CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ELUCUBRATE
PRESENT
Present
I elucubrate
you elucubrate
he/she/it elucubrates
we elucubrate
you elucubrate
they elucubrate
Present continuous
I am elucubrating
you are elucubrating
he/she/it is elucubrating
we are elucubrating
you are elucubrating
they are elucubrating
Present perfect
I have elucubrated
you have elucubrated
he/she/it has elucubrated
we have elucubrated
you have elucubrated
they have elucubrated
Present perfect continuous
I have been elucubrating
you have been elucubrating
he/she/it has been elucubrating
we have been elucubrating
you have been elucubrating
they have been elucubrating
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 elucubrated
you elucubrated
he/she/it elucubrated
we elucubrated
you elucubrated
they elucubrated
Past continuous
I was elucubrating
you were elucubrating
he/she/it was elucubrating
we were elucubrating
you were elucubrating
they were elucubrating
Past perfect
I had elucubrated
you had elucubrated
he/she/it had elucubrated
we had elucubrated
you had elucubrated
they had elucubrated
Past perfect continuous
I had been elucubrating
you had been elucubrating
he/she/it had been elucubrating
we had been elucubrating
you had been elucubrating
they had been elucubrating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will elucubrate
you will elucubrate
he/she/it will elucubrate
we will elucubrate
you will elucubrate
they will elucubrate
Future continuous
I will be elucubrating
you will be elucubrating
he/she/it will be elucubrating
we will be elucubrating
you will be elucubrating
they will be elucubrating
Future perfect
I will have elucubrated
you will have elucubrated
he/she/it will have elucubrated
we will have elucubrated
you will have elucubrated
they will have elucubrated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been elucubrating
you will have been elucubrating
he/she/it will have been elucubrating
we will have been elucubrating
you will have been elucubrating
they will have been elucubrating
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would elucubrate
you would elucubrate
he/she/it would elucubrate
we would elucubrate
you would elucubrate
they would elucubrate
Conditional continuous
I would be elucubrating
you would be elucubrating
he/she/it would be elucubrating
we would be elucubrating
you would be elucubrating
they would be elucubrating
Conditional perfect
I would have elucubrate
you would have elucubrate
he/she/it would have elucubrate
we would have elucubrate
you would have elucubrate
they would have elucubrate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been elucubrating
you would have been elucubrating
he/she/it would have been elucubrating
we would have been elucubrating
you would have been elucubrating
they would have been elucubrating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you elucubrate
we let´s elucubrate
you elucubrate
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
elucubrated
Present Participle
elucubrating
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 «ELUCUBRATE»
Discover the use of
elucubrate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
elucubrate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Oxford Dictionary of Difficult Words
Presents phonetic transcriptions and definitions for thousands of words that are difficult to spell, define, or pronounce.
2
The Poetical Works of Robert Browning
Underneath, loungers, — boys and some few men, — Discoursed this platter,
named the other tool, Just as, when grooms tie up and dress a steed, Boys
lounge and look on, and elucubrate 245 What the round brush is used for, what
the ...
Robert Browning, Ian Jack, Margaret Smith, 2004
3
The Words You Should Know to Sound Smart: 1200 Essential ...
Maurice Merleau -Ponty, French philosopher elucubrate (ih-LOO-kyoo-brait),
verb To produce a written work through lengthy, intensive effort. Thanks to a few
hundred bucks passed along to a classmate, Miles did not have to
ELUCUBRATE ...
15, eLUCubrate, pictures a hard worker, perhaps an Abraham Lincoln, who
keeps on working after the sun goes down, keeps toiling by candlelight, to get the
education which he needs. 1. lucent LUC ent (lus* ent) ad}. Giving light; shining.
5
American Bee: The National Spelling Bee and the Culture of ...
Jacques Bailly still had to spell glitch, which he did easily — after all, he had just
heard Paige attempt the only other reasonable possibility — then he faced one
more word, elucubrate, which he also spelled without doubt. The trophy would go
...
William Henry Hills, Robert Luce. Spellers Are Born, Word Lovers Are Made by
Jane Yolen Last year the American spelling champion was a boy who, under
pressure, could spell the word "elucubrate." He did it with the unhesitating
precision ...
William Henry Hills, Robert Luce, 1981
7
Every Road Leads Somewhere
As you continue to read, please take heed To what I have tried to elucidate upon;
In this literary elucubrate, For all I have written comes from my heart forward and
straight. This has become a rather long and intensive effort carried out with ...
M Meaning 1. camera lucida a. having full use of one's faculties; sane 2.
elucidate b. a pigment in fireflies that causes them to glow 3. elucubrate c. a
luminous thin, usually colored, cloud seen at twilight 4. — hallucination d.
bringing light or ...
Saddleback Educational Publishing, 2002
9
Technological Trajectories and the Human Environment
The fine old word “elucubrate” means to work by the light of the midnight oil,
according to the Oxford English Dictionary. Even if most humans continue to
sleep at night, we have pointed out earlier that their energy-consuming machines
can ...
Jesse H. Ausubel, H. Dale Langford, National Academy of Engineering, 1997
10
Reading and Writing during the Dissolution: Monks, Friars, ...
26 Benzing, Die Buchdrucker des 16. und17. jahrhunderet in deutschen
Sprachgehiet (Frankfurt, 1963), p. 225. 17 Pharetra divini amoris Antwerp, apud
Martinum Caesarem [February 1536] auctore Iohanne Lanspergio, recens
elucubrate, ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ELUCUBRATE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
elucubrate is used in the context of the following news items.
Life after the Spelling Bee: 'It's one of the most unique, odd clubs you …
... a 1990 Pulitzer; Jacques Bailley (1980, elucubrate) teaches classics at the University of Vermont and is the “official pronouncer” of the Bee. «The Guardian, May 15»
Spelling in the spotlight: Life at the 88th Scripps National Spelling Bee
He was the 1980 Bee champion, winning that competition by spelling “elucubrate.” The Bee cultivates an extended family feeling. Two of this ... «SI.com, May 15»
Can you spell rivalry? Family dynasties fuel competition, intrigue at …
... on stage and correctly spell such words as elucubrate (derived from a Latin word meaning to compose by lamplight) or cymotrichous (having ... «Washington Post, May 15»
A few facts about the National Spelling Bee
... Bee goes back even further — all the way to 1980, when he won the whole shebang at the age of 14 by correctly spelling "elucubrate.". «PallTimes.com, Mar 15»
National Spelling Bee winners through the years
He correctly spelling the word "elucubrate". (AP Photo/File). FILE - In this June 1, 1989, file photo, Scott Isaaca from Littleton, Colo., reacts when he is declared ... «Knoxville News Sentinel, May 14»
Winning words in National Spelling Bee going back to 1925
1980 — elucubrate. 1976 — narcolepsy. 1975 — incisor. 1974 — hydrophyte. 1970 — croissant. 1967 — Chihuahua. 1965 — eczema. 1962 — ... «Washington Post, May 14»
National Spelling Bee has become a hive of former champions
Bailly, a brainy 13-year-old from Denver, got “glitch,” nailed “elucubrate” and was dubbed the nation's best speller. The pair will come together ... «Washington Post, May 14»
17 winning words from past National Spelling Bees
Elucubrate, 1980. To produce by long and intensive effort, especially in reference to literary work. 10. Odontalgia, 1986. The next time you have ... «The Week Magazine, Jun 13»
Meet the most interesting man at the National Spelling Bee
... school's spelling team, won the National Spelling Bee himself as a 14-year-old in 1980. His winning word was 'elucubrate.' bailly1 5-27-2013. «USA TODAY, May 13»
Denver girl studied hard for shot at National Spelling Bee finals
Himanvi and her parents feel a certain pressure to represent the state as well as Bailey did when he won in 1980 by spelling "elucubrate.". «Denver Post, May 13»
