CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DUFF UP
PRESENT
Present
I duff up
you duff up
he/she/it duffs up
we duff up
you duff up
they duff up
Present continuous
I am duffing up
you are duffing up
he/she/it is duffing up
we are duffing up
you are duffing up
they are duffing up
Present perfect
I have duffed up
you have duffed up
he/she/it has duffed up
we have duffed up
you have duffed up
they have duffed up
Present perfect continuous
I have been duffing up
you have been duffing up
he/she/it has been duffing up
we have been duffing up
you have been duffing up
they have been duffing up
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 duffed up
you duffed up
he/she/it duffed up
we duffed up
you duffed up
they duffed up
Past continuous
I was duffing up
you were duffing up
he/she/it was duffing up
we were duffing up
you were duffing up
they were duffing up
Past perfect
I had duffed up
you had duffed up
he/she/it had duffed up
we had duffed up
you had duffed up
they had duffed up
Past perfect continuous
I had been duffing up
you had been duffing up
he/she/it had been duffing up
we had been duffing up
you had been duffing up
they had been duffing up
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will duff up
you will duff up
he/she/it will duff up
we will duff up
you will duff up
they will duff up
Future continuous
I will be duffing up
you will be duffing up
he/she/it will be duffing up
we will be duffing up
you will be duffing up
they will be duffing up
Future perfect
I will have duffed up
you will have duffed up
he/she/it will have duffed up
we will have duffed up
you will have duffed up
they will have duffed up
Future perfect continuous
I will have been duffing up
you will have been duffing up
he/she/it will have been duffing up
we will have been duffing up
you will have been duffing up
they will have been duffing up
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would duff up
you would duff up
he/she/it would duff up
we would duff up
you would duff up
they would duff up
Conditional continuous
I would be duffing up
you would be duffing up
he/she/it would be duffing up
we would be duffing up
you would be duffing up
they would be duffing up
Conditional perfect
I would have duff up
you would have duff up
he/she/it would have duff up
we would have duff up
you would have duff up
they would have duff up
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been duffing up
you would have been duffing up
he/she/it would have been duffing up
we would have been duffing up
you would have been duffing up
they would have been duffing up
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you duff up
we let´s duff up
you duff up
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
duffed up
Present Participle
duffing up
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 «DUFF UP»
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1
Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
[DUFF n.2 (2) or fig. use of DUFF UP v.2] duff around v. [20C+] to sit about, to act
lazily. [DUFF n.2 (1)] duffer n.1 1 [mid-18C-19C] (UK Und.) a crooked salesman
who pretends to deal in smuggled goods but whose stock is actually cheap, ...
2
A Tale of Two Gimps: Such Is Life
Duff spent the next to last night in his apartment with a good friend, good buzz,
The Who and Van Halen. Yes, life was good for the gimps. The next morning, Bill
picked Duff up in his wood sided Rambler wagon, and headed for the beer store.
“I'm just having this feeling Mr. Pousy has something to do with setting Duff up
with those mysterious truancy accusations,” Betty Kay said. Meanwhile, Duff was
on a computer in Betty Kay's store writing a letter to Ben, reassuring him that ...
4
The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and ...
Possibly from Scots doofart (a stupid person) UK, c.1730 Duff's Ditch noun the
Red River floodway, built 1962–68 when Duff Roblin was Premier CANADA,
1987 duff up verb to beat up, to assault someone UK, 1961 duffy noun 1 a spasm
...
Terry Victor, Tom Dalzell, 2007
5
Shorter Slang Dictionary
Late 19th–20th centuries. duff up, v. to beat up or assault, as in he got duffed up
by a gang oflouts. Since around 1950. dukes (often pronounced dooks) hands or
fists, as in to put up (one's) dukes (often imperative). Since before 1874. Possibly
...
Paul Beale, Eric Partridge, Rosalind Fergusson, 2003
Duff pulled his rope, landing a-stumble on his feet, but before he could run for the
fence, Seventh Heaven whipped around and hooked him right under his flak
jacket, flinging Duff up and over his back. Duff landed, looking up at the clouds as
...
7
United States Circuit Courts of Appeals Reports: With ...
Gerlach & Bro. are identical with those relating to the claim of L. S. Duff up to the
time of the sale by Duff to the two Murphys of the two forties afterward conveyed
to C. I. Gerlach & Bro. From that time the two claims are to be differentiated in that
...
United States. Courts of Appeals, 1913
8
Dictionary of Contemporary Slang
An item of student slang in use in London and elsewhere since around 2000.
duffiesduffies n pl Australian underpants, usually male duff up/overduff up/over vb
British to beat up. Mild-sounding terms for what may be anything from a children's
...
“You and us both," he said, “we hope. That wine bottle thing. I'm going home and
write it down and kick it around awhile.” They took Duff up to a room at the back of
the house, where Brownie had been accustomed to stay. It was a littlé bare, as.
Charlotte Armstrong, 2012
Resting the marble arm's elbow atop the pan, the old man wedged its fingers
under Duff's stone bottom and pushed down on the upper end of the arm, prying
Duff up. “Careful, careful,” Biz squeaked. “Can you see it?” the old lady asked.
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In fact, if you fancied restoring an ancient English tradition, the lefties would probably duff up the righties (even if the chief selector did succumb ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, May 15»
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It is the post-election duff up behind the bikesheds, Labour & Lib Dems are doing it too so I am just letting them get on with it! XH558. Well – you ... «Spectator.co.uk, May 15»
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On Monday, however, new Bray Wanderers boss Trevor Croly expressed an interest in signing Duff up. The veteran midfielder, who starred at World Cup 2002 ... «SportsJOE, May 15»
Chin up Clarets, we aren't dead yet
In the 91st minute, countering a Burnley side who now had Michael Duff up front, the ball was laid off to sub Matty James who struck the ball ... «Clarets MAD, Apr 15»
