CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CURVETTING
PRESENT
Present
I curvet
you curvet
he/she/it curvets
we curvet
you curvet
they curvet
Present continuous
I am curvetting
you are curvetting
he/she/it is curvetting
we are curvetting
you are curvetting
they are curvetting
Present perfect
I have curvetted
you have curvetted
he/she/it has curvetted
we have curvetted
you have curvetted
they have curvetted
Present perfect continuous
I have been curvetting
you have been curvetting
he/she/it has been curvetting
we have been curvetting
you have been curvetting
they have been curvetting
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 curvetted
you curvetted
he/she/it curvetted
we curvetted
you curvetted
they curvetted
Past continuous
I was curvetting
you were curvetting
he/she/it was curvetting
we were curvetting
you were curvetting
they were curvetting
Past perfect
I had curvetted
you had curvetted
he/she/it had curvetted
we had curvetted
you had curvetted
they had curvetted
Past perfect continuous
I had been curvetting
you had been curvetting
he/she/it had been curvetting
we had been curvetting
you had been curvetting
they had been curvetting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will curvet
you will curvet
he/she/it will curvet
we will curvet
you will curvet
they will curvet
Future continuous
I will be curvetting
you will be curvetting
he/she/it will be curvetting
we will be curvetting
you will be curvetting
they will be curvetting
Future perfect
I will have curvetted
you will have curvetted
he/she/it will have curvetted
we will have curvetted
you will have curvetted
they will have curvetted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been curvetting
you will have been curvetting
he/she/it will have been curvetting
we will have been curvetting
you will have been curvetting
they will have been curvetting
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would curvetting
you would curvetting
he/she/it would curvetting
we would curvetting
you would curvetting
they would curvetting
Conditional continuous
I would be curvetting
you would be curvetting
he/she/it would be curvetting
we would be curvetting
you would be curvetting
they would be curvetting
Conditional perfect
I would have curvetting
you would have curvetting
he/she/it would have curvetting
we would have curvetting
you would have curvetting
they would have curvetting
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been curvetting
you would have been curvetting
he/she/it would have been curvetting
we would have been curvetting
you would have been curvetting
they would have been curvetting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you curvet
we let´s curvet
you curvet
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
curvetted
Present Participle
curvetting
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 «CURVETTING»
Discover the use of
curvetting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
curvetting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
George Chapman Akihiro Yamada. curvetting and tripping o' th' toe, as the
ground they trod on were too hot for their feet. The device is rare; and there's your
young nephew too, he hangs in the clouds deified with Hymen's shape. 1 5 Thar.
George Chapman, Akihiro Yamada, 1975
2
A French and English dictionary
Bounding.curvetting ; also, turning. Volte : t. A round or turn, and whence, the
hounding turn, which cunning riders teach their horses ; also, a Tumblers gambol
, or turn □, whence, Volte en arriere. Aback tuTn 5 * fating, or wbeelinghackward,
...
3
Diary of a March Through Sinde and Afghanistan: With the ...
We rode at a sort of mincing, prancing, curvetting pace, not really going faster
than if we were walking, but fretting ourselves and our horses into a perfect foam ;
" a peculiarly desirable pace," as one of the officers ironically remarked, " for a ...
Isaac Nicholson Allen, 1843
4
The gentleman's magazine
htff, and curvetting, get down just where they f,ot up. It he had said bad Writers in
Metaphysics, the Allusion had not been amiss. And I may add another Species of
Metaphysical Jockies, who are got upon thole resty Jades, that run backwards ...
5
An analytical Dictionary of the english language: in which ...
This is the foundation of all the airs; and is the first tan<rht, in order to bring him to
Curvets. In Curvetting the horse raises both his fore-legs at once, and, as his fore-
legs are falling, he immediately raises his hind-legs, equally advanced, so that ...
6
Drama at the Courts of Queen Henrietta Maria
Charles's actions in removing his wife and locking her in his own chamber
underline his possession of her and his desire to eliminate the contaminating
presence of her 'curvetting' countrymen whose dancing is implicitly dangerous to
both the ...
7
The Spaewife: A Tale of the Scottish Chronicles
curvetting of horses, because such gesticulations, he said, were very perilous to
riders. So he ordered four of those that were to be his guard across the
mountains, to hold the shelty very steadfast while he got upon its back ; the which
, after ...
8
Sporting Magazine: Or, Monthly Calendar of the Transactions ...
There are many other equestrian affectations ; but I shall content myself for the
present with mentioning the curvetting sideway- going affectation, and the "
delicate stratagem" of " The thigh broad pressed, the spanning palm upon it, And
the ...
9
An analytical dictionary of the English language
This is the foundation of all the airs; and is the first taught, in order to bring him to
Curvets. In Curvetting the horse raises both his fore-legs at once, and, as his fore-
legs are falling, he immediately raises his hind-legs, equally advanced, so that ...
The picture of the Queen making her entry into the court-yard, frisking and *
curvetting' on her favourite palfrey Gondibert, is finely drawn : * She bows to all
with condescension sweet, All press around their sovereign to greet ; The
attendant ...
Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths, 1815
7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CURVETTING»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
curvetting is used in the context of the following news items.
Will Self on the meaning of skyscrapers – from the Tower of Babel to …
Frame after frame features these limber figures leaping, back-flipping and curvetting over row after row of Mies van der Rohe; that Kong himself ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
Peter Pan review – Neverland, minus the magic
... are reduced to a ponderous wobbling and floundering that is the antithesis of the joyous curvetting that we associate with the species. «The Guardian, Dec 14»
Icy thrill and cold blooded killing
... the mounted troopers in all the glory of bright burnished spurs and highly-polished swords, proudly curvetting on their prancing chargers.". «Southland Times, Aug 13»
Turkey is taking off, but with Heathrow our wings are clipped
They are extraordinary. It was as though his feet had grown wheels. This way and that he sheepdogged the passengers, twisting and curvetting ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Aug 10»
Booked Up: 'Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself: a …
... too, didn't care for curvetting before the public. Didn't see himself in any way as a dispenser of wisdom. So he draws Lipsky out, bit by bit, and ... «The Awl, Mar 10»
The first Holocaust: Horrifying secrets of Germany's earliest …
Curvetting and playing in the sandy heat-haze, they look like the ghosts of horses roaming free in the afterlife. It is a strangely haunting sight. «Daily Mail, Feb 09»
Bullfighters 'hired Colombian assassins to kill rivals' horses'
The arson attack meant the Domecqs' hugely expensive horses, trained for years to perfect the intricate footwork and elaborate curvetting ... «Independent, Nov 08»
