CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FOBBED
PRESENT
Present
I fob
you fob
he/she/it fobs
we fob
you fob
they fob
Present continuous
I am fobbing
you are fobbing
he/she/it is fobbing
we are fobbing
you are fobbing
they are fobbing
Present perfect
I have fobbed
you have fobbed
he/she/it has fobbed
we have fobbed
you have fobbed
they have fobbed
Present perfect continuous
I have been fobbing
you have been fobbing
he/she/it has been fobbing
we have been fobbing
you have been fobbing
they have been fobbing
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 fobbed
you fobbed
he/she/it fobbed
we fobbed
you fobbed
they fobbed
Past continuous
I was fobbing
you were fobbing
he/she/it was fobbing
we were fobbing
you were fobbing
they were fobbing
Past perfect
I had fobbed
you had fobbed
he/she/it had fobbed
we had fobbed
you had fobbed
they had fobbed
Past perfect continuous
I had been fobbing
you had been fobbing
he/she/it had been fobbing
we had been fobbing
you had been fobbing
they had been fobbing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will fob
you will fob
he/she/it will fob
we will fob
you will fob
they will fob
Future continuous
I will be fobbing
you will be fobbing
he/she/it will be fobbing
we will be fobbing
you will be fobbing
they will be fobbing
Future perfect
I will have fobbed
you will have fobbed
he/she/it will have fobbed
we will have fobbed
you will have fobbed
they will have fobbed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been fobbing
you will have been fobbing
he/she/it will have been fobbing
we will have been fobbing
you will have been fobbing
they will have been fobbing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would fobbed
you would fobbed
he/she/it would fobbed
we would fobbed
you would fobbed
they would fobbed
Conditional continuous
I would be fobbing
you would be fobbing
he/she/it would be fobbing
we would be fobbing
you would be fobbing
they would be fobbing
Conditional perfect
I would have fobbed
you would have fobbed
he/she/it would have fobbed
we would have fobbed
you would have fobbed
they would have fobbed
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been fobbing
you would have been fobbing
he/she/it would have been fobbing
we would have been fobbing
you would have been fobbing
they would have been fobbing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you fob
we let´s fob
you fob
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
fobbing
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 «FOBBED»
Discover the use of
fobbed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
fobbed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Class Work: Mothers' Involvement in Their Children's Primary ...
These tensions seemed to be articulated in their feelings of being 'fobbed off'.
Cathy told me: I don't think it's helpful telling you 'They'll catch up', it's just fobbing
you off because what you want to know is what they're going to do to make sure it
...
2
Class Work: Mothers' Involveme
These tensions seemed to be articulated in their feelings of being 'fobbed off'.
Cathy told me: I don't think it's helpful telling you 'They'll catch up', it's just fobbing
you off because what you want to know is what they're going to do to make sure it
...
3
The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of ...
Shall there be a gallows standing in England when thou art king, and resolution
thus fobbed as it is with the rusty curb of old father antick the law? Id. Henry IV.
You must not think To fob off your disgraces with a tale. Shaktpeare. For they,
poor ...
Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington)
4
London encyclopaedia; or, Universal dictionary of science, ...
It is used colloquially with off To fob off is, to shift off; to put aside with an artifice ;
to delude by a trick. 1 think it is scurvy, and begin to find myself fobbed in it.
Shakspeare. Othello. Shall there be a gallows standing in England when thou art
king, ...
5
Pocket Fowler's Modern English Usage
The first construction seems to be more common: She tried to fob him off tactfully
at first, but then he became brutal— D. M. Thomas, 1990 / Do not allow yourself to
be fobbed off without getting the information you need—G. Brandreth et al., ...
6
The London Encyclopaedia: Or, Universal Dictionary of ...
To get their wives and children meat ; But these will not be fobbed off" so. They
must have wealth and power too. Hudibras. Who picked &fob at holding forth. Id.
He goes pressing forward, till he was fobbed again with another story. VEstrange.
7
New Readings in Shakespeare
I suggest fobbed, which gives good sense and is graphically plausible in the
spelling fobd, easily misread as sate. fobbed is used thus absolutely in
Elizabethan English, with the sense of the modern fobbed of 'He put our
messengers off with ...
8
Rooted in Rock: New Adirondack Writing, 1975-2000
Gold-Fobbed. Forest. Every hunter I knew was gaunt about the ribs. Socially, they
were inattentive. The deer hunting in the Adirondacks had been awful. The sport
long ago became another witless mass diversion automatically performed in ...
At a community conference in Hull people said in the workshops that they were
being“fobbed off” byhousing officers. Thechair of the group tried for years toget
action butshedid not getagood response fromthe housing officers orpolice: “it's ...
10
Dramatic Works with Biographical and Critical Notices by ...
Hadst thou the impudence to aspire at being a husband with that stubborn and
disobedient temper l—You that know not how to submit to a father, presume to
have a sufficient stock of duty to undergo a wife P I should have been finely
fobbed ...
William. II Congreve William Wycherley (John Vanbrugh and Farquhar George), William. II Wycherley, William Congreve, 1840
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOBBED»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
fobbed is used in the context of the following news items.
SUNDAY TIMES - Is being a telemarketer the hardest job in the world?
I've fobbed off the other 1 559 telemarketers. I say I'm busy and will be free after 5pm. I promise to call back then and ask for their home number ... «Times LIVE, Jul 15»
SUNDAY TIMES - Struggling steel giant needs to forge BEE deal
... the past three years, but has been fobbed off previously by the Luxembourg head office, according to one of her partners, Warren Wheatley. «Times LIVE, Jul 15»
Review: Adriano Zumbo's Fancy Nance is high tea with a twist | Best …
I phoned ahead, twice, to ask about the menu, but both times was fobbed off by someone unable or unwilling to answer. When booking online, I ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
Caroline Flack had the perfect comeback to a magazine that said …
The X Factor host was having none of it and fobbed off New! Magazine in the best possible way. caroline. YES. She followed up the tweet with ... «The42.ie, Jul 15»
Couple's anger after they return from holiday to find garage packed …
“I contacted Luminus and they fobbed me off and eventually said the contents were the responsibility of the demolition contractor. What I don't ... «Hunts Post, Jul 15»
Richard Nixon Was Not Misunderstood
But in fact, Nixon wasn't very interested in the subject and he fobbed it off on his aides to handle, saying at one point: "Just keep me out of ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
The Challenges of Ghana's Educational System – Some Reflections
The building inspector who should know better is easily fobbed off by bribes in brown envelopes. The pastor will willy-nilly give false prophecy ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
Premier League clubs are being fobbed off with overpriced B-listers
When was the last time Barcelona or Real Madrid missed out on a top player because he preferred to come to the Premier League? «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
Met Police chief admits cyber-crime difficulties
She added that frontline officers were not dealing with cases well at all: “Most of the time the victim goes to the police and they will be fobbed off ... «SC Magazine UK, Jul 15»
Everton and Kitbag: You have your say
I just felt fobbed off. Everton used to bring out a catalogue in April before JJB & Kitbag were involved. They only seem interested in selling last ... «Liverpool Echo, Jul 15»
