CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DILLY-DALLY
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-dally
you would dilly-dally
he/she/it would dilly-dally
we would dilly-dally
you would dilly-dally
they would dilly-dally
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-dally
you would have dilly-dally
he/she/it would have dilly-dally
we would have dilly-dally
you would have dilly-dally
they would have dilly-dally
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.
2 QUOTES WITH «DILLY-DALLY»
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dilly-dally.
While we women dilly-dally, making decisions, leaving jobs half done, forgetting where we've put the house keys while we water the Hoover and leave the laundry in the dishwasher, men, like blinkered horses, look straight ahead, oblivious to peripheral vision, where a discarded pile of wet towels might have caught their eye.
You decide you're going to do horror, then gosh darn it, do horror. Do what's expected. Don't kind of do it. Don't dilly-dally around, because people really enjoy the genre, and they expect certain things.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DILLY-DALLY»
Discover the use of
dilly-dally in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
dilly-dally and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
No Longer a
Dilly Dally
The Dilly Dally family likes to play first, but after barely surviving a hard winter they realize that the Work Play family's way makes more sense.
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 to breakfast Without a bit
...
4
Our Young Folks: An Illustrated Magazine for Boys and Girls
In a minute," replied Dilly-dally. . " You had better not delay." "A minute can't make
much difference, mamma." But as she spoke, the bird — having by short flights
from plant to plant got up a belief in liberty, now spread its wings, whirred across
...
John Townsend Trowbridge, Lucy Larcom, Gail Hamilton, 1866
5
No Longer A
Dilly Dally
Ants have to work hard during the summer to fix up their homes and gather food for the winter, but the Dilly Dally family have a different tradition, they always play first.
LITTLE DILLY-DALLY. On a bright and a beautiful summer's day, Mr. Baby. 1 don'
t believe you ever Knew any one as silly As the girl I'm going to tell about, A little
girl named Dilly. Dilly-dally-Dilly! Oh ! she is very slow : She drags her feet ...
7
The Beautiful Book for Little Children
LITTLE DILLY-DALLY. On a bright and a beautiful summer's day, Mr. Baby. I don't
believe you ever Knew any one as silly As the girl I'm going to tell about, A little
girl named Dilly. Dilly-dally-Dilly! Oh ! she is very slow : She drags her feet Along
...
8
The Outlook: With Illustrations
AVE you ever met any members of H the Dilly Dally family? I'm sure you have, for
there are such a lot of them. To begin with, there is little Peter Put-Off Dilly Dally—
a very well-meaning child, but who never wants to begin anything he means to ...
9
Early Childhood Themes Using Art Masterpieces
Nine colored poster board circles of varying sizes; Surprise Number Bag;
markers; 3'' x 5'' index card with “9” on it; Dilly-Dally and the Nine Secrets; scoop;
Number Chart; crayons; clay; plastic forks and spoons; number books; chart
paper; ...
AVE you ever met any members of H the Dilly Dally family? I'm sure you have, for
there are such a lot of them. To begin with, there is little Peter Put-Off Dilly Dally—
a very well-meaning child, but who never wants to begin anything he means to ...
Alfred Emanuel Smith, Francis Walton, 1916
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DILLY-DALLY»
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dilly-dally is used in the context of the following news items.
KeTTHA denies allegation by Selangor MB on water restructuring …
... Federal Government has dilly-dally in completing the supplementary agreement on the restructuring of the Selangor water supply industry. «New Straits Times Online, Jul 15»
Exclusive - FSSAI toughens stance, cuts product approvals
However, companies tend to dilly-dally in re-filing another application and often launch unapproved products in the market. This year FSSAI ... «BTvIn, Jul 15»
WWE Raw results, recap, reactions (July 6, 2015): Big Match John …
There isn't as much time to dilly-dally around, what with one hour of TV each week as opposed to three (five including SmackDown). That's why ... «Cageside Seats, Jul 15»
Keshi's Sack - Who Should Be Blamed?
Even when the NFF dilly-dally, a top DSS officer arm-twisted the board into renewing Keshi's contract. The allegation that he applied to coach ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
Watch a 93-Year-Old Man Sing a Campaign Song He Wrote for …
So don't dilly-dally. Let's all start a rally. Don't hesitate. She's the one you should choose. No one else can fill her shoes. Give her your vote, and ... «TIME, Jul 15»
Battling for home you want may require multiple offers
"Don't dilly-dally around and ask for extras like a home warranty or for the seller to pay the closing costs, if it isn't a make-it-or-break-it situation ... «azcentral.com, Jul 15»
Column: Life is full of curveballs — and home runs
The 6-year-old grumbles when T-ball peers dilly-dally on the bases and has worked hard to perfect the art of splitting and spitting sunflower ... «The Herald, Jul 15»
Toy News Tuesday: Heroes Come In All Sizes
When you need a bottle opener, there's no time to dilly-dally. Show your friends how fast you are at fulfilling your hosting duties with this metal ... «Science Fiction, Jun 15»
Mazda Global MX-5 Cup racer a possibility for Australia
... a one-make championship with its 86 model, which might make it difficult for Mazda to get a rival series up should they dilly-dally for too long. «CarAdvice, Jun 15»
Digital Archiving to tackle Fake Degrees
... own people in the system by making them employ dilly-dally tactics or misrepresent facts. With the result, we mostly end up with wasting time, ... «Niticentral, Jun 15»
