (Wash. Ct. App. 1993). burglarize; burgle.
Burglarize is an American coinage from the late 19th century meaning "to rob
burglariously" (OED). It is still largely confined to AmE. Burgle, a BACK-
FORMATION ...
2
The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style
Burgle, a back-formation of comparable vintage, has the same meaning.
Although burgle is usually facetious or jocular in AmE, it's standard and colorless
in BrE. In AmE, burglarize appears about 30 times more often than burgle — e.g.:
"A ...
3
Becoming Criminal: The Socio-Cultural Origins of Law, ...
There may be no more tickets to the football, or they may be too expensive; the
house I was intending to burgle may have a high wall, an alarm, be in a gated
community, or have a security guard: all the things that rational choice theories
tell us ...
4
Illustrations of the holy Scriptures
Burgle is very commonly used among the Christians of Aleppo ; which is wheat
boiled, then bruised in a mill so as to separate it from the husk, after which it is
dried, and laid up for use. The drying of burgle, though mentioned by some
writers ...
5
Garner's Modern American Usage
Language-Change Index burgeon in the sense “to mushroom”: Stage 4
burglarize; burgle. Burglarize is an American coinage from the late 19th century,
defined by the OED awkwardly and circuitously as “to rob burglariously.” It is still
largely ...
“You don't believe anybody would un-burgle a house, I guess,” said Billy. “Yes, I
do,” Philo Gubb said. “A fellow can tie a knot, or he can un-tieg'rt, can't he? He
can hitch a horse, or he can un-hitch it. And if a man can burgle, he can un-burgle
.
7
Youth Crime and Youth Culture in the Inner City
Still, the young people did not have an 'anything goes' mentality when behaving
this way, but rather made distinctions regarding which establishment to burgle.
When choosing somewhere to burgle, these young people seemed to have ...
(Goodfellow 1994: 53) But how many of the ways in which words represent
meaning are relevant for reading? Meara (1993) points out that while you might
pick up the idea that burgle "has something to do with stealing things from
somewhere" ...
9
Evidence: Text & Materials
In R vJohnson (Chad) [2009] 2 Cr App R 7, for example, the Court ofAppeal
noted, perhaps unsurprisingly, that previous convictions for burglary could
establish a propensity to participate in a conspiracy to burgle, even though they
were not ...
10
Anagrams for Crosswords: A Collection of Word Anagrams
... BUSTER TUBERS BUFFER BUGLED BULGED BUGLED BULGED BUGLER
BURGLE BUGLER BURGLE BULGED BURDEN BURNED BURDEN BURNED
BURDEN BURNED BURDEN BURNED BURGLE BUGLER BURGLE BUGLER ...
Annavarapu Gopalakrishna, 2013
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BURGLE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
burgle is used in the context of the following news items.
Plumber Jamie Kerswill gets 876 days jail for 'breathtakingly stupid …
"Parliament has indicated that those who repeatedly burgle homes should receive long prison sentences." Kerswill was also ordered to pay ... «Hull Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Gang steals more than 20 high performance cars worth £500000 …
McMillan is charged with conspiracy to burgle, conspiracy to steal and handling stolen goods. Ward is charged with conspiracy to steal. «Daily Echo, Jul 15»
Working and living on the edge
The courts would in a jiffy throw out a case if the police were to offer money to an individual to burgle a house and then charge that person with ... «Hindu Business Line, Jul 15»
Warning as 'despicable' con artists burgle elderly in Sutton Coldfield …
Warning as 'despicable' con artists burgle elderly in Sutton Coldfield, Erdington and Great Barr. By Sutton Coldfield Observer | Posted: July 06, ... «Sutton Coldfield Observer, Jul 15»
Warning to Northampton residents after suspicious man spotted in …
“I don't know what his incentive was but I reckon he was either looking for a vulnerable house to burgle or for neighbours dogs.” Dynamic Dart ... «Northampton Chronicle & Echo, Jul 15»
Thieves burgle Bootham Sainsbury's
TWO men have been arrested after cash was stolen during a raid at a mini-supermarket in York. Thieves forced their way into Sainsbury's Local ... «The Press, York, Jul 15»
Jogger kidnapped by armed burglars
... A Durban woman was kidnapped by three armed men while jogging and taken to her house which they then proceeded to burgle, police said ... «Jacaranda FM, Jul 15»
Burglars who targeted homes during month of Ramadan stealing …
All had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to burgle. Danielle Price, 24, of Brailsford Road, Manchester, pleaded guilty to acts tending to pervert the course of justice ... «Asian Image, Jul 15»
Blackburn burglars who took £100000 of jewellery sent down for 37 …
All had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to burgle. Danielle Price, 24, of Brailsford Road, Manchester, pleaded guilty to acts tending to pervert the course of justice ... «Lancashire Telegraph, Jul 15»
Serial burglar 'was looking for somewhere to burgle' on day he was …
Peter James Evans, 26, was sentenced to two years and four months in jail at Bournemouth Crown Court on Friday, June 26, after previously ... «Bournemouth Echo, Jul 15»
