CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CROSS-EXAMINE
PRESENT
Present
I cross-examine
you cross-examine
he/she/it cross-examines
we cross-examine
you cross-examine
they cross-examine
Present continuous
I am cross-examining
you are cross-examining
he/she/it is cross-examining
we are cross-examining
you are cross-examining
they are cross-examining
Present perfect
I have cross-examined
you have cross-examined
he/she/it has cross-examined
we have cross-examined
you have cross-examined
they have cross-examined
Present perfect continuous
I have been cross-examining
you have been cross-examining
he/she/it has been cross-examining
we have been cross-examining
you have been cross-examining
they have been cross-examining
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-examined
you cross-examined
he/she/it cross-examined
we cross-examined
you cross-examined
they cross-examined
Past continuous
I was cross-examining
you were cross-examining
he/she/it was cross-examining
we were cross-examining
you were cross-examining
they were cross-examining
Past perfect
I had cross-examined
you had cross-examined
he/she/it had cross-examined
we had cross-examined
you had cross-examined
they had cross-examined
Past perfect continuous
I had been cross-examining
you had been cross-examining
he/she/it had been cross-examining
we had been cross-examining
you had been cross-examining
they had been cross-examining
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will cross-examine
you will cross-examine
he/she/it will cross-examine
we will cross-examine
you will cross-examine
they will cross-examine
Future continuous
I will be cross-examining
you will be cross-examining
he/she/it will be cross-examining
we will be cross-examining
you will be cross-examining
they will be cross-examining
Future perfect
I will have cross-examined
you will have cross-examined
he/she/it will have cross-examined
we will have cross-examined
you will have cross-examined
they will have cross-examined
Future perfect continuous
I will have been cross-examining
you will have been cross-examining
he/she/it will have been cross-examining
we will have been cross-examining
you will have been cross-examining
they will have been cross-examining
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would cross-examine
you would cross-examine
he/she/it would cross-examine
we would cross-examine
you would cross-examine
they would cross-examine
Conditional continuous
I would be cross-examining
you would be cross-examining
he/she/it would be cross-examining
we would be cross-examining
you would be cross-examining
they would be cross-examining
Conditional perfect
I would have cross-examine
you would have cross-examine
he/she/it would have cross-examine
we would have cross-examine
you would have cross-examine
they would have cross-examine
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been cross-examining
you would have been cross-examining
he/she/it would have been cross-examining
we would have been cross-examining
you would have been cross-examining
they would have been cross-examining
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you cross-examine
we let´s cross-examine
you cross-examine
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to cross-examine
Past participle
cross-examined
Present Participle
cross-examining
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-EXAMINE»
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cross-examine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
cross-examine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
YOU MAY CROSS-EXAMINE 1 THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED WITH FILIAL AFFECTION TO A COUPLE OF LITTLE OLD LADIES CONTENTS CHAPTER BACK I IMPORTANCE 1 II PREPARATION 11 III SCOPE 47 IV CONDUCT 57 V EXPERTS 78 VI WOMEN 100 VII PSYCHOLOGICAL 114 VIII RE ...
2
Procedural Due Process: A Reference Guide to the United ...
the Court has held that due process guarantees a right to confront and cross-
examine adverse witnesses. On the other hand, government employees facing
termination for cause are not entitled to confront or cross- examine adverse
witnesses ...
3
Maccarthy on
Cross-examination
He said that you must have tried at least 25 cases before you can even consider
yourself ready to learn how to cross-examine. He also said there are less than 10
good cross-examiners in the United States. If we were to accept these statistics, ...
Ct. op App.] as a hostile witness, and to put certain questions to him which Kay, J.
disallowed, on the ground that he could not cross-examine him. Judgment was
ultimately given for the defendant, and the plaintiff appealed. Philip Stokes for the
...
The question for the opinion of this court is whether, under the above
circumstances, counsel for one prisoner was (as he claimed) or was not entitled
to cross- examine the other prisoner upon the evidence given by the latter upon
oath against ...
6
Century Edition of The American Digest: A Complete Digest of ...
Bight to cross-examine and reexamine in general. Right to cross-examine wife,
see ante, § 140. to examine adverse party as on cross- examination, see post, §
976. [a] (Ala. 1852) On trial of a motion to enter satisfaction of a judgment, plaintiff
...
7
Commonwealth Caribbean Administrative Law
The court stated that, on the test laid down by the Court of Appeal, the claimants'
application for leave to cross-examine must fail because, first, the conflict of fact
was not central to any material issue;138 and, second, no duty of full and frank ...
8
Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court ...
The defendant had the right to cross-examine the witness upon all subjects
connected with the pending controversy. The commencement of the examination
of the witness accredits him in such a manner that the party offering him cannot ...
Alabama. Supreme Court, 1907
9
Relentless Criminal
Cross-examination
As I rise to cross-examine him, I remind myself that I have spent two weeks poring
over forensic-type books trying to master the subject matter, and the expert, with
his years of experience, has been living what I've only read about. If I foolishly ...
10
Analytical Digest of Cases Published in the Law Journal Reports
In our judgment, he was wrong in contrasting the evidence as he did, after
refusing liberty to cross-examine the respondent. It appears to us contrary to all
rules of evidence, and opposed to natural justice, that the evidence of one party
should ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CROSS-EXAMINE»
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cross-examine is used in the context of the following news items.
Hearing on Simcox cross-examining child accusers begins
The hearing was a mini-trial of sorts, aimed to determine whether Chris Simcox has the right to cross-examine his accusers, 7- and 8-year-old ... «azcentral.com, Jul 15»
Child pornography trial for Steven Powell under way
Powell had said he would act as his own attorney, but on Tuesday had a lawyer cross-examine witnesses. Steven Powell is the father of Josh ... «The Seattle Times, Jul 15»
Home invasion suspect representing self in court, testimony begins
... TO CROSS-EXAMINE HER, A MOVE THE VICTIM CALLS STUPID. ... IT WAS HOWARD'S TURN TO CROSS-EXAMINE HER THE JUDGE ... «WTAE Pittsburgh, Jul 15»
Sen. Libous appears in federal court for final pretrial hearing
The prosecution had filed a motion not to allow the defense to cross-examine three witnesses regarding its alleged extra-marital affairs. «WBNG-TV, Jul 15»
A confident Bill Shorten says he will “relish” testifying at the royal …
If Mr Shorten's lawyers or those for other parties want to cross-examine him, they must apply to have him recalled, most likely in September. «The West Australian, Jul 15»
Drew Peterson returns to court in murder-for-hire trial
Prosecutors have asked the court to allow prosecutors to cross-examine Peterson about his first-degree murder conviction should he choose to testify. And they ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»
Hood apologized to woman he carjacked
Since Hood is acting as his own attorney in this death penalty case, he gets to cross-examine witnesses including his alleged victims. Monday ... «WSB Atlanta, Jul 15»
Simcox defends effort to grill accusers in pending molestation trial
In the past several months, Simcox has convinced a judge that he has the right to personally cross-examine his child accusers, effectively ... «azcentral.com, Jul 15»
Theater trial blog: Day 43
Prosecution says it's ill-prepared to cross-examine the content of the slides. The slides are based on research that was not in the original ... «9NEWS.com, Jul 15»
The PUC and public opinion
There would be no opportunity by the two sides in the criminal trial to challenge or cross-examine the commenters. The judge and the jury ... «Rapid City Journal, Jul 15»
