CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DRIP-DRY
PRESENT
Present
I drip-dry
you drip-dry
he/she/it drip-dries
we drip-dry
you drip-dry
they drip-dry
Present continuous
I am drip-drying
you are drip-drying
he/she/it is drip-drying
we are drip-drying
you are drip-drying
they are drip-drying
Present perfect
I have drip-dried
you have drip-dried
he/she/it has drip-dried
we have drip-dried
you have drip-dried
they have drip-dried
Present perfect continuous
I have been drip-drying
you have been drip-drying
he/she/it has been drip-drying
we have been drip-drying
you have been drip-drying
they have been drip-drying
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 drip-dried
you drip-dried
he/she/it drip-dried
we drip-dried
you drip-dried
they drip-dried
Past continuous
I was drip-drying
you were drip-drying
he/she/it was drip-drying
we were drip-drying
you were drip-drying
they were drip-drying
Past perfect
I had drip-dried
you had drip-dried
he/she/it had drip-dried
we had drip-dried
you had drip-dried
they had drip-dried
Past perfect continuous
I had been drip-drying
you had been drip-drying
he/she/it had been drip-drying
we had been drip-drying
you had been drip-drying
they had been drip-drying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will drip-dry
you will drip-dry
he/she/it will drip-dry
we will drip-dry
you will drip-dry
they will drip-dry
Future continuous
I will be drip-drying
you will be drip-drying
he/she/it will be drip-drying
we will be drip-drying
you will be drip-drying
they will be drip-drying
Future perfect
I will have drip-dried
you will have drip-dried
he/she/it will have drip-dried
we will have drip-dried
you will have drip-dried
they will have drip-dried
Future perfect continuous
I will have been drip-drying
you will have been drip-drying
he/she/it will have been drip-drying
we will have been drip-drying
you will have been drip-drying
they will have been drip-drying
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would drip-dry
you would drip-dry
he/she/it would drip-dry
we would drip-dry
you would drip-dry
they would drip-dry
Conditional continuous
I would be drip-drying
you would be drip-drying
he/she/it would be drip-drying
we would be drip-drying
you would be drip-drying
they would be drip-drying
Conditional perfect
I would have drip-dry
you would have drip-dry
he/she/it would have drip-dry
we would have drip-dry
you would have drip-dry
they would have drip-dry
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been drip-drying
you would have been drip-drying
he/she/it would have been drip-drying
we would have been drip-drying
you would have been drip-drying
they would have been drip-drying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you drip-dry
we let´s drip-dry
you drip-dry
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
drip-dried
Present Participle
drip-drying
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 «DRIP-DRY»
Discover the use of
drip-dry in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
drip-dry and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
"Because sometimes coffee isn't nearly enough and you have to take a deep breath, maintain control, and assess the situation...or just reach for the scotch.
2
Drip-
dry Shirts: The Evolution of the Graphic Designer
Every season, with alarming predictability, yet another graphic design book sets out to capture definitively the zeitgeist.
3
Laundry: The Home Comforts Book of Caring for Clothes and Linens
Drip-dry clothes should be hung to dry. Towels, flannels, and other pile and
napped fabrics, on the other hand, need tumbling in the dryer to fluff them up.
Ordinarily, they should not be dried flat or hung to dry. Superwash and similar
treated ...
4
Oxford American Handbook of Clinical Examination and ...
Remember nonpulmonary causes: postnasal drip (dry, tickly), gastroesophageal
reflux (dry), pharyngeal pouch or tracheoesophageal fistula (worse after eating or
lying down), and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors (dry). Sputum ...
Elizabeth Burns, Kenneth Korn, James Whyte, 2011
5
Adventures of the
Drip-
dry Man
The Appendix contains additional letters, and photocopies of newspaper stories about Silver's travels, TV listings for Monday, Nov. 1, 1965 from the Los Angeles Times which include a 30-min. program on Silver's adventures, and an ...
Robert H.I. Silver, Hi Ho Enterprises, 1968
6
Strike Before the Iron is Hot: A Light-hearted, But Deadly ...
Most materials are synthetic and drip-dry. Our grandmothers and mothers ironed
everything - how tired they must have been after Monday washday and Tuesday
ironing day. So many of them finished up with varicose veins from being on their
...
If it says "line dry," "hang to dry," "drip dry," "dry flat," or "lay flat to dry," then STOP
after washing instructions and dry it as directed on the tag. (After you've been
washing clothes for a while, you can experiment with some of these if it's clothing
...
8
Ancient Denvers: Scenes from the Past 300 Million Years of ...
The very narrow tip of this leaf allowed for the leof to rapidly drip dry after a heavy
rainfall. Tips like this are common in modern tropical rainforests. The flanks of the
Rocky Mountains are covered in tropical rainforest. Tall trees dangling woody ...
Kirk Johnson, Kirk R. Johnson, Robert G. H. Raynolds, 2005
9
Motocross and Off-Road Motorcycle Setup Guide
Despite an oft-repeated myth, goggles should never be tossed into a washing
machine. The washing action eats up the foam. Wash them by hand in the sink
and then hang up to drip dry.
10
YUCK! ...That Guy Didn't Wash His Hands!: The Complete Guide ...
It is well known that the average piss requires at least two quick, brisk shakes to
get a good drip dry. Less than two shakes and you'll end up with pee soaked into
your undies. Much more than two shakes and you're either having some drying ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRIP-DRY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
drip-dry is used in the context of the following news items.
The best swimwear for women: Action Packed
... or in a low-temperature 30C machine wash. Drip-dry out of direct sunlight; intense heat or the sun will break down the elasticity of swimwear. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
Why Does Kate Middleton Dress Like Shes 50?
... looking like Princess Anne (of whom lush Patsy in Absolutely Fabulous once memorably observed, “The only label she knows is 'drip-dry'”). «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
Irish golf will never be the same without master craftsman Mick
They simply dipped the heads into a tin of lacquer and let them drip-dry, which was to save Mick hours of polishing." He went on: "I caddied for ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
G.E.S. Construction Ltd. completes Biscayne custom model in …
... the kitchen, the utility room is designed with custom cabinetry, quartz countertops, a Maytag washer and dryer, utility sink and a drip-dry area. «Naples Daily News, Jul 15»
Celebrate summer with a shrimp boil and fried pickles from …
Dust the pickle slices in the seasoned flour, then dunk in the beaten egg before lifting out, allowing to drip-dry excess and then laying into the ... «Today.com, Jul 15»
The heat is on — and it's no joke
... our clothes (clothesline), letting our dishes drip-dry and, as mentioned in the previous column, recycling, which is almost an art form in Japan. «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jun 15»
GES Construction Ltd. completes Biscayne custom estate model in …
... a spacious utility room is designed with custom cabinetry, quartz countertops, Maytag washer and dryer, utility sink and a drip-dry area. «Naples Daily News, Jun 15»
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... so many perils seemed the skin of his character; and in Charade, when for the sake of a dim joke about drip-dry he got under the shower with ... «The Cheat Sheet, Jun 15»
From Bombay to New York
For another $5 I bought a terylene shirt that was supposed to be drip-dry for traveling convenience. The shirt did not last long. After wearing it ... «Physics Today, Jun 15»
The PTSD River Cure
... weaponized with touches of military-grade functionality that bring a little urban snazz to the dorky world of drip-dry. The boutique is also home ... «Outside Magazine, Jun 15»
