CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FLABBERGAST
PRESENT
Present
I flabbergast
you flabbergast
he/she/it flabbergasts
we flabbergast
you flabbergast
they flabbergast
Present continuous
I am flabbergasting
you are flabbergasting
he/she/it is flabbergasting
we are flabbergasting
you are flabbergasting
they are flabbergasting
Present perfect
I have flabbergasted
you have flabbergasted
he/she/it has flabbergasted
we have flabbergasted
you have flabbergasted
they have flabbergasted
Present perfect continuous
I have been flabbergasting
you have been flabbergasting
he/she/it has been flabbergasting
we have been flabbergasting
you have been flabbergasting
they have been flabbergasting
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 flabbergasted
you flabbergasted
he/she/it flabbergasted
we flabbergasted
you flabbergasted
they flabbergasted
Past continuous
I was flabbergasting
you were flabbergasting
he/she/it was flabbergasting
we were flabbergasting
you were flabbergasting
they were flabbergasting
Past perfect
I had flabbergasted
you had flabbergasted
he/she/it had flabbergasted
we had flabbergasted
you had flabbergasted
they had flabbergasted
Past perfect continuous
I had been flabbergasting
you had been flabbergasting
he/she/it had been flabbergasting
we had been flabbergasting
you had been flabbergasting
they had been flabbergasting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will flabbergast
you will flabbergast
he/she/it will flabbergast
we will flabbergast
you will flabbergast
they will flabbergast
Future continuous
I will be flabbergasting
you will be flabbergasting
he/she/it will be flabbergasting
we will be flabbergasting
you will be flabbergasting
they will be flabbergasting
Future perfect
I will have flabbergasted
you will have flabbergasted
he/she/it will have flabbergasted
we will have flabbergasted
you will have flabbergasted
they will have flabbergasted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been flabbergasting
you will have been flabbergasting
he/she/it will have been flabbergasting
we will have been flabbergasting
you will have been flabbergasting
they will have been flabbergasting
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would flabbergast
you would flabbergast
he/she/it would flabbergast
we would flabbergast
you would flabbergast
they would flabbergast
Conditional continuous
I would be flabbergasting
you would be flabbergasting
he/she/it would be flabbergasting
we would be flabbergasting
you would be flabbergasting
they would be flabbergasting
Conditional perfect
I would have flabbergast
you would have flabbergast
he/she/it would have flabbergast
we would have flabbergast
you would have flabbergast
they would have flabbergast
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been flabbergasting
you would have been flabbergasting
he/she/it would have been flabbergasting
we would have been flabbergasting
you would have been flabbergasting
they would have been flabbergasting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you flabbergast
we let´s flabbergast
you flabbergast
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to flabbergast
Past participle
flabbergasted
Present Participle
flabbergasting
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 «FLABBERGAST»
Discover the use of
flabbergast in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
flabbergast and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
An Unexpected Parody: The Unauthorized Spoof of the Hobbit Movie
Flabbergast the Brown Streak Dooms the World An ominous fortress loomed
ominously over the dark forest. It was undoubtedly an evil place, with obligatory
square black towers poking savagely into a fog of doom like a plastic fork into
leftover ...
2
Verbivore's Feast: Second Course : More Word & Phrase Origins
FLABBERGAST. H. ave you ever been so shocked and astonished that you were
flabbergasted? Have you ever wondered how one's “gast” comes to be “
flabbered”? Though most of us know what this word means, no one seems to
know for ...
3
Sourcebook of Phonological Awareness Activities, Volume III ...
(/s/) 5.3 flabbergast/flabbergas Task a. “Say 'flabbergast,' say 'flabbergas.' What
sound did you hear in 'flabbergast' that is missing in 'flabbergas'?” (/t/) “Now we'll
change the letter. Write/copy 'flabbergast' and 'flabbergas.'” Task b. “Circle the ...
Candace Goldsworthy, Robert Pieretti, 2011
4
The Dimwit's Dictionary: More Than 5,000 Overused Words and ...
2. battle; brawl; clash; fight; grapple; jostle; make war; scuffle; skirmish; tussle;
war; wrestle. knock (me) down with a feather A moribund metaphor (see page 21)
. amaze; astonish; astound; awe; dazzle; dumbfound; flabbergast; overpower; ...
Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2006
5
The Painted Word: A Treasure Chest of Remarkable Words and ...
FLABBERGAST. To amaze,astonish, surprise. First recorded in a Sussex
magazine article in 1772 and described as “a new vogue word ... perhaps from
some dialect,” possibly an arbitrary formation that linked flabby and aghast.
Ogden Nash ...
6
Gallant Poetry: Belles Words of Freedom
Flabbergast. So' this they call cheap! Cheap along the park, but TV! you are so
expensive dear and high, not even God can bear your price, than who is right?
me! whom God can buy along the park, or you?
flabbergast. pur. mih. these. fantastic. fuels. &. fipresi. CANCER victim Charles
Korkman, left, shown hand-in-hand with his '. i. By JUNE SAWYER Weekly World
News Adult mayflies have a life expectancy of one day. The average man sees
his ...
TT was back in November, 1950, that Dr. Hieronymus Flabbergast, in the
brilliantly exegetic reasoning traced on this page, revealed that Mozart could not
have composed Mozart's music. Those who missed that piece of scholarship are
urged ...
9
The English dialect dictionary, being the complete ...
FLABBERGAST, v. lngen. dial. and colloq. use in Se. lrel. and Eng. Also written
flabergast ne.Sc.; and in forms flabrigast Per. (JAMJ ; flappergast N.Cy.I th.';
flobbergrast Lari. 1. To astonish, bewilder, amaze; to perplex, silence, astound.
Gen. in ...
10
The Music Magazine/Musical Courier
IT was back in November, 1950, that Dr. Hieronymus Flabbergast, in the
brilliantly exegetic reasoning traced on this page, revealed that Mozart could not
have composed Mozart's music. Those who missed that piece of scholarship are
urged ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLABBERGAST»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
flabbergast is used in the context of the following news items.
L.A. Parker: World according to George Muschal not always the real …
... make Mayor Mack, who followed in the footsteps of his predecessor, and who now raises his voice to flabbergast our city's current leader. «The Trentonian, Jul 15»
OP-ED | Union Lobbyists Had Big Wins This Legislative Session
I am totally flabbergast that Ms. Bates finally chose to actually respond to her reader's comments and in the process throws out whatever ... «CT Newsjunkie, Jul 15»
4 FANTASY CHARACTERS THAT COULD KILL LORD SAURON
While magic is super cool, YODA would swoop into the battle and absolutely flabbergast Sauron. So while Sauron is battling the two most ... «moviepilot.com, Jun 15»
The New Jersey Online Poker Briefing: "T1mB3y_B33F" Wins Big
... the partypoker NJ/BorgataPoker.com $50,000 Guarantee final table ended with a heads-up deal with "flabbergast" officially taking the top ... «PokerNews.com, Jun 15»
Dates, Location & Acts Announced for 16th Annual Toronto …
Mighty Mike - The Strongman Juggler with fantastic feats to flabbergast you and daring displays of dexterity to dazzle you. Watch as he ... «Digital Journal, Jun 15»
Pete Sampras And Andre Agassi Put On A Show At The Greenbrier …
Sampras would start off with a 2-1 advantage, utilizing another dropshot to flabbergast Agassi. However, Pistol Pete was starting to lose steam. «VAVEL.com, Jun 15»
Karachi: Mysterious fragrance from sand flabbergasts locals
LAHORE (Dunya News) – A patch of land in Ashiana Housing Scheme was reported to be having a specific scent originating from it which left ... «DunyaNews Pakistan, Jun 15»
American boots on ground required against ISIS
Just when I think the Republicans can't sink any lower, they always flabbergast me. The vice president's son recently died from brain cancer. «Montgomery Advertiser, Jun 15»
Caitlyn Jenner and “the new normal”
What continues to flabbergast me is that while so much of the intellectual content of the battles in the public sphere seem to repeat those of the ... «Buffalo News, Jun 15»
Zero Dark Thirty Was Filled With CIA Lies
Rizzo says that “after 25 years at [the] CIA, I didn't think too much could flabbergast me, but reading that cable did.” “I walked out of Zero Dark ... «Daily Beast, May 15»
