CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CLAM UP
PRESENT
Present
I clam up
you clam up
he/she/it clams up
we clam up
you clam up
they clam up
Present continuous
I am clamming up
you are clamming up
he/she/it is clamming up
we are clamming up
you are clamming up
they are clamming up
Present perfect
I have clammed up
you have clammed up
he/she/it has clammed up
we have clammed up
you have clammed up
they have clammed up
Present perfect continuous
I have been clamming up
you have been clamming up
he/she/it has been clamming up
we have been clamming up
you have been clamming up
they have been clamming up
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 clammed up
you clammed up
he/she/it clammed up
we clammed up
you clammed up
they clammed up
Past continuous
I was clamming up
you were clamming up
he/she/it was clamming up
we were clamming up
you were clamming up
they were clamming up
Past perfect
I had clammed up
you had clammed up
he/she/it had clammed up
we had clammed up
you had clammed up
they had clammed up
Past perfect continuous
I had been clamming up
you had been clamming up
he/she/it had been clamming up
we had been clamming up
you had been clamming up
they had been clamming up
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will clam up
you will clam up
he/she/it will clam up
we will clam up
you will clam up
they will clam up
Future continuous
I will be clamming up
you will be clamming up
he/she/it will be clamming up
we will be clamming up
you will be clamming up
they will be clamming up
Future perfect
I will have clammed up
you will have clammed up
he/she/it will have clammed up
we will have clammed up
you will have clammed up
they will have clammed up
Future perfect continuous
I will have been clamming up
you will have been clamming up
he/she/it will have been clamming up
we will have been clamming up
you will have been clamming up
they will have been clamming up
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would clam up
you would clam up
he/she/it would clam up
we would clam up
you would clam up
they would clam up
Conditional continuous
I would be clamming up
you would be clamming up
he/she/it would be clamming up
we would be clamming up
you would be clamming up
they would be clamming up
Conditional perfect
I would have clam up
you would have clam up
he/she/it would have clam up
we would have clam up
you would have clam up
they would have clam up
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been clamming up
you would have been clamming up
he/she/it would have been clamming up
we would have been clamming up
you would have been clamming up
they would have been clamming up
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you clam up
we let´s clam up
you clam up
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
clammed up
Present Participle
clamming up
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.
3 QUOTES WITH «CLAM UP»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
clam up.
Every woman I've had a relationship with has found this maddening; the fact that I will talk about anything on the stage, and reveal all this stuff, and yet when I'm at home, I clam up and won't discuss anything intimate or personal.
When I am really angry, I clam up, go cold.
I've seen racism in my audiences. For example, I've seen people laugh at every other group, but then clam up when it comes to their community. You can't laugh at everyone else and then not laugh at yourself. You shouldn't be at my show if you can't laugh at yourself.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLAM UP»
Discover the use of
clam up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
clam up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Microeconomics: A Contemporary Introduction
If both clam up, each gets only a 1-year sentence on a technicality. If both confess
, each gets 5 years. What will Ben and Jerry do? The answer depends on the
assumptions about their behavior—that is, what strategy each pursues. A strategy
...
William A. McEachern, 2013
2
Economics: A Contemporary Introduction
If both clam up, each gets only a 1-year sentence on a technicality. If both confess
, each gets 5 years. What will Ben and Jerry do? The answer depends on the
assumptions about their behavior—that is, what strategy each pursues. A strategy
...
William A. McEachern, 2012
Each prisoner can either confess or clam up.The numbers in the matrix indicate
the prison time in years each can expect based on the corresponding strategies.
Ben's numbers are in red andJerry's in blue.Take a moment now to see how the ...
William A. McEachern, 2011
4
Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms
Stevens has staked a claim to a new brand of techno music with a series of
exciting concerts. origin: from the idea of marking land that is not owned by
someone with stakes (= pointed sticks) to show it is yours clam clam up to refuse
to talk or ...
5
The Altruistic Species: Scientific, Philosophical, and ...
If both players clam up and refuse to implicate the other, the prosecution will have
to content itself with lesser charges, so both players will do just a bit of jail time.
But if you clam up and I squeal, they'll let me go and they'll throw the book at you
...
Andrew Michael Flescher, Daniel L. Worthen, Daniel Worthen, 2007
6
Building Blocks for a Beautiful Marriage
Many years ago at a counseling seminar Jay Adams explained these two
extremes as "clamming up" or "blowing up." We either "clam up" (shut down) or "
blow up" (vent) or "clam up, clam up, clam up, blow up." The "clam up" strategy
initially ...
7
Idioms and Other English Expressions: Grades 1-3
up. stop talking; keep quiet; refuse to speak When Karla's dad walked into her
room past her bedtime, he saw she was on the phone, laughing and talking. “
Clam up and go to sleep!” he said sternly. Read the two selections. Choose the
one in ...
Timothy Rasinski, Kathleen Knoblock, 2007
8
Alienation of Affection
She decided she'd clam up. That's what she'd heard somebody say when you
want to be quiet. Clam up. She knew how hard it was to open a clam. She'd seen
her cousin try one at the beach. Emma remembered her decision back then.
Hugh DeArmond Kirkpatrick, 2010
9
Boys!: Shaping Ordinary Boys into Extraordinary Men
OPENING YOUR BOY UP Some specific ingredients will make him clam up, and
the other procedures will make him open like a faucet. Let's first look at the
mechanics of a clam-up to find insights for fixing the problem. Boys are unaware
of ...
10
Disagreements, Disputes, and All-out War: 3 Simple Steps for ...
Frequently, Clams clam up because they don't want to hurt other people's
feelings, have been taught not to share their feelings, want to avoid
confrontations, feel their opinions aren't valued, or are generally shy. Thus, it's
particularly important ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLAM UP»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
clam up is used in the context of the following news items.
We discuss travel allowances, athletes who clam up, summer …
RAVE: For fighting the good fight. For many years, former businessman and ex-Sydney Alderman Roy Jessome was a regular contributor to our ... «Cape Breton Post, Jul 15»
Today's Proposal In Legislative Transparency: You Amend It, You …
Someone agreed to insert it. You have to be pretty contemptuous of your constituents to clam up and pretend that no one knows where it came ... «Mother Jones, Jul 15»
Rafael tells Froch, “Calzaghe would have fought GGG”
... lumps that would come from the fight, Froch jumped on Rafael's case for telling him to clam up if he's not interested in fighting Golovkin. «Boxing News 24, Jul 15»
Southern Oregon Journal: Tree crickets among us
Their song can be heard up to four miles away, reach up to 120 decibels, and actually can cause hearing loss, though they would clam up if ... «Mail Tribune, Jul 15»
Veterans ask neighbors to be courteous with fireworks
"When they go off you can feel the concussions from them and it causes you to clam up and it causes you to go back to places you don't want to ... «KSWO, Jul 15»
Face it: The Redskins stink, and that's not likely to change
So can we clam up about this clown-car team and focus on local or national athletes who actually know how to play their sports? Just please let ... «The Virginian-Pilot, Jul 15»
A Couple's Therapist Shares How Even She Was Sabotaging Her …
As we started to get more serious as a couple, I would try to exert control over the situation—only to have Alexander clam up in response. «Yahoo Health, Jul 15»
Time for some straight talk: Redskins most likely will be bad for a while
So as July 4 arrives, can we clam up about this clown-car team and focus on local or national athletes who actually know how to play their ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
Phoning it in: Not the way to mediate
... topics as proper deposition objections, which do not including speeches by counsel or verbal cues to clients to clam up. I have not drafted the ... «Maryland Daily Record, Jul 15»
5 Networking Conversations You Should Avoid (If You Care About …
I'm not suggesting that you clam up and shuffle away if someone asks if you're in a relationship—that's (obviously) weird. But I am saying that ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
