CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CONTEMPER
PRESENT
Present
I contemper
you contemper
he/she/it contempers
we contemper
you contemper
they contemper
Present continuous
I am contempering
you are contempering
he/she/it is contempering
we are contempering
you are contempering
they are contempering
Present perfect
I have contempered
you have contempered
he/she/it has contempered
we have contempered
you have contempered
they have contempered
Present perfect continuous
I have been contempering
you have been contempering
he/she/it has been contempering
we have been contempering
you have been contempering
they have been contempering
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 contempered
you contempered
he/she/it contempered
we contempered
you contempered
they contempered
Past continuous
I was contempering
you were contempering
he/she/it was contempering
we were contempering
you were contempering
they were contempering
Past perfect
I had contempered
you had contempered
he/she/it had contempered
we had contempered
you had contempered
they had contempered
Past perfect continuous
I had been contempering
you had been contempering
he/she/it had been contempering
we had been contempering
you had been contempering
they had been contempering
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will contemper
you will contemper
he/she/it will contemper
we will contemper
you will contemper
they will contemper
Future continuous
I will be contempering
you will be contempering
he/she/it will be contempering
we will be contempering
you will be contempering
they will be contempering
Future perfect
I will have contempered
you will have contempered
he/she/it will have contempered
we will have contempered
you will have contempered
they will have contempered
Future perfect continuous
I will have been contempering
you will have been contempering
he/she/it will have been contempering
we will have been contempering
you will have been contempering
they will have been contempering
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would contemper
you would contemper
he/she/it would contemper
we would contemper
you would contemper
they would contemper
Conditional continuous
I would be contempering
you would be contempering
he/she/it would be contempering
we would be contempering
you would be contempering
they would be contempering
Conditional perfect
I would have contemper
you would have contemper
he/she/it would have contemper
we would have contemper
you would have contemper
they would have contemper
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been contempering
you would have been contempering
he/she/it would have been contempering
we would have been contempering
you would have been contempering
they would have been contempering
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you contemper
we let´s contemper
you contemper
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
contempered
Present Participle
contempering
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 «CONTEMPER»
Discover the use of
contemper in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
contemper and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Dictionary of the English Language: Intended to Exhibi ... ...
CONTEMPER, v.t. [Low L. contempero ; con and tempero, to mix or temper. See
Temper.] To moderate ; to reduce to a lower degree by mixture with opposite or
different qualities ; to temper. The leaves qualify and contemper the heat. Ray.
2
The New And Complete Dictionary Of The English Language: In ...
Contemperate (v. t. from contemper) To temper, to moderate, to diminish by a
mixture of a different quality. Contemner ated (p. from contemperate) Moderated
tempered. Contem'perating (p. a. from contemperate) Moderating, tempering.
3
The new encyclopædia; or, Universal dictionary ofarts and ...
South. * To CONTE VIPER, v. a. [contempen, Lat.] To moderate ; to reduce to a
lower degree br mixing something of opposite qualities.— The leaves qualify and
contemper the heat, and hinder the evaporation of moisture. Raj on the Crtotix.
Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1807
4
A general pronouncing and explanatory dictionary of the ...
To CONTEMN, (kon-tem') -v. a. to delpife, to fcorn, to negleft. CONTEMNER, (kon-
tSm'-niir) j. one that contemns, a delpiier. To CON TEMPER, (kon-tem'-piir) v. a. to
moderate. CONTEMPER AMENT. (kon - tern' - pur - A - ment) /. the degree of ...
Stephen Jones, Thomas Sheridan, 1804
5
A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the ...
Pollution, defilement. To Contemn, kon-ttrmj v. a. 411. To despise, to scorn, to
neglect. Contemner, kon-tem-nur, s. 411. One that contemns, a despiser. To
Contemper, kon-tem-pur, v. a. To moderate. Contemperament, kon-tem-pur-A-
menl, s.
6
Dictionary of the English and German languages for general ...
1^"афгег, m. Contemner, kön-tgm'-ngr, a, Contemper, kon-tem'-prir, v. a. müßigen
. Conteinperament, kon-tem'- pOr-A-mSnt, a. Anfügung, Í- Contempérate, kon-têm
'-pur- Ate, a. Contemper. Contemperation , kon-tem- рЙг-А'-екап, a. Bíofiigiing ...
Ind now for the first time riutedJroin n contemper M . written ohout 1380 formerly
in The Monnstcry oi Sion. end ete in the Collection of en Wilson, F.S.A.—'l'he
venion hitherto known I! Wyeliife'l ll of inter dete, our] diflern reatly from the
prreeut ...
8
Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the ...
To CONTEMPER. <v. a. \_cor.iemperoy Lat.] To moderate ; to reduce to .1 lower
degree by mixing something of opposite qualities. — The leaves qualify and
contemper the heat, and hinder the evaporation of moisture. Ray on the Creation.
9
Nataeotechnia medicinae praxeov
Thus also ' many sweet things there are in outward tast , which in theirintcmafl
substance, are nothing at all contemper'd. How many things that excentricallj-
and at the thresholdzor first beginning of tast, are altogetherimszzuorj, and
without ...
10
The Young Christian's Prayer Book, Etc
I wou'd be far tom complaining of my ConTemper, my State is good, far etter than
I des' serve; and'l ask For iveness that I have been so jUnthankful and amidit
Undeserq'_' ' . zwoufl I wou''d not envy Those above me, but desire quietly.
Samuel BOURN (Second of the Name.), 1733
