CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FORSPOKEN
PRESENT
Present
I forspeak
you forspeak
he/she/it forspeaks
we forspeak
you forspeak
they forspeak
Present continuous
I am forspeaking
you are forspeaking
he/she/it is forspeaking
we are forspeaking
you are forspeaking
they are forspeaking
Present perfect
I have forspoken
you have forspoken
he/she/it has forspoken
we have forspoken
you have forspoken
they have forspoken
Present perfect continuous
I have been forspeaking
you have been forspeaking
he/she/it has been forspeaking
we have been forspeaking
you have been forspeaking
they have been forspeaking
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 forspoke
you forspoke
he/she/it forspoke
we forspoke
you forspoke
they forspoke
Past continuous
I was forspeaking
you were forspeaking
he/she/it was forspeaking
we were forspeaking
you were forspeaking
they were forspeaking
Past perfect
I had forspoken
you had forspoken
he/she/it had forspoken
we had forspoken
you had forspoken
they had forspoken
Past perfect continuous
I had been forspeaking
you had been forspeaking
he/she/it had been forspeaking
we had been forspeaking
you had been forspeaking
they had been forspeaking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will forspeak
you will forspeak
he/she/it will forspeak
we will forspeak
you will forspeak
they will forspeak
Future continuous
I will be forspeaking
you will be forspeaking
he/she/it will be forspeaking
we will be forspeaking
you will be forspeaking
they will be forspeaking
Future perfect
I will have forspoken
you will have forspoken
he/she/it will have forspoken
we will have forspoken
you will have forspoken
they will have forspoken
Future perfect continuous
I will have been forspeaking
you will have been forspeaking
he/she/it will have been forspeaking
we will have been forspeaking
you will have been forspeaking
they will have been forspeaking
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would forspoken
you would forspoken
he/she/it would forspoken
we would forspoken
you would forspoken
they would forspoken
Conditional continuous
I would be forspeaking
you would be forspeaking
he/she/it would be forspeaking
we would be forspeaking
you would be forspeaking
they would be forspeaking
Conditional perfect
I would have forspoken
you would have forspoken
he/she/it would have forspoken
we would have forspoken
you would have forspoken
they would have forspoken
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been forspeaking
you would have been forspeaking
he/she/it would have been forspeaking
we would have been forspeaking
you would have been forspeaking
they would have been forspeaking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you forspeak
we let´s forspeak
you forspeak
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
forspoken
Present Participle
forspeaking
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 «FORSPOKEN»
Discover the use of
forspoken in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
forspoken and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The English dialect dictionary, being the complete ...
(1819) xxxiv; If one highly praises a child for sweetness of temper, and the child
soon after betrays ill humour, the person who bestowed the praise, is said tohave
forspoken the bairn (11111.). S. 81 01k.1 fiat.l It was believed evil consequences
...
That is, forspoken, unhappy, charmed, or bewitched. Theobald's and Johnson's
explanation is erroneous. Dyce (Gloss.). Under a curse, forspoken, bewitched. 23
. dwindle] Steevens. This mischief was supposed to be done by means of a ...
William Shakespeare, Horace Howard Furness,
1873
3
Early Modern Witches: Witchcraft Cases in Contemporary Writing
This Examinat confesseth that sheecame toJoaneGylles house, her childe being
sicke, and that shee intreated this Examinat to look on the Child, and to tell her
whether it was forspoken or no, and {Ev} this Examinate said it was forspoken;but
...
4
A New Variorum Edition of Shakespeare: Macbeth
That is, forspoken, unhappy, charmed, or bewitched. Theobald's'and Johnson's
explanation is erroneous. DYCE (Gloss.). Under a curse, forspoken, bewitched.
23. dwindle] STEEVENS. This mischief was supposed to be done by means of a
...
William Shakespeare, Horace Howard Furness,
1873
5
A collection of rare and curious tracts, relating to ...
This Eraminat confesseth that shee came to Ioane Gylles house, her Child being
sicko, and that shee intreated this Ezaminat to look on the Child, and to tell her
whether it was forspoken or no, and this Ezaminat said it was forspoken ,but
when ...
6
A New Variorum Edition of Shakespeare: Macbeth. 1873
STEEVENS. A fbrbodin fellow, Scottice, signifies an unhappy one. SINGER. That
is, forspoken, unhappy, charmed, or bewitched. Theobald's and Johnson's
explanation is erroneous. DYCE (Glam). Under a curse, forspoken, bewitched.
William Shakespeare, Horace Howard Furness,
1873
7
The Darker Superstitions of Scotland, illustrated from ...
Dq/lc, i.e. silly; forspoken—bcwitched ; goodn— cattle; roundree-mountain ash. §
Records of the Sher-if Court of I'etland in MS. 1'01. 107. v. 26 July 1603. Gilberit
Thomas-Maidlane Williamsdochter. ' Record: oft/1e Court qf Justiciary in MS.
Sir John Graham DALYELL,
1835
8
An etymological dictionary of the Scottish language: ...
A person is said to be forspoken, when any sudden mischance happens on the
back of a series of good fortune ; or when a child, formerly promising, suddenly
decays, the child is said to be forspoken." Gl. Shirr. 3. Fore-spoken water. " When
...
9
Dooble Tongue: Scots, Burns, Contradiction
"Injured by immoderate praise and conjured up" is a way of saying "Forspoken"
— though one of these languages may well be found less than precise here.
Burns, in any event, although it is he who (presumably) speaks, appears here at
first ...
10
Rewriting Scotland: Welsh, McLean, Warner, Banks, Galloway, ...
Like Kennedy's Jennifer in So I Am Glad, Close's Tracy in Forspoken and Nan in
Official and Doubtful appear somewhat aloof, partially isolated from the people
surrounding them — observers even in the midst of events that centre on them.