CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CONFUTE
PRESENT
Present
I confute
you confute
he/she/it confutes
we confute
you confute
they confute
Present continuous
I am confuting
you are confuting
he/she/it is confuting
we are confuting
you are confuting
they are confuting
Present perfect
I have confuted
you have confuted
he/she/it has confuted
we have confuted
you have confuted
they have confuted
Present perfect continuous
I have been confuting
you have been confuting
he/she/it has been confuting
we have been confuting
you have been confuting
they have been confuting
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 confuted
you confuted
he/she/it confuted
we confuted
you confuted
they confuted
Past continuous
I was confuting
you were confuting
he/she/it was confuting
we were confuting
you were confuting
they were confuting
Past perfect
I had confuted
you had confuted
he/she/it had confuted
we had confuted
you had confuted
they had confuted
Past perfect continuous
I had been confuting
you had been confuting
he/she/it had been confuting
we had been confuting
you had been confuting
they had been confuting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will confute
you will confute
he/she/it will confute
we will confute
you will confute
they will confute
Future continuous
I will be confuting
you will be confuting
he/she/it will be confuting
we will be confuting
you will be confuting
they will be confuting
Future perfect
I will have confuted
you will have confuted
he/she/it will have confuted
we will have confuted
you will have confuted
they will have confuted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been confuting
you will have been confuting
he/she/it will have been confuting
we will have been confuting
you will have been confuting
they will have been confuting
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would confute
you would confute
he/she/it would confute
we would confute
you would confute
they would confute
Conditional continuous
I would be confuting
you would be confuting
he/she/it would be confuting
we would be confuting
you would be confuting
they would be confuting
Conditional perfect
I would have confute
you would have confute
he/she/it would have confute
we would have confute
you would have confute
they would have confute
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been confuting
you would have been confuting
he/she/it would have been confuting
we would have been confuting
you would have been confuting
they would have been confuting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you confute
we let´s confute
you confute
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
confuting
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 «CONFUTE»
Discover the use of
confute in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
confute and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Imperial Encyclopaedic Dictionary: A New and Exhaustive ...
[Lat. confutans, pr. par of con/ufo=to confute. J One whoconfutes, disproves, or
shows the falseness of anything. "Now that the eonfutant may also know as he
desires, what force of teaching there is sometimes in laughter."— Milton; Apology
for ...
2
Synonyms Discriminated: A Complete Catalogue of Synonymous ...
CONFUTE. CONFUTE. the head may be in disorder, not in confusion. An army in
disorder has lost its ranks. When confusion reigns in it the soldiers cannot hear
the voice of their commanders, which, if heard and obeyed, might put an end to ...
3
The Century dictionary and cyclopedia: a work of universal ...
J. Indiscriminate, indistinct, intricate, deranged, ppr. of confutare, confute : see
confute, v.] One — 4. Mystified, bewildered, (lurried, abashed, discom- who
confutes Or undertakes to confute. Milton. 1189 confutable by daily experience.
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1906
4
The American encyclopædic dictionary
[Eng. confute); -able.] Possible to be confuted, disproved, or shown to be false. "
At the last day, that inquisitor shall not present to God a bundle of calumnies, or
confutable accusations, . . ." — Broken. cftn-fu -tant, con -fu-tant, s. [Lat. confutans
...
S. J. Herrtage, John A. Williams, Robert Hunter, 1897
5
Edward FitzGerald, Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám: A Critical Edition
The Grape that can with Logic absolute 1859 The Two-and-Seventy jarring
Sects17 confute: The subtle Alchemist that in a Trice Life's leaden Metal into Gold
transmute. LXI. The Grape that can with Logic absolute 1868 The Two-and-
Seventy ...
Omar Khayyam, Christopher Decker, 1997
6
The Anglo-American Encyclopedia and Dictionary: Dictionary ...
[Eng. confute); -able.'] Possible to be confuted, disproved, or shown to be false. "
At the lost day, that inquisitor shall not present to God a bundle of calumnies, or
confutable accusation**, . . ." — Brown. con fu taut, con'-fu-tant, s. [Lat. confutans
...
7
The imperial dictionary of the English language: a complete ...
Capable of being confuted, disprovea, or overthrown; capable of being proved
false, defective, or invalid. ' A conceit confutable by daily experience.' Sir T.
Browne. Confutant t (kon-fut'ant), n. One who confutes or undertakes to confute.
Milton.
John Ogilvie, Charles Annandale, 1885
8
An Etymological and Explanatory Dictionary of Words Derived ...
But confute and refute are now used in a figurative sense only. Confute, respects
what is argumentative ; refute, what is personal : an argument is conj uled by
proving its fallacy ; a charge is refuted by proving one's innocence. " He could, on
...
Richard Harrison Black, 1825
9
The New American Encyclopedic Dictionary: An Exhaustive ...
[Lat. confutans% pr. par of confute^ to confute] One who confutes, disproves, or
shows the falseness of anything. " Now that the confutant may also know as he
desires, what force of teaching there is sometimes in laughter." — Milton: Apology
...
Edward Thomas Roe, Le Roy Hooker, Thomas W. Handford, 1907
10
English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order: With ...
When you behold a man's affairs through negligence ana misconduct involved in
tlistrtd< r, you naturally conclude that hie ruin approaches Blair. TO CONFUTE,
REFUTE, DISPROVE, OPPUGN. CONFUTE and REFUTE, in Latin confutu and ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONFUTE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
confute is used in the context of the following news items.
Egypt media group chides reporters for questioning army statements
What evidence do they have to confute the official numbers?” Journalists or locals reporting on troop movements or military affairs face ... «Middle East Eye, Jul 15»
LETTER: Political entropy rife
... incompetence of this political ruling class, one need go no further than the late Margaret Thatcher, who had the insight to severely confute the ... «BDlive, Jun 15»
Celtronic:Thousands of music fans to descend on Derry
As always, the festival features a strong programme of local and national acts including live performances from Confute, Go Wolf, Documenta, ... «Derry Journal, Jun 15»
Electro stars align for Celtronic '15
Local and national acts performing include Confute, Go Wolf, Documenta, Strength, Vincent and Shammen Delly, and from resident DJs at ... «Derry Journal, Jun 15»
Mike Meeker skated from the NHL to aquaculture renaissance man
... while the other side of the coin flaunts years of consumed local experience, which often tends to confute the validity of the official theories. «Manitoulin Expositor, Apr 15»
The murky waters of literature
... time and patience to sift through it, to process, to see through or even confute it. Literature allows a different relation with words and with time. «Times of Malta, Apr 15»
Interview: Bad bank for a good cause
A: To confute all sorts of market rumors, I'd like to state that MARK is a market actor, and we will acquire real estate at market value. We are ... «Budapest Business Journal, Apr 15»
WHISPERING CHRISTIANS
Confute - Webster's 1828 Dictionary - to disprove, to prove to be false, to overthrow, to prove to be wrong. My question is, how do you fulfill this ... «NewsWithViews.com, Apr 15»
Iran Unveils Cruise Missile That Can Reach Past Europe [VIDEO]
“No weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed, and you shall confute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the ... «Breaking Israel News, Mar 15»
Marlins late-round pick Rosa blooming into hitting prospect
He was like, 'You have to take more swings.' It was a great learning experience to see what he does." What Rosa does is confute his detractors. «Sun Sentinel, Mar 15»
