CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CROSSRUFF
PRESENT
Present
I crossruff
you crossruff
he/she/it crossruffs
we crossruff
you crossruff
they crossruff
Present continuous
I am crossruffing
you are crossruffing
he/she/it is crossruffing
we are crossruffing
you are crossruffing
they are crossruffing
Present perfect
I have crossruffed
you have crossruffed
he/she/it has crossruffed
we have crossruffed
you have crossruffed
they have crossruffed
Present perfect continuous
I have been crossruffing
you have been crossruffing
he/she/it has been crossruffing
we have been crossruffing
you have been crossruffing
they have been crossruffing
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 crossruffed
you crossruffed
he/she/it crossruffed
we crossruffed
you crossruffed
they crossruffed
Past continuous
I was crossruffing
you were crossruffing
he/she/it was crossruffing
we were crossruffing
you were crossruffing
they were crossruffing
Past perfect
I had crossruffed
you had crossruffed
he/she/it had crossruffed
we had crossruffed
you had crossruffed
they had crossruffed
Past perfect continuous
I had been crossruffing
you had been crossruffing
he/she/it had been crossruffing
we had been crossruffing
you had been crossruffing
they had been crossruffing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will crossruff
you will crossruff
he/she/it will crossruff
we will crossruff
you will crossruff
they will crossruff
Future continuous
I will be crossruffing
you will be crossruffing
he/she/it will be crossruffing
we will be crossruffing
you will be crossruffing
they will be crossruffing
Future perfect
I will have crossruffed
you will have crossruffed
he/she/it will have crossruffed
we will have crossruffed
you will have crossruffed
they will have crossruffed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been crossruffing
you will have been crossruffing
he/she/it will have been crossruffing
we will have been crossruffing
you will have been crossruffing
they will have been crossruffing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would crossruff
you would crossruff
he/she/it would crossruff
we would crossruff
you would crossruff
they would crossruff
Conditional continuous
I would be crossruffing
you would be crossruffing
he/she/it would be crossruffing
we would be crossruffing
you would be crossruffing
they would be crossruffing
Conditional perfect
I would have crossruff
you would have crossruff
he/she/it would have crossruff
we would have crossruff
you would have crossruff
they would have crossruff
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been crossruffing
you would have been crossruffing
he/she/it would have been crossruffing
we would have been crossruffing
you would have been crossruffing
they would have been crossruffing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you crossruff
we let´s crossruff
you crossruff
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
crossruffed
Present Participle
crossruffing
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 «CROSSRUFF»
Discover the use of
crossruff in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
crossruff and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
A crossruff is a play in contract bridge, in a suit contract, where the tricks are
made by taking alternate ruffs in each hand. It is used mainly by the declaring
side, but can be used by the defenders in some situations. In order to use a
crossruff, ...
2
A Bridge to Inspired Declarer Play
When dummy hit the table, South could now admire the excellent fit. Thirteen
tricks can be won if declarer is able to win three club tricks and crossruff the hand
to win ten tricks with trumps. During the crossruff of diamonds and hearts,
declarer ...
3
Bridge: 25 Ways to Take More Tricks as Declarer
PLAYING. A. CROSSRUFF. Study the two hands carefully, see where they will
combine to your advantage. W. Dalton. Practical Bridge. 1908 We have already
seen that taking a ruff in the short-trump hand gives you an extra trick, whereas ...
Barbara Seagram, David Bird, 2003
4
Conventional Wisdom Plus a Comprehensive Guide to Modern ...
The above bidding (1 heart - 4 hearts) is a clue that opponents may crossruff the
hand; or, it may not be known until the play progresses whether declarer will
crossruff. In either case, the defense should lead a trump as soon as it is known a
...
5
Improve Your Bridge: Teach Yourself
... own cards accurately and to disrupt the opponents' auction. We will see many
of the most important ways to play the dummy, including elimination play, the
crossruff, dummy reversal, communications play, safety plays and counting the
hand ...
A complete crossruff will not work either; East will interrupt with his R?9. So South
crosses to dummy in trumps and runs the 0 10, throwing a spade, West winning.
Subsequently, declarer repeats the process and the long diamonds come in.
Erwin Brecher, Danny Roth, 2004
7
Don't Be a Dummy: How to Bid, Defend and Declare a Bridge ...
How to Bid, Defend and Declare a Bridge Hand Like an Expert Elliot Sternlicht. 7.
When you are playing in a 4-3 fit, you generally do not want to draw trumps. The
playing strategy is similar to a crossruff – you want to cash all of your side suit ...
8
Innovative Slam Bidding
You would first take four minor tricks and the SA, and then crossruff and try to
make eight more tricks by using each trump for ruffing. A good defensive team
would listen to the bidding and determine that there is a potential crossruff and
lead a ...
9
Bridge Bidding: Standard American Yellow Card
... unblocking • blocking • managing entries • trumping • the crossruff • when to
draw trumps (how many rounds to draw) • when not to draw trumps o ruffing
losers o discarding a quick loser o complete crossruff Advanced techniques by
declarer ...
10
Victor Mollo's Bridge Club
“Unusual type of crossruff with a singleton trump in dummy,” remarked Peregrine
the Penguin. “Against me,” sighed Karapet, “they don't need a trump at all. They
can crossruff with a void.” The Crowning Insult It was Papa's turn to go out.
8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CROSSRUFF»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
crossruff is used in the context of the following news items.
A Deal From the Machlin Women's Swiss Teams
Finally, Stansby conceded a spade and claimed the last three tricks on a crossruff to make her slam. At the other table, after Sanborn (West) ... «New York Times, Mar 15»
England Triumphs at the Junior Camrose in Wales
After East ruffed, South overruffed, cashed his heart ace and king, then claimed the rest of the tricks on a crossruff. Photo. At the other table, ... «New York Times, Feb 15»
Remembering Eric Paulsen, a World Champion
Declarer saw immediately that the deal was set up for a crossruff. South cashed his heart ace, ruffed a heart in the dummy, discarded a heart on ... «New York Times, Sep 13»
The Junior Camrose in Manchester, England
Then South claimed, stating that he would cash the heart ace and crossruff. East could take his spade king whenever he liked. At the other table ... «New York Times, Feb 13»
A Defensive Strategy Switched in Midstream
But East, seeing the crossruff looming, shifted to a trump — too late. Declarer won with dummy's eight, cashed the diamond jack and crossruffed ... «New York Times, Sep 10»
How the Careful Crossruffer Ensures Success
Joel saw that the deal was set up for a crossruff. So after taking the first trick in her hand, she played a spade to dummy's jack and East's ace. «New York Times, Aug 10»
Winner Understood Opponent's Psychology
He led a spade to dummy's king, then called for a low spade to open the lines for a crossruff. West won with the ace and shifted to his trump. «New York Times, Mar 10»
Icelandic Dining After the Collapse
So guilt would have been irrational as I enjoyed the chef's artful crossruff of textures -- the chewy puffin playing against the more brittle ... «Wall Street Journal, Feb 09»
