CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO EXPOSTULATE
PRESENT
Present
I expostulate
you expostulate
he/she/it expostulates
we expostulate
you expostulate
they expostulate
Present continuous
I am expostulating
you are expostulating
he/she/it is expostulating
we are expostulating
you are expostulating
they are expostulating
Present perfect
I have expostulated
you have expostulated
he/she/it has expostulated
we have expostulated
you have expostulated
they have expostulated
Present perfect continuous
I have been expostulating
you have been expostulating
he/she/it has been expostulating
we have been expostulating
you have been expostulating
they have been expostulating
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 expostulated
you expostulated
he/she/it expostulated
we expostulated
you expostulated
they expostulated
Past continuous
I was expostulating
you were expostulating
he/she/it was expostulating
we were expostulating
you were expostulating
they were expostulating
Past perfect
I had expostulated
you had expostulated
he/she/it had expostulated
we had expostulated
you had expostulated
they had expostulated
Past perfect continuous
I had been expostulating
you had been expostulating
he/she/it had been expostulating
we had been expostulating
you had been expostulating
they had been expostulating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will expostulate
you will expostulate
he/she/it will expostulate
we will expostulate
you will expostulate
they will expostulate
Future continuous
I will be expostulating
you will be expostulating
he/she/it will be expostulating
we will be expostulating
you will be expostulating
they will be expostulating
Future perfect
I will have expostulated
you will have expostulated
he/she/it will have expostulated
we will have expostulated
you will have expostulated
they will have expostulated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been expostulating
you will have been expostulating
he/she/it will have been expostulating
we will have been expostulating
you will have been expostulating
they will have been expostulating
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would expostulate
you would expostulate
he/she/it would expostulate
we would expostulate
you would expostulate
they would expostulate
Conditional continuous
I would be expostulating
you would be expostulating
he/she/it would be expostulating
we would be expostulating
you would be expostulating
they would be expostulating
Conditional perfect
I would have expostulate
you would have expostulate
he/she/it would have expostulate
we would have expostulate
you would have expostulate
they would have expostulate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been expostulating
you would have been expostulating
he/she/it would have been expostulating
we would have been expostulating
you would have been expostulating
they would have been expostulating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you expostulate
we let´s expostulate
you expostulate
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to expostulate
Past participle
expostulated
Present Participle
expostulating
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 «EXPOSTULATE»
Discover the use of
expostulate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
expostulate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are ...
Ti EXPOSTULATE, v.n. [expostuh, Latin.] To canvas with another; to altercate ; to
debate without open rupture. More bitterly could I expostulate, Save that for
reverence of some alive 1 five a sparing limit to my tongue. Shaks. The emperor's
...
2
A sequel to the printed paper lately circulated in ...
I will not expostulate with him upon the ,possibility, that my letter was sent to
some acquaintance who now and then visits him in the country ; that this friendly-
spirited and almost brotherly- minded, though forgotten, acquaintance, had lost or
...
3
English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order: With ...
EXPOSTULATE. tt ii indeed the name system as mine, but tllus- trttcd with a ray of
your own. Pope. If our religious tenets should ever want a farther elucidation, we
shall not coll on atheism to explain Ihcra. Burke. EXPLANATION, v. Definition.
4
Hamlet: The New Variorum Edition
My. liege,. and. madam,. to. expostulate. 85. [Exeont Vol. and Cor.] Cap. 85. we!!]
very well Ff, Rowe, Cald, Exeont Emhafladors. Qq. Exit Am. Knt haf. Ff. vsell.luch'
d as passing a sort of compliment on the address, skill, and good.fortone of Cor.
William Shakespeare, Horace Howard Furness, 2000
5
The New And Complete Dictionary Of The English Language: In ...
Expoii'tion (s. from expose) The situation of any thing in respect ot the sun and air
; an explanation, an interpretation. Expositor (s. from expose) One that explains,
one that interprets, one that expounds. EXPOSTULATE (v. int. from the Lat. ex ...
6
Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the ...
Expositor, or 1 is also a title which some EXPOSITORY, I have given to
dictionaries or vocabularies. Ex-posr facto. See Ex, S I, 3. * To EXPOSTULATE, v.
«. [expojlulo, Lat ) To canvass with another ; to altercate; to debate without open
rupture.
7
Vocabulary Dictionary and Workbook: 2,856 Words You Must Know
2,856 Words You Must Know Mark Phillips. expostulate (ik-SPOS-chә-lāt) vb. To
expostulate with someone is to express objection (especially in the form of
earnest reasoning) to something he intends to do or has done (in an effort to
dissuade ...
8
Top 100 Power Verbs: The Most Powerful Verbs and Phrases You ...
Expostulate. (1) admonish; argue; complain; object; protest (2) to reason with
someone earnestly, objecting to that one's actions or intentions Word Used in
Sentence(s) (1) “The generous nature of Safie was outraged by this command;
she ...
Michael Lawrence Faulkner, Michelle Faulkner-Lunsford, 2013
9
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
... Expostulate differs little from remonstrate, but it usually carries a heightened
implication of firm, earnest, but friendly reasoning or insistence on the merits of
one's arguments <the priestly brotherhood . . . prompt to persuade, expostulate,
and ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984
10
A dictionary of the English language. Abstracted from the ...
To EXPOSTULATE, v. a. [expofiulo. Lat.] To canvass with another j to altcrca:c to
debate. Cotton. EXPOSTULATION. / [from expostulate.] I. Debatet altercation;
disculsion of an affair. Spectator. a. Charge 1 accusation. rValler.
EXPOSTULATOR.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXPOSTULATE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
expostulate is used in the context of the following news items.
How to equivocate an ambulance
... any other and themselves. “Keep warm, keep dry, expostulate safely, make certain we keep an eye on your neighbours, those sorts of things. «HeartZine, Jul 15»
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Have we ever been short-handed given your staff is aroused to expostulate to work in high H2O or snow? Be certain to check with your word ... «HeartZine, Jul 15»
TEDx-PennsylvaniaAvenue Hosts Paul Ryan and Others on Poverty
... most politicians clinging to poll-tested popular things mention poverty only sotto voce as they expostulate on the American middle class. «The Nonprofit Quarterly, Jun 15»
Sporting Life Royal Ascot review
Will Hayler: Time Test and Acapulco were the two horses who made me audibly expostulate at the two-furlong pole, although I think I made ... «Sportinglife.com, Jun 15»
Get Paid for What You Know: Write it Down!
Once you have several samples that demonstrate your knowledge of a specific niche or niches, as well as your ability to clearly expostulate on ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
What does Ghamidi signify?
... expostulate their logic, domestic their politics to their own rhetoric, navigate unchartered territories with their compass but not their itinerary.”. «GreaterKashmir.com, May 15»
SADOW: Federal Policies Are Hurting Louisiana's Budgeting As Well
... the function describing this tradeoff of rates and revenues, colloquially called after its chief expostulate the “Laffer Curve,” is ever-changing, ... «The Hayride, Mar 15»
Art: The many aspects of Barbara Kasten
Every time Shelton opened his mouth to expostulate on the evil of the Jew, and the subhumanity of the Negro, gnats flew into his mouth and ... «Philly.com, Mar 15»
The Rot in Maharashtra
Sensitive to the issue of right to expression and its blatant suffocation by the fundamentalist forces, he went on to expostulate on the cultural ... «Economic and Political Weekly, Feb 15»
Review: West Side Story
I cannot expostulate enough about the professional talent of these three actors. Between them they carried this production into another tier of ... «Oxford Student, Feb 15»
