CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CONFABBING
PRESENT
Present
I confab
you confab
he/she/it confabs
we confab
you confab
they confab
Present continuous
I am confabbing
you are confabbing
he/she/it is confabbing
we are confabbing
you are confabbing
they are confabbing
Present perfect
I have confabbed
you have confabbed
he/she/it has confabbed
we have confabbed
you have confabbed
they have confabbed
Present perfect continuous
I have been confabbing
you have been confabbing
he/she/it has been confabbing
we have been confabbing
you have been confabbing
they have been confabbing
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 confabbed
you confabbed
he/she/it confabbed
we confabbed
you confabbed
they confabbed
Past continuous
I was confabbing
you were confabbing
he/she/it was confabbing
we were confabbing
you were confabbing
they were confabbing
Past perfect
I had confabbed
you had confabbed
he/she/it had confabbed
we had confabbed
you had confabbed
they had confabbed
Past perfect continuous
I had been confabbing
you had been confabbing
he/she/it had been confabbing
we had been confabbing
you had been confabbing
they had been confabbing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will confab
you will confab
he/she/it will confab
we will confab
you will confab
they will confab
Future continuous
I will be confabbing
you will be confabbing
he/she/it will be confabbing
we will be confabbing
you will be confabbing
they will be confabbing
Future perfect
I will have confabbed
you will have confabbed
he/she/it will have confabbed
we will have confabbed
you will have confabbed
they will have confabbed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been confabbing
you will have been confabbing
he/she/it will have been confabbing
we will have been confabbing
you will have been confabbing
they will have been confabbing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would confabbing
you would confabbing
he/she/it would confabbing
we would confabbing
you would confabbing
they would confabbing
Conditional continuous
I would be confabbing
you would be confabbing
he/she/it would be confabbing
we would be confabbing
you would be confabbing
they would be confabbing
Conditional perfect
I would have confabbing
you would have confabbing
he/she/it would have confabbing
we would have confabbing
you would have confabbing
they would have confabbing
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been confabbing
you would have been confabbing
he/she/it would have been confabbing
we would have been confabbing
you would have been confabbing
they would have been confabbing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you confab
we let´s confab
you confab
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
confabbed
Present Participle
confabbing
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 «CONFABBING»
Discover the use of
confabbing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
confabbing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Confabbing. Again. By the time Christina reached the gazebo, it was almost dark.
The other kids were already there, reading through the clues, arguing, and she
startled them when she ran up and yelled, “Hey!” “Yikes!” the kids screeched ...
2
The Mystery of Mimi's Haunted Book Shop
Confabbing. Again. By the time Christina reached the gazebo, it was almost dark.
The other kids were already there, reading through the clues, arguing, and she
startled them when she ran up and yelled, “Hey!” “Yikes!” the kids screeched ...
3
Pamela, Or Virtue Rewarded: In a Series of Familiar Letters ...
He went from us afterwards to Mrs. fer-air, and made her ansWer him abundance
of Questions about me, and how all these Matters had tame about, as he phrased
it; and returning, when we drank Coffee, said, I have been confabbing, that ...
4
The Gaberlunzie's Wallet
The inky-coated, paidlin' preacher, The sallow napkin'd carritch teacher, The auld
grave-digger, pawky fleecher, Confabbing thrang, Wi' the swart-visaged body-
snatcher, Sae lank an' lang. Town-drummer Tam, wi's drummie ruffin', ...
5
The Wrath of Irene Deluxe: Vermont's Imperfect Storm of 2011
... officials are now confabbing on how to proceed,with an eye to minimizing flood
damage in the future. While state and FEMA officials debate how to proceed with
the hatchery rebuild,Whalen and his two assistants are focused, for the most ...
M. Dickey Drysdale, Stephen Morris, Sandy Levesque, 2012
6
the dublin review vol. xlviii may and august 1860
Whether in conceiting plans and arranging terms with a spy, lay or clerical, or in
confabbing with the " leading Catholics," or in higgling about the price to be paid
for such-a-one's interest, he was plain and direct. Putting, however, out of the ...
7
Diary and Letters: 1793 - 1812
How I should have enjoyed being with "that rogue," as you call Mrs. Crewe, and
Lady Buckingham, peering at you and Mr. Erskine confabbing so lovingly ! . . . But
I must fly from all this, and from our garden, and our Bambino, to write first upon ...
It was a rapids that back in the Marble Canyon days would 've had them
conferring ashore and tossing out bits of driftwood to show the currents,
confabbing about a portage while Charley Daggett stamped up and down in his
impatience.
The squire himself, a ruddy- faced man in early middle age, mounted on a fine
chestnut, might be observed confabbing with the farmers; and lastly came his
lady, driving herself in a low chaise: a bony-jawed, high-nosed woman, whose
The ...
Henry Handel Richardson, 1925
10
"Wildcats" Over Casablanca: U.S. Navy Fighters in Operation ...
He agreed, quite cheerfully. So the old proprietor produced a billhead and wrote
out a receipt, which he put in front of the corporal. The fellow looked at it, grinned,
and shook his head. He took it back outside, and I could hear them confabbing.
M T Wordell, E N Seiler, 2006
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONFABBING»
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confabbing is used in the context of the following news items.
Politico: Romney a 'Political Tutor' to 'Favored Candidates'
Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee, is confabbing with some members of the GOP's 2016 field, offering his takeaways ... «Newsmax, Jul 15»
25 Millennials Just Crossed the United States By Rail Hoping to …
But with three trips under his belt, he also knows the value of that week confabbing and collaborating on the way across the country. «Smithsonian, Jun 15»
Mariotti: In spite of bumbling Goodell, NFL still thrives amid scandal …
... witness the Goodellian spectacle starting Tuesday, when the owners arrive at a downtown hotel for two days of politicking and confabbing. «San Francisco Examiner, May 15»
Violence explodes in 'Game of Thrones'
Meanwhile, in the Dornish desert, Ellaria Sand (Indira Varma) is confabbing with the warrior-like Sand Snakes (Keisha Castle-Hughes, ... «New York Post, May 15»
Book Review: 'You Are What You Tweet: Harness the Power of …
Even your own colleagues may be confabbing via tweets. And in terms of personal relationships, Twitter is made for finding friends. Now there's ... «Blogcritics, Apr 15»
'Hourly' Pay for Fast-Food CEOs Is Astonishing
Although it's debatable just how grueling those extra hours are, given the time spent cruising at 35,000 feet in the corporate jet or confabbing ... «TakePart, Apr 15»
Post-Tidal Wave
After confabbing with Beyonce, Madonna, Nicki Minaj, Alicia Keys, Jay Z, Kanye West, and others at the massive, sometimes awkward Tidal ... «Us Magazine, Mar 15»
Ted Talks In New Hampshire: Can Ted Cruz Cajole His Way Into …
... addressed a conference of college-age conservatives who had gathered in this Boston exurb for a weekend of political confabbing, free food ... «Huffington Post, Mar 15»
Tweak, Tap, Viet Cong...
Not into industry confabbing? That's cool, as the Fiery Furnaces' Eleanor Friedberger is at Whistle Stop, like, right down the street! Ms. F. takes ... «San Diego Reader, Mar 15»
Trujillo withdraws from mayor's race
"This certainly creates a vacuum. I suspect there is going to be a lot of confabbing going on about what can be put together with time there is left ... «Philly.com, Jan 15»
