CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FETTLE
PRESENT
Present
I fettle
you fettle
he/she/it fettles
we fettle
you fettle
they fettle
Present continuous
I am fettling
you are fettling
he/she/it is fettling
we are fettling
you are fettling
they are fettling
Present perfect
I have fettled
you have fettled
he/she/it has fettled
we have fettled
you have fettled
they have fettled
Present perfect continuous
I have been fettling
you have been fettling
he/she/it has been fettling
we have been fettling
you have been fettling
they have been fettling
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 fettled
you fettled
he/she/it fettled
we fettled
you fettled
they fettled
Past continuous
I was fettling
you were fettling
he/she/it was fettling
we were fettling
you were fettling
they were fettling
Past perfect
I had fettled
you had fettled
he/she/it had fettled
we had fettled
you had fettled
they had fettled
Past perfect continuous
I had been fettling
you had been fettling
he/she/it had been fettling
we had been fettling
you had been fettling
they had been fettling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will fettle
you will fettle
he/she/it will fettle
we will fettle
you will fettle
they will fettle
Future continuous
I will be fettling
you will be fettling
he/she/it will be fettling
we will be fettling
you will be fettling
they will be fettling
Future perfect
I will have fettled
you will have fettled
he/she/it will have fettled
we will have fettled
you will have fettled
they will have fettled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been fettling
you will have been fettling
he/she/it will have been fettling
we will have been fettling
you will have been fettling
they will have been fettling
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would fettle
you would fettle
he/she/it would fettle
we would fettle
you would fettle
they would fettle
Conditional continuous
I would be fettling
you would be fettling
he/she/it would be fettling
we would be fettling
you would be fettling
they would be fettling
Conditional perfect
I would have fettle
you would have fettle
he/she/it would have fettle
we would have fettle
you would have fettle
they would have fettle
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been fettling
you would have been fettling
he/she/it would have been fettling
we would have been fettling
you would have been fettling
they would have been fettling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you fettle
we let´s fettle
you fettle
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
fettling
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 «FETTLE»
Discover the use of
fettle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
fettle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
And yet ' not proud :' mistress minion, you, 150 Thank me no thankings, nor proud
me no prouds, But fettle your fine joints 'gainst Thursday next, To go with Paris to
Saint Peter's Church, Or I will drag thee on a hurdle thither. Out, you ...
William Shakespeare, Horace Howard Furness, 1871
2
Survey of English Dialects: The Dictionary and Grammar
fill-belly fettle /. vt to LAY the table V.8. 12. -wgfitlmY, fell Y 2. n in the fettle* WELL,
describing a healthy person VI. 13.1 (a), in da fell Nb 3. n in bad fettle, in poor
fettle, in very bad fettle, not in good fettle, out of fettle* ILL, describing a person ...
Clive Upton, David Parry, John David Allison Widdowson, 1994
3
The English dialect dictionary, being the complete ...
'Fettle t'ten, _Iane' (:EJL); Gun, Mcfiry lass, an' fettle t'watter oot o't'wt-ll for \\'el'teiis
(\V.l\'l.l'1.l".l; w.YksFComeJass, fettle the fire. Lnn. Fettlc this speet for mi, wilt ta?
Bownsu Goblin Tllll'§ (1832'. 51 ; Th' chap ut undertook to 'fettle Shake. spear ...
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Leicestershire words, phrases, and proverbs
FETTLE, v. To arrange, to settle, to make tidy, or comfortable. ' Do you'll tie the
child's things, and I'll fettle him.' ' I must fettle me.' ' Will you please to fettle my
work for me,' said a girl to her governess. ISaily has this word as peculiar to the
north, ...
Arthur Benoni Evans, 1848
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Glossary of Northamptonshire words and phrases
CHaucer's Prol. On, on, you noblest English, Whose blood is/e( from fathers of
war-proof ! Hen. V. iii. 1. The ladye blushed scarlette, And fette a gentill sighe.
Percy's Reliques. H.s. H.A.D. FETCH. To give. " He fetch'd him such a bloW."
FETTLE.
Anne Elizabeth Baker, 1854
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Scottish Dictionary and Supplement: In Four Volumes. Suppl. ...
FEW To FETTLE, v. a. To tie up.] Add; 2. To put in order, to fit up, Renfrews.,
Dumfr. Lourie has caft Gibbie Cameron's Gun, That hisauldgutcherbure when he
followed Prince Charley : The barrel was rustit as black as the grun', But he's taen
't to ...
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A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: ...
To FETTLE, v. a. To tie up.] Add; 2. To put in order, to fit up, Rentrews., Dunifr.
Lourie has caft Gibbie Cameron's Gun, That his auldgutcherbure when he
followed Prince Charley : The barrel was rustit as black as the grun', But he's taen
't to the ...
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The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms
in fine fettle in very good condition. Fettle was recorded in a mid 18th-century
glossary of Lancashire dialect as meaning 'dress, case, condition'. It is now
seldom found outside this phrase and its variants, which include in good fettle
and in ...
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The Dialect of Craven, in the West-Riding of the County of ...
Dr. Jamieson. " Sic wedlock to contract and spousal feyst." D. Virg. 7 B. 227 /.
FESTING-PENNY, Money given as an earnest, or arles, to a servant on hiring him
. FET, To fit. 2. To be a match for one. " I'll fet him." FETTLE, Condition, used by ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FETTLE»
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fettle is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fifers are in fine fettle reckons gaffer
East Fife's Allan Walker and former Fifer Ryan Wallace go in for a 50/50 during the weekend's friendly. Scott Inglis. scott.inglis@jpress.co.uk. «Fife Today, Jul 15»
Miss Bigelow: Fond fetes, farewells and furniture - San Francisco …
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