CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CROSS-DRESS
PRESENT
Present
I cross-dress
you cross-dress
he/she/it cross-dresses
we cross-dress
you cross-dress
they cross-dress
Present continuous
I am cross-dressing
you are cross-dressing
he/she/it is cross-dressing
we are cross-dressing
you are cross-dressing
they are cross-dressing
Present perfect
I have cross-dressed
you have cross-dressed
he/she/it has cross-dressed
we have cross-dressed
you have cross-dressed
they have cross-dressed
Present perfect continuous
I have been cross-dressing
you have been cross-dressing
he/she/it has been cross-dressing
we have been cross-dressing
you have been cross-dressing
they have been cross-dressing
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 cross-dressed
you cross-dressed
he/she/it cross-dressed
we cross-dressed
you cross-dressed
they cross-dressed
Past continuous
I was cross-dressing
you were cross-dressing
he/she/it was cross-dressing
we were cross-dressing
you were cross-dressing
they were cross-dressing
Past perfect
I had cross-dressed
you had cross-dressed
he/she/it had cross-dressed
we had cross-dressed
you had cross-dressed
they had cross-dressed
Past perfect continuous
I had been cross-dressing
you had been cross-dressing
he/she/it had been cross-dressing
we had been cross-dressing
you had been cross-dressing
they had been cross-dressing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will cross-dress
you will cross-dress
he/she/it will cross-dress
we will cross-dress
you will cross-dress
they will cross-dress
Future continuous
I will be cross-dressing
you will be cross-dressing
he/she/it will be cross-dressing
we will be cross-dressing
you will be cross-dressing
they will be cross-dressing
Future perfect
I will have cross-dressed
you will have cross-dressed
he/she/it will have cross-dressed
we will have cross-dressed
you will have cross-dressed
they will have cross-dressed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been cross-dressing
you will have been cross-dressing
he/she/it will have been cross-dressing
we will have been cross-dressing
you will have been cross-dressing
they will have been cross-dressing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would cross-dress
you would cross-dress
he/she/it would cross-dress
we would cross-dress
you would cross-dress
they would cross-dress
Conditional continuous
I would be cross-dressing
you would be cross-dressing
he/she/it would be cross-dressing
we would be cross-dressing
you would be cross-dressing
they would be cross-dressing
Conditional perfect
I would have cross-dress
you would have cross-dress
he/she/it would have cross-dress
we would have cross-dress
you would have cross-dress
they would have cross-dress
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been cross-dressing
you would have been cross-dressing
he/she/it would have been cross-dressing
we would have been cross-dressing
you would have been cross-dressing
they would have been cross-dressing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you cross-dress
we let´s cross-dress
you cross-dress
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to cross-dress
Past participle
cross-dressed
Present Participle
cross-dressing
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 «CROSS-DRESS»
Discover the use of
cross-dress in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
cross-dress and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Transvestites: The Erotic Drive To
Cross Dress
This book conclusively demonstrates that transvestism is a natural extension of the infinite variations of human personality.
2
Miss Vera's
Cross-
Dress for Success: A Resource Guide for ...
As of press time, the URLs displayed in the text of Miss Vera's Cross-Dress for
Success link or refer to existing websites on the Internet. Random House, Inc., is
not responsible for the content available on any such site (including, without ...
3
The Performance of Self: Ritual, Clothing, and Identity ...
“Licite” carries a moral valence as well, licit in the sense of “proper” or “lawful,”
recalling Ioan's claim that her cross-dress is not immoral. To the end, Joan
maintains that her male dress is useful, that it is not immoral, and that she prefers
it to ...
4
Handbook of Clinical Sexuality for Mental Health Professionals
As people with intellectual disabilities are more likely to have their clothes
chosen by others, they have less chance to cross-dress in secret and therefore
are more often brought to clinics due to concerns about cross-dressing . John is a
...
Stephen B. Levine, Candace B. Risen, Stanley E. Althof, 2011
Civilians cross-dress as soldiers; women cross-dress as men; boys cross-dress
as men; scared men cross-dress as ... must cross-dress as heterosexuals to
maintain the Pentagon's misguided assumption that there are no gays in the
military; ...
Donald M. Kartiganer, Ann J. Abadie
6
Systemic Family Therapy: From Theory to Practice
He goes on to describe how over time he has developed a compulsion to cross-
dress. On occasion he cross-dresses, goes out, and tries to pick someone up at a
bar. He is attracted to a “macho-type” man. After Roger and the person he picks ...
7
Transgender Voices: Beyond Women and Men
Cross-dressers are not the same as drag queens (males in women's clothing) or
drag kings (females in men's clothing), who cross-dress for performance. Cross-
dressers are also not the same as employees who cross-dress while on the job ...
8
Errant Selves: A Casebook of Misbehavior
Kool was excited to think he was learning about his childhood andgaining
insights into hisbeautiful woman side, butcontinued to worry that Mirraand I had
only limited tolerance for his wish to cross dress. He joined a transvestite
organization ...
9
Rachilde and French Women's Authorship: From Decadence to ...
A notice in La Lanterne (Novemher 9, 1890) claims that there were then ten
women in the whole country who had official permission to cross-dress (including
a "directrice d'imprimerie"), hut, to judge from the prefect's need to keep
reminding ...
10
Into the Closet: Gender and
Cross-dressing in Children's Fiction
Morpurgo's approach is similar, but in his case traditional gender ideologies are
more visible because loan is persuaded to cross-dress by male family members
concerned for her welfare: “It was Jean and Bertrand and Uncle Durand.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CROSS-DRESS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
cross-dress is used in the context of the following news items.
Shane Dawson “Full Of Love” As He Comes Out As Bisexual
Given his somewhat flamboyant manner and his propensity to cross-dress in his videos, “Is Shane Dawson gay?” became a common question. «Tubefilter, Jul 15»
HK Film Archive's "Morning Matinee" to feature works by Tam Lan-hing
... ma dan" (female warrior role), while Tam puts on a white beard and heavy costume to cross-dress as the Tang general Ching Ngau-kam. «7thSpace Interactive, Jul 15»
A Cross-dresser's Prospective on Cross-dressing
But, I no longer drink when I cross-dress or vice versa! I found that my judgment about the limits and appropriateness was best when not ... «ChicagoNow, Jul 15»
Panto review: The Pie-Eyed Piper of Hamilton, Oran Mor, Glasgow
Annie Grace and Kirstin McLean both cross-dress deftly and daftly: Grace gives it laldy as the piper, McLean is the creepy-conniving Cyril who ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
Surrey's drag history more than skin deep
CITY CENTRE — If you thought drag was just an excuse for men to cross-dress in front of a crowd, you thought wrong. That's the message of ... «Surrey Now, Jul 15»
The Stigma-Crushing Determination of Mykki Blanco
“I used to cross-dress every day, but once it felt like a costume I started to change.” Within an hour, Quattlebaum-turned-Blanco was bald again, ... «Village Voice, Jul 15»
What We Want (And Don't Want) From The Final Fantasy VII Remake
Some fans love the weird sequence where Cloud needs to cross-dress to confront Don Corneo, but the whole quest and its surrounding side ... «Game Informer, Jun 15»
Tartuffery: Yankees 10, Phillies 2
And rather than cross-dress or hide beneath a tablecloth, we only needed to watch Cole Hamels pitch to see for ourselves. Tweet Share on ... «The Good Phight, Jun 15»
The world's strangest wedding superstitions revealed
In Denmark, brides and grooms used to cross-dress for the same reason - to ward away the unwanted paranormal. Similarly, Middle Eastern ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
Husband has desire to cross-dress
Dear Annie: I am 50 years old. After 10 years of marriage, I feel I must tell my wife of the reason for my declining ability to perform in the ... «Marquette Mining Journal, Jun 15»
