CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CHAIN-SMOKE
PRESENT
Present
I chain-smoke
you chain-smoke
he/she/it chain-smokes
we chain-smoke
you chain-smoke
they chain-smoke
Present continuous
I am chain-smoking
you are chain-smoking
he/she/it is chain-smoking
we are chain-smoking
you are chain-smoking
they are chain-smoking
Present perfect
I have chain-smoked
you have chain-smoked
he/she/it has chain-smoked
we have chain-smoked
you have chain-smoked
they have chain-smoked
Present perfect continuous
I have been chain-smoking
you have been chain-smoking
he/she/it has been chain-smoking
we have been chain-smoking
you have been chain-smoking
they have been chain-smoking
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 chain-smoked
you chain-smoked
he/she/it chain-smoked
we chain-smoked
you chain-smoked
they chain-smoked
Past continuous
I was chain-smoking
you were chain-smoking
he/she/it was chain-smoking
we were chain-smoking
you were chain-smoking
they were chain-smoking
Past perfect
I had chain-smoked
you had chain-smoked
he/she/it had chain-smoked
we had chain-smoked
you had chain-smoked
they had chain-smoked
Past perfect continuous
I had been chain-smoking
you had been chain-smoking
he/she/it had been chain-smoking
we had been chain-smoking
you had been chain-smoking
they had been chain-smoking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will chain-smoke
you will chain-smoke
he/she/it will chain-smoke
we will chain-smoke
you will chain-smoke
they will chain-smoke
Future continuous
I will be chain-smoking
you will be chain-smoking
he/she/it will be chain-smoking
we will be chain-smoking
you will be chain-smoking
they will be chain-smoking
Future perfect
I will have chain-smoked
you will have chain-smoked
he/she/it will have chain-smoked
we will have chain-smoked
you will have chain-smoked
they will have chain-smoked
Future perfect continuous
I will have been chain-smoking
you will have been chain-smoking
he/she/it will have been chain-smoking
we will have been chain-smoking
you will have been chain-smoking
they will have been chain-smoking
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would chain-smoke
you would chain-smoke
he/she/it would chain-smoke
we would chain-smoke
you would chain-smoke
they would chain-smoke
Conditional continuous
I would be chain-smoking
you would be chain-smoking
he/she/it would be chain-smoking
we would be chain-smoking
you would be chain-smoking
they would be chain-smoking
Conditional perfect
I would have chain-smoke
you would have chain-smoke
he/she/it would have chain-smoke
we would have chain-smoke
you would have chain-smoke
they would have chain-smoke
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been chain-smoking
you would have been chain-smoking
he/she/it would have been chain-smoking
we would have been chain-smoking
you would have been chain-smoking
they would have been chain-smoking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you chain-smoke
we let´s chain-smoke
you chain-smoke
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to chain-smoke
Past participle
chain-smoked
Present Participle
chain-smoking
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 «CHAIN-SMOKE»
Discover the use of
chain-smoke in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
chain-smoke and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
2003 chain-smoke vert to smoke cigarettes continuously and addictively uk, 1934
• — American Speech. October 1956 • Mother and doctor seem to be involved in
an activity in which they claim exclusive expertise, and husband is left to ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
2
From a Window Or Two: Memoirs of a Distant Mind
I realized that, with a combination of stress and reprehensible cuisine, they were
forcing me to chain smoke! It was obviously part of a devious plot. I used to enjoy
my cigarettes with lazy relish. Now I was becoming a glutton. But who could I go ...
3
Crossing Boundaries: Studies in English Language, ...
For example, SILVET 2002 and KOOLIBRI 2002 do not list the verb chain-smoke,
and even the noun chain- smoker 'ahelsuitsetaja' can be found only in KOOLIBRI
2002. While the noun ahelsuitsetaja 'chain-smoker' is part of the general ...
4
A Life in
Smoke: A Memoir
When we visited my grandmother in Vineland, the famiglia would bang at the
screen door off the kitchen, take a seat at my grandmother's battered Formica-
topped kitchen table, sip musty-smelling red wine, and chain-smoke, my mother ...
In other words: to chain-smoke. So why don't we all quickly become chain-
smokers? Because you need very strong lungs to chain-smoke, believe me.
Many smokers cannot physically cope with more than five to ten cigarettes a day.
6
Hypnosis for Behavioral Health: A Guide to Expanding Your ...
He reported that he tended to increase his smoking when stressed and under
these circumstances would on occasion chain smoke, though this was not a
common occurrence. About one year ago, he stopped smoking for about six
weeks after ...
7
Heinemann English Dictionary
chain-smoke chain-smoke verb to smoke cigarettes, etc. continually. Word Family
chain-smoker noun. chain store noun any of a group of shops owned and
controlled by one company. chair noun 1 a movable seat for one person, usually
with ...
Even if you chain-smoke Juleps all day long, see how the last puff finds your
mouth and throat still free of that smoke-weary sensation . . . your breath still
clean of tobacco-halitosis. The reason — choice tobaccos improved by miracle-
mint ...
9
Easy Way to Control Alcohol
I couldn't understand why my friends could limit their smoking to five or ten a day.
I knew that I was just as strong-willed as they were but that nonetheless I had to
chain-smoke. I was completely dominated by nicotine. It never occurred to me ...
Can you imagine how much damage is done to the health of a young child, sitting
in a car for hours, while his or her parents chain smoke? A no-smoking advocate
stated that it would be like "being locked up in a mobile gas chamber." To me ...
Marie Truglio-Londrigan, Sandra Lewenson, 2010
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHAIN-SMOKE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
chain-smoke is used in the context of the following news items.
Cairo's Streets Become Charity Restaurants During Ramadan
Most people ate in under ten minutes, eager to chain-smoke until sunrise, and proceeded to leave. cairo_iftar_MG_1735. The street soon grew ... «Munchies_ Food by VICE, Jul 15»
The Libertines Prowl Thailand's Red Light District in Rabblerousing …
They unapologetically carouse with ladies of the evening, bottle-feed each other exotic beer, chain-smoke, sweat through their suits, give each ... «Yahoo Music, Jul 15»
TV's Most Iconic Men's Hairstyles
But faster than Don Draper could chain-smoke a pack of Lucky Strikes, his gray suits and starched pocket squares became our default way of ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
Larry Gross (1954-2015)
Larry helped him chain-smoke a pack. When there were no more left, he cursed Larry and told him to get out. He did. But Larry kept going back. «Cincinnati CityBeat, Jun 15»
Meet Figen Yüksekdağ, Turkey's Political Firestarter
Two minutes into the interview she leaves, and then returns with a pack of cigarettes, which she proceeds to chain-smoke throughout the ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
Figen Yüksekdağ, Political Fire Starter
Two minutes into the interview she leaves, and then returns with a pack of cigarettes, which she proceeds to chain-smoke throughout the ... «OZY, May 15»
Mad Men recap: 'The Milk and Honey Route' is the show's saddest …
This particular ending for Betty – while certainly realistic given how frequently we've seen her chain-smoke – is especially sad because she ... «Digital Spy UK, May 15»
Frank DiPascali Is Dead, Four Months Before His Sentencing …
During breaks in his testimony, I'd watch him chain-smoke on a balcony near the court's cafeteria, sucking down the butts all the way to the filter ... «Forbes, May 15»
Margiela documentary: The Artist is Absent – what do we learn …
You get to see his awesome “collaborators”, the coolest talking-heads ever, who wear black and chain-smoke in the rain while talking about ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
A Sports Illustrated Model on Being 'Well'
People think models never eat, do drugs, or chain-smoke. But I realize more and more that the girls I love — the Karlies and Giseles and ... «New York Magazine, Apr 15»
