CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DUMFOUNDER
PRESENT
Present
I dumfounder
you dumfounder
he/she/it dumfounders
we dumfounder
you dumfounder
they dumfounder
Present continuous
I am dumfoundering
you are dumfoundering
he/she/it is dumfoundering
we are dumfoundering
you are dumfoundering
they are dumfoundering
Present perfect
I have dumfoundered
you have dumfoundered
he/she/it has dumfoundered
we have dumfoundered
you have dumfoundered
they have dumfoundered
Present perfect continuous
I have been dumfoundering
you have been dumfoundering
he/she/it has been dumfoundering
we have been dumfoundering
you have been dumfoundering
they have been dumfoundering
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 dumfoundered
you dumfoundered
he/she/it dumfoundered
we dumfoundered
you dumfoundered
they dumfoundered
Past continuous
I was dumfoundering
you were dumfoundering
he/she/it was dumfoundering
we were dumfoundering
you were dumfoundering
they were dumfoundering
Past perfect
I had dumfoundered
you had dumfoundered
he/she/it had dumfoundered
we had dumfoundered
you had dumfoundered
they had dumfoundered
Past perfect continuous
I had been dumfoundering
you had been dumfoundering
he/she/it had been dumfoundering
we had been dumfoundering
you had been dumfoundering
they had been dumfoundering
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will dumfounder
you will dumfounder
he/she/it will dumfounder
we will dumfounder
you will dumfounder
they will dumfounder
Future continuous
I will be dumfoundering
you will be dumfoundering
he/she/it will be dumfoundering
we will be dumfoundering
you will be dumfoundering
they will be dumfoundering
Future perfect
I will have dumfoundered
you will have dumfoundered
he/she/it will have dumfoundered
we will have dumfoundered
you will have dumfoundered
they will have dumfoundered
Future perfect continuous
I will have been dumfoundering
you will have been dumfoundering
he/she/it will have been dumfoundering
we will have been dumfoundering
you will have been dumfoundering
they will have been dumfoundering
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would dumfounder
you would dumfounder
he/she/it would dumfounder
we would dumfounder
you would dumfounder
they would dumfounder
Conditional continuous
I would be dumfoundering
you would be dumfoundering
he/she/it would be dumfoundering
we would be dumfoundering
you would be dumfoundering
they would be dumfoundering
Conditional perfect
I would have dumfounder
you would have dumfounder
he/she/it would have dumfounder
we would have dumfounder
you would have dumfounder
they would have dumfounder
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been dumfoundering
you would have been dumfoundering
he/she/it would have been dumfoundering
we would have been dumfoundering
you would have been dumfoundering
they would have been dumfoundering
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you dumfounder
we let´s dumfounder
you dumfounder
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
dumfoundered
Present Participle
dumfoundering
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 «DUMFOUNDER»
Discover the use of
dumfounder in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
dumfounder and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Life and Songs of the Baroness Nairne: With a Memoir and ...
With a Memoir and Poems of Caroline Oliphant the Younger Baroness Carolina
Oliphant Nairne Nairne, Caroline Oliphant Charles Rogers. Dumfounder'd, the
English saw — they saw — Dumfounder'd, they heard the blaw, the blaw; ...
Baroness Carolina Oliphant Nairne Nairne, Caroline Oliphant, Charles Rogers, 1872
2
The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volumes I-VI. / The Songs of ...
Wi'his hundred pipers, &c. The Esk was swollen saered an'sae deep, But
shouther toshouther the brave lads keep; Twa thousand swam ower tofell English
ground, An' danced themselvesdry tothe pibroch sound. Dumfounder'd the
English ...
3
Canadian National Record for Swine
-78271- DURHAM LAD IP, Male, Ear Tag CUX IP- November 16, 1936, R.A.
Coleman; farrowed the property of Edward Raper; sire Grand- view Dumfounder
6 -75835-, dam Grandview Sylverine Ladner -77212-. -78272- DURHAM NANCY
2P ...
Exhibited by Harwood Hall. 20 Entry. Dropped March 14, 1933. Sire, Violet's
Mastodon 2d; dam, Rose Crest Gypsette 356651. Exhibited by Harwood Hall. 21
Lass Dumfounder. Dropped March 8, 1933. Sire, Violet's Dumfounder ; dam, ...
Dumfotmderd the English saw, they saw, Dtijnfonitder'd they heard the Maw, the
Haw, Dumfounder'd they a' ran awa', awa", Frae the hundred pipers an' a', an' a' 1
" By the time I came to " Dumfounder'd the English saw " Francesca left her ...
Kate Douglas Wiggin, 2005
6
Common events: a continuation of Rich and poor ...
Poor Harmless took it much to heart, when he heard that Lady Dumfounder
blamed h,is incapacity, and taxed him with ignorance of his art, on the death of
Lord Dumfounder, who was a stout man of seventy years of age, and might have
seen ...
7
Official Livestock Catalog
Sire, Monarch's Dumfounder 3d 350423; dam, Rose Crest Gypsy 355519.
Exhibited by Harwood Hall. Entry. Farrowed March 19, 1932. Sire, Monarch's
Dumfounder 3d 350423; dam, Rose Crest Gypsy 355519. Exhibited by Harwood
Hall.
8
The English dialect dictionary, being the complete ...
lields to dumfounder Waster Lunny, BARR"; Man's/er (1891) vi. Per. I'm just fairly
dumfoundered to see the brazen effrontcry 0' ye. man! CLELAND Imlibrackcn (
1883' :24, ed. 1887. Fif. Crash cani' something oWer his cranium which
completely ...
9
Penelope's English Experiences and Penelope's Scottish ...
Dumfounder'd the English saw, they saw, Dumfounder'd they heard the blaw, the
blaw, Dumfounder'd they a' ran awa', awa', Frae the hundred pipers an' a', an' a'!
By the time I came to "Dumfounder'd the English saw," Francesca left her book ...
Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin, 1917
10
Penelope's Experiences in Scotland: Being Extracts from the ...
The Esk was swollen sae red an' sae deep, But shouther to shouther the brave
lads keep ; Twa thousand swam owre to fell English ground, An' danced
themselves dry to the pibroch's sound. Dumfounder'd the English saw, they saw,
...
Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin, 1909
