CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DRABBED
PRESENT
Present
I drab
you drab
he/she/it drabs
we drab
you drab
they drab
Present continuous
I am drabbing
you are drabbing
he/she/it is drabbing
we are drabbing
you are drabbing
they are drabbing
Present perfect
I have drabbed
you have drabbed
he/she/it has drabbed
we have drabbed
you have drabbed
they have drabbed
Present perfect continuous
I have been drabbing
you have been drabbing
he/she/it has been drabbing
we have been drabbing
you have been drabbing
they have been drabbing
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 drabbed
you drabbed
he/she/it drabbed
we drabbed
you drabbed
they drabbed
Past continuous
I was drabbing
you were drabbing
he/she/it was drabbing
we were drabbing
you were drabbing
they were drabbing
Past perfect
I had drabbed
you had drabbed
he/she/it had drabbed
we had drabbed
you had drabbed
they had drabbed
Past perfect continuous
I had been drabbing
you had been drabbing
he/she/it had been drabbing
we had been drabbing
you had been drabbing
they had been drabbing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will drab
you will drab
he/she/it will drab
we will drab
you will drab
they will drab
Future continuous
I will be drabbing
you will be drabbing
he/she/it will be drabbing
we will be drabbing
you will be drabbing
they will be drabbing
Future perfect
I will have drabbed
you will have drabbed
he/she/it will have drabbed
we will have drabbed
you will have drabbed
they will have drabbed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been drabbing
you will have been drabbing
he/she/it will have been drabbing
we will have been drabbing
you will have been drabbing
they will have been drabbing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would drabbed
you would drabbed
he/she/it would drabbed
we would drabbed
you would drabbed
they would drabbed
Conditional continuous
I would be drabbing
you would be drabbing
he/she/it would be drabbing
we would be drabbing
you would be drabbing
they would be drabbing
Conditional perfect
I would have drabbed
you would have drabbed
he/she/it would have drabbed
we would have drabbed
you would have drabbed
they would have drabbed
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been drabbing
you would have been drabbing
he/she/it would have been drabbing
we would have been drabbing
you would have been drabbing
they would have been drabbing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you drab
we let´s drab
you drab
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
drabbing
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 «DRABBED»
Discover the use of
drabbed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
drabbed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
Not drabbed ! what do yon mean, bebee ! But look there, bebee — ha, ha — look
at the gentleman's motions.' " ' He is sick, child, sure enough. Ho, ho! sir, you
have taken drows ; what, another throe ! writhe, sir, writhe, the hog died by the
drow ...
2
The Edinburgh monthly magazine [afterw.] Blackwood's ...
"'That's his way, child ; to-day a tinker, to-morrow something else : and as for
being drabbed, I don't know what to say about it. ' " ' Not drabbed ! what do you
mean, bebee ! But look there, bebee — ha, ha — look at the gentleman's motions
.
3
Lavengro; the Scholar-the gypst-the Priest
Gentleman! indeed, why call him gentleman ? if he ever was one he's broke, and
is now a tinker, a worker of blue metal.” “ That's his way, child, to-day a tinker,
tomorrow something else; and as for being drabbed, l don't know what to say
about ...
4
Lavengro and the Romany Rye
"That's his way, child, to-day a tinker, to-morrow something else; and as for being
drabbed, I don't know what to say about it." "Not drabbed! what do you mean,
bebee? but look there, bebee; ha, ha, look at the gentleman's motions." "He is
sick ...
5
The Romany rye: a sequel to "Lavengro"
Had you tasted that pork, brother, you would have found that it was sweet and
tasty, which balluva that is drabbed can hardly be expected to be. We have no
reason to drab baulor at present, we have money and credit; but necessity has no
law ...
George Henry Borrow, 1857
6
The Possessive Kiss: Victoria's Story: Book Two of The Kiss ...
Book Two of The Kiss Series Michelle C Hillstrom. food and their own seats.
Hundreds of candles and a roaring fire lit the room with a red glow. Food was
spread out in an ostentatious display upon a table, drabbed in black fabric, which
...
Michelle C Hillstrom, 2013
7
Lavengro: The Scholar--the Gypsy--the Priest
That 's his way child, to-day a tinker, to-morrow something else ; and as for being
drabbed, I don't know what to say about it." " Not drabbed ! what do you mean,
bebee ? but look there, bebee ; ha, ha, look at the gentleman's motions." " He is ...
George Henry Borrow, 1851
So you kill him, this drabbed baulo, and cook the meat. But if he has been
drabbed for very long, you have to wash the inside of the pig, or the meat will be
bitter. A drabbed cow does not die, and the gypsy vet gets paid for curing the cow
.
something else; and as for being drabbed, I don't know what to say about it." " Not
drabbed ! what do you mean, bebee? but look there, bebee; ha, ha, look at the
gentleman's motions." " He is sick, child, sure enough. Ho, ho ! sir, you have ...
10
The Deserted Daughter: A Comedy. As it is Acted at the ...
... all the samily?_ Expose me to my wife ?_ Dan. I'ze aixpose ye tul the sswhole
warld, gin I dunna find her! And what the muckle better shall I begin I do? A
thrawart poverty maun be her lot! Ye ha' diced, and drabbed, and squandered,
and ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRABBED»
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drabbed is used in the context of the following news items.
Summer 2015 Movie Releases: A Look at What's Coming
His only companions at his retirement cottage are his housekeeper (a drabbed-down Laura Linney) and her young son (Milo Parker). Holmes ... «New York Times, May 15»
Review: 'The DUFF' Starring Mae Whitman, Bella Thorne, Ken …
For three seasons on "Arrested Development," Mae Whitman was drabbed down and good-naturedly played Ann Veal/Her/Bland aka George ... «Indie Wire, Feb 15»
Egypt and the need to overcome Radical Islam, a 1984 re-do
... drabbed and absent of worldly pleasures. (Has anyone even bothered to notice that George Orwell looks like Bashar al-Assad? Could be his ... «The Arab Daily News, Feb 15»
West Brom 0-1 Arsenal - Danny Welbeck Header Enough To Seal …
The game drabbed on in the first half as and only came to life in the second half. The breakthrough arrived finally on the hour mark for Arsenal. «The Hard Tackle, Nov 14»
Can you see 'Gone Girl' before reading the book?
No matter how much they've drabbed her down, Kim Dickens is much more glamorous than the book's Det. Boney. I can't stop seeing Neil ... «Los Angeles Times, Oct 14»
'Miss Julie': Toronto Review
Drabbed down, with her hair pulled back severely off her face, Morton makes Kathleen an outraged witness who can overlook her own ... «Hollywood Reporter, Sep 14»
Miata turns 25
Drabbed in a special Soul Red Metallic color, 15 members of the Miata Club of the Philippines and 10 other lucky individuals got to purchase ... «Manila Standard Today, Aug 14»
Hitachi Solutions India Making MidSize to Enterprises Competition …
In an era where complexities are further drabbed by money crunch and need for intricate solutions; companies from mid-size to enterprises look ... «Siliconindia.com, Mar 14»
Incarnation
The other women in the film can't live up to this invisible imago, even a drabbed-down Amy Adams. Olivia Wilde, as Theodore's highly ... «North Bay Bohemian, Jan 14»
The Commons of Pensacola: Theater Review
... Loquasto's single set, a relentlessly beige Florida apartment that might almost be the drabbed-down version of The Golden Girls' old digs. «Hollywood Reporter, Nov 13»
