CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DRABBING
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 drabbing
you would drabbing
he/she/it would drabbing
we would drabbing
you would drabbing
they would drabbing
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 drabbing
you would have drabbing
he/she/it would have drabbing
we would have drabbing
you would have drabbing
they would have drabbing
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 «DRABBING»
Discover the use of
drabbing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
drabbing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Rey. As gaming, my lord. Pol. Ay, or drinking, fencing, swearing, quarrelling, 25
Drabbing; you may go so far. Rey. My lord, that would dishonour him. Pol. Faith,
no ; as you may season it in the charge. You must not put another scandal on him
, ...
William Shakespeare, Edward Dowden, 1899
2
The Romany rye: a sequel to "Lavengro"
I say, Jasper, I hope you have not been drabbing baulor lately." " And suppose
we have, brother, what then ? " "Why, it is a very dangerous practice, to say
nothing of the wickedness of it." " Necessity has no law, brother." " That is true,"
said I ; " I ...
George Henry Borrow, 1857
3
The Works of William Shakespeare
Rey. As gaming, my lord. Pol. Ay, or drinking, fencing, swearing, quarrelling, 25
Drabbing : you may go so far. Rey. My lord, that would dishonour him. Pol. Faith,
no ; as you may season it in the charge. You must not put another scandal on him
, ...
William Shakespeare, William Aldis Wright, 1904
4
The Works of William Shakespeare: Timon of Athens. Julius ...
Rey. As gaming, my lord. Pol. Ay, or drinkihg, fencing, swearing, quarrelling, 25
Drabbing : you may go so far. Rey. My lord, that would dishonour him. Pol. Faith,
no ; as you may season it in the charge. You must not put another scandal on him
, ...
William Shakespeare, William Aldis Wright, 1892
5
The Works of Shakespeare: Hamlet
Rey. As gaming, my lord. Pol. Ay, or drinking, fencing, swearing, quarrelling, 25
Drabbing ; you may go so far. Rey. My lord, that would dishonour him. Pol. Faith,
no ; as you may season it in the charge. You must not put another scandal on him
, ...
William Shakespeare, William James Craig, Robert Hope Case, 1899
6
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
POLONIUS Ay, or drinking, fencing, swearing, 25 Quarrelling, drabbing — you
may go so far. REYNALDO My lord, that would dishonour him. POLONIUS Faith
no, as you may season it in the charge. You must not put another scandal on him,
...
William Shakespeare, Philip Edwards, 2003
7
The Works of Shakespeare: The Tragedy of Hamlet
Rey. As gaming, my lord. Pol. Ay, or drinking, fencing, swearing, quarrelling, 2 5
Drabbing; you may go so far. Rey. My lord, that would dishonour him. Pol. Faith,
no ; as you may season it in the charge. You must not put another scandal on him
, ...
William Shakespeare, 1899
8
Hamlet Closely Observed
The play thrives on such contradictions. There is a good example in the scene
between Polonius and his man, Reynaldo. Acting tradition makes the part of
Polonius a comic one, and of course the distinction which he draws between '
drabbing' ...
9
The Works of William Shakespeare: Hamlet
Bey. As gaming, my lord. Pol. Ay, or drinking, fencing, swearing, quarrelling, 25
Drabbing : you may go so far. Bey. My lord, that would dishonour him. Pol. Faith,
no ; as you may season it in the charge. You must not put another scandal on him
, ...
William Shakespeare, William Aldis Wright, 1894
10
The Manuscript of Shakeseapre's Hamlet and the Problems of ...
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money mar4ellous wisely (Q 4) to make inquire As thus, Drabbing 'Faith, no; as
unreclaimed a fetch of wit [a fetch of warrant] sullies i'the working or the additi2
does ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRABBING»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
drabbing is used in the context of the following news items.
Kuwait SC crowned 2014-15 football league champions
The result came despite Al-Arabi's 7-0 drabbing of Al-Jahra. Al-Arabi and Qadsia are the most two teams to have won the league, which was ... «Kuwait News Agency, May 15»
Film review: 'It Follows' suspenseful, boundary-pushing
The most likely answer would be some mix of the two, drabbing its public paranoia to service the characters while poking fun at the extremes. «The Post, Apr 15»
Below-par Olympiakos succumbs to Efes
On Wednesday PAOK suffered a 102-68 drabbing at the hands of Khimki in Russia for the Eurocup. Online. PRINT; FAVORITE; REMOVE ... «Kathimerini, Jan 15»
Making His Mark In The Major Leagues
... against Baltimore, so it was good to finally get the breakthrough again after dibbling and drabbing in the minor league for so long in between. «Bahamas Tribune, Oct 14»
Chinotimba playing football (picture)
... was not impressed by the defeat at the hands of their Zimbabwean counterparts, citing lack of focus as being contributory to the drabbing. «Nehanda Radio, Jul 14»
Jersey Boys Proves Clint Eastwood is Hollywood's Most Overrated …
... Eastwood “thinks that he can turn hokeyness into tragedy by pretending that the material isn't hokey, by dragging it out and drabbing it down. «Daily Beast, Jun 14»
VAJAYJAY IS SO BORING: Here's 9 Historic Euphemisms For Sex …
... cock-fighting ; cunny-catching ; doodling ; drabbing; fleshing it; flesh-mongering ; goosing : to Hairyfordshire ; jock-hunting ; jottling ; jumming ... «xoJane, Apr 14»
Tissera Perera, our own Chris Gayle!
We were in for a real drabbing in the hands of the South Africans then at Pallekele in the third ODI encounter and that is the time our own Chris ... «Asian Tribune, Feb 14»
Outwitted by Congress, Nitish Now Plays Martyr
Despite worst political drabbing in last couple of elections the party vote percentage hovered around 20 per cent hardly three to four percent ... «The New Indian Express, Feb 14»
Scott Walker – 'Bish Bosch' (4AD)
Difficult to fathom, the drabbing rain, barked rubbing and stabbing strings punctuate such memorable passages as, “Face full of drunken tits, ... «God Is In The TV, Dec 12»
