CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DILLY-DALLIES
PRESENT
Present
I dilly-dally
you dilly-dally
he/she/it dilly-dallies
we dilly-dally
you dilly-dally
they dilly-dally
Present continuous
I am dilly-dallying
you are dilly-dallying
he/she/it is dilly-dallying
we are dilly-dallying
you are dilly-dallying
they are dilly-dallying
Present perfect
I have dilly-dallied
you have dilly-dallied
he/she/it has dilly-dallied
we have dilly-dallied
you have dilly-dallied
they have dilly-dallied
Present perfect continuous
I have been dilly-dallying
you have been dilly-dallying
he/she/it has been dilly-dallying
we have been dilly-dallying
you have been dilly-dallying
they have been dilly-dallying
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 dilly-dallied
you dilly-dallied
he/she/it dilly-dallied
we dilly-dallied
you dilly-dallied
they dilly-dallied
Past continuous
I was dilly-dallying
you were dilly-dallying
he/she/it was dilly-dallying
we were dilly-dallying
you were dilly-dallying
they were dilly-dallying
Past perfect
I had dilly-dallied
you had dilly-dallied
he/she/it had dilly-dallied
we had dilly-dallied
you had dilly-dallied
they had dilly-dallied
Past perfect continuous
I had been dilly-dallying
you had been dilly-dallying
he/she/it had been dilly-dallying
we had been dilly-dallying
you had been dilly-dallying
they had been dilly-dallying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will dilly-dally
you will dilly-dally
he/she/it will dilly-dally
we will dilly-dally
you will dilly-dally
they will dilly-dally
Future continuous
I will be dilly-dallying
you will be dilly-dallying
he/she/it will be dilly-dallying
we will be dilly-dallying
you will be dilly-dallying
they will be dilly-dallying
Future perfect
I will have dilly-dallied
you will have dilly-dallied
he/she/it will have dilly-dallied
we will have dilly-dallied
you will have dilly-dallied
they will have dilly-dallied
Future perfect continuous
I will have been dilly-dallying
you will have been dilly-dallying
he/she/it will have been dilly-dallying
we will have been dilly-dallying
you will have been dilly-dallying
they will have been dilly-dallying
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would dilly-dallies
you would dilly-dallies
he/she/it would dilly-dallies
we would dilly-dallies
you would dilly-dallies
they would dilly-dallies
Conditional continuous
I would be dilly-dallying
you would be dilly-dallying
he/she/it would be dilly-dallying
we would be dilly-dallying
you would be dilly-dallying
they would be dilly-dallying
Conditional perfect
I would have dilly-dallies
you would have dilly-dallies
he/she/it would have dilly-dallies
we would have dilly-dallies
you would have dilly-dallies
they would have dilly-dallies
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been dilly-dallying
you would have been dilly-dallying
he/she/it would have been dilly-dallying
we would have been dilly-dallying
you would have been dilly-dallying
they would have been dilly-dallying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you dilly-dally
we let´s dilly-dally
you dilly-dally
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to dilly-dally
Past participle
dilly-dallied
Present Participle
dilly-dallying
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 «DILLY-DALLIES»
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dilly-dallies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
dilly-dallies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
HENRY S. COFFIN THE DILLY DALLIES AN ADDRESS AT THE UNIVERSITY
OF TOKYO BY SIR RABINDRANATH. Proverbs vi. 10: "Vet a little sleep, a little
slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep." HAVE you ever met any members
of ...
Ernest Hamlin Abbott, Lyman Abbott, Francis Rufus Bellamy, 1916
2
Out from Edom: Book I of the Irredente Chronicles
Vas knows why. I probably did it too. When Titus and I found Henryk down on
Neu Beauville, do you know what he was doing? Playing with armadillia, 'dilly-
dallies.'” “I know what armadillia are, for Vas's sake,” she said. “You've got some
here.
LITTLE. DILLY-DALLY. I don't believe you ever Knew any one so silly As the girl I'
m going to tell about — A little girl named Dilly, Dilly-dally Dilly ! O, she is very
slow ; She drags her feet Along the street, And dilly-dallies so ! She's always late
...
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Word Finder: The Phonic Key to the Dictionary
... DKSTRS DKTV doled delayed-action dexterous addictive doling DLDL
dextrose DKTVSHN dole(grief) dilly-dally DKSTRT deactivation doleful dilly-
dallied dexterity DKTVT doll dilly-dallies dexterities deactivate dolly DLDR DKT
deactivated ...
Penelope Kister McRann, 1987
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Where the Battle was Fought: A Novel
But I dilly-dallies ter the door — an' then I dilly-dallies back — too skeered ter let
her know. An' now she's gone ! An' ef I war to gin her a call to fotch her back, them
ghostis would set up sech a charging cheer I'd most drap dead ter hear it.
Mary Noailles Murfree, 1885
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The Great Match and Our Base Ball Club: Two Novels from the ...
Dilettants, dilettants,—that's what I call 'em; dilly-dallies, dilly-dallies, in plain
English. What has Mr. Grandhurst said this evening that has provoked you
especially?” “Oh! he dwelt upon the pleasures of living abroad; and turned up his
nose at ...
Anonymous, Noah Brooks, Trey Strecker, 2010
... Paulie, moll, mall, and maul. For rimes that rhyme with INED (DINED) see –IND
KIND on p. 133. Extra Unit -ALLY(1) -ALLY(1) /AL'ee/ /AL'-eez/ /AL'-eed/ /AL' ee
ing/ Sally dilly-dally tally shilly-shally Sally's sally sallies dilly-dallies rally rallies ...
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A Dictionary Murathee English: compiled for the Government ...
^ra^PTT *f (Fr WT^jl A trenfr) Delaying, dilly-dallying, procrastinating ; deierring or
omitting indolently or indifferently. 2 It will sometimes be used in the senses of qr^
f qv. tUl^m^ a (Fr tiHK<j\) That delays, dilly-dallies &c. ^tT^PW? sf (Fr trpsprr ...
James T. Molesworth, 1831
... situations as well as on ship-board involves large and serious risks; idleness
and indifference of him who dilly-dallies, of the large majority of the voters of the
country, of any one who waives or just neglects responsibility; blindness of the
sort ...
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Continued. Our Special Year Book Offer You Need The Outlook for. Rural Credit,
The Beginning of...Clarence Ousley 5l_l Russian Jew and Irish Patriot.
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''While the Senate dilly-dallies, HIV is ravaging the lives of a growing number of Filipino workers here and abroad every day,'' Herrera asid. «ABS CBN News, Jun 15»
One in every 17 workers in Maharashtra is a child
As India dilly-dallies, the number of children being forced into labour keeps increasing. Interestingly the Constitution guarantees rights for ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jun 15»
Congress dilly-dallies as roads worsen
No matter how many times we hear it said, the claim that our roads, bridges and airports are in desperate need of repair just does not sink in. «The News Journal, Jun 15»
As Lalu Yadav dilly-dallies on alliance with Nitish Kumar, RJD …
As Lalu Yadav dilly-dallies on alliance with Nitish Kumar, RJD leaders threaten to revolt. A section of RJD fears that the party would be ... «Scroll.in, Jun 15»
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In the recent episode, we saw Hritika managing to convince RV to accompany her to Ishaani and Shikhar's sangeet function. RV dilly-dallies a ... «PINKVILLA, Jun 15»
Old Expatriates can't resist beauty of supermarket girls
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7 Things a PIO is supposed to do for you under RTI
So, the next time a PIO dilly-dallies over the information you have sought use this. While the RTI Act does empower the citizen to procure ... «Moneylife, May 15»
APC and the politics of picking next Senate president
... All Progressives Congress (APC), dilly-dallies in taking a firm decision and making formal pronouncement. In fact, for more than three weeks, ... «Daily Sun, Apr 15»
Lorgat dilly-dallies over Proteas' racial targets
The embers of the Proteas' selection firestorm were fanned yesterday when Cricket SA chief executive Haroon Lorgat could not say whether ... «Times LIVE, Apr 15»
