CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GABBING
PRESENT
Present
I gab
you gab
he/she/it gabs
we gab
you gab
they gab
Present continuous
I am gabbing
you are gabbing
he/she/it is gabbing
we are gabbing
you are gabbing
they are gabbing
Present perfect
I have gabbed
you have gabbed
he/she/it has gabbed
we have gabbed
you have gabbed
they have gabbed
Present perfect continuous
I have been gabbing
you have been gabbing
he/she/it has been gabbing
we have been gabbing
you have been gabbing
they have been gabbing
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 gabbed
you gabbed
he/she/it gabbed
we gabbed
you gabbed
they gabbed
Past continuous
I was gabbing
you were gabbing
he/she/it was gabbing
we were gabbing
you were gabbing
they were gabbing
Past perfect
I had gabbed
you had gabbed
he/she/it had gabbed
we had gabbed
you had gabbed
they had gabbed
Past perfect continuous
I had been gabbing
you had been gabbing
he/she/it had been gabbing
we had been gabbing
you had been gabbing
they had been gabbing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will gab
you will gab
he/she/it will gab
we will gab
you will gab
they will gab
Future continuous
I will be gabbing
you will be gabbing
he/she/it will be gabbing
we will be gabbing
you will be gabbing
they will be gabbing
Future perfect
I will have gabbed
you will have gabbed
he/she/it will have gabbed
we will have gabbed
you will have gabbed
they will have gabbed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been gabbing
you will have been gabbing
he/she/it will have been gabbing
we will have been gabbing
you will have been gabbing
they will have been gabbing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would gabbing
you would gabbing
he/she/it would gabbing
we would gabbing
you would gabbing
they would gabbing
Conditional continuous
I would be gabbing
you would be gabbing
he/she/it would be gabbing
we would be gabbing
you would be gabbing
they would be gabbing
Conditional perfect
I would have gabbing
you would have gabbing
he/she/it would have gabbing
we would have gabbing
you would have gabbing
they would have gabbing
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been gabbing
you would have been gabbing
he/she/it would have been gabbing
we would have been gabbing
you would have been gabbing
they would have been gabbing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you gab
we let´s gab
you gab
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
gabbing
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 «GABBING»
Discover the use of
gabbing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
gabbing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
“There is just one more thing that you need to do so that you will truly learn how
much damage your gabbing can cause. Go back down to the field—” “And?”
Gabby gasped, guessing what might come next. “And collect all the feathers.”
Though ...
2
The Motley Fool Investment Guide: How The Fool Beats Wall ...
Gabbing can be worth a lot more than that. Gabbing, for starters, can be fun. As
just pure fun, and when done right, good gab can be reason enough to sign
online. Hook up your computer and you can find somebody somewhere to talk
about ...
David Gardner, Tom Gardner, 2001
3
A Year of Sitting Painfully
Hand. Gabbing. Nixdown Nixon was not feeling the least bit at ease. She was
standing at the front of the assembly hall seething with anger. It had taken all her
resolve not to stride up to Janet Mitchell and hack her on the shins when
Bitchypoo ...
4
The English dialect dictionary, being the complete ...
War.2 Shr.2 He's a sort 0' mon ye sin as is always a-gabbing about other folk's
business. Mid. l were that sleepy that I didn't care to hearkcn, nor he to gab much,
BLAcKnoRE Kit (1890) I". v. w.Som.I The tongue 0' her's enough to drave ...
5
The Student, and Intellectual Observer
was uttering extravagant boasts of the feats which each had done, or would do,
and passing satirical jokes upon others. This proceeding was called gabbing,
and the boasts and jests were called gabs. The word is preserved in our ...
6
The Student and Intellectual Observer of Science, Literature ...
was uttering extravagant boasts of the feats which each had done, 'or would do,
and passing satirical jokes upon others. This proceeding was called gabbing,
and the boasts and jests were called gets. The word is preserved in our ...
7
Womankind in Western Europe from the Earliest Times to the ...
This proceeding was called gabbing, and the boasts and jests were called gabs.
The word is preserved in our Anglo-Saxon under the forms — gabban, to joke or
jeer ; gabbung, joking ; gabbere, a joker ; — and it took its place in the French ...
8
The Bible Is a Girl's Best Friend
I never dreamed my circle of friendship would enlarge via my son, but it has! Last
fall when Beth came to pick Matthew up from a play-date, she and I started
gabbing and gabbing and gabbing and gabbing. The boys stood impatiently by
our ...
9
Partnering With the CIO: The Future of IT Sales Seen Through ...
Stop. Gabbing. and. Start. Communicating. The ability to communicate requires
more than a gift for gab. As one CIO artfully put it, “Sales reps will talk to anyone,
about anything. They'll even talk to rocks.” Communicating is another matter ...
Michael Minelli, Mike Barlow, 2007
10
Why Is Everyone Else Wrong?: Explorations in Truth and Reason
Philosophy is something quite specific: it is a human activity of a certain kind, not
just any variety of gabbing, speculating, or debating. In spite of the many
differences among various philosophies, the field itself is specifiable. Philosophy
has as ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GABBING»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
gabbing is used in the context of the following news items.
Southern Perspective: Gabbing about grits
After more than a year of writing for you awesome people, I think I'm finally ready to tackle the big daddy of Southern food subjects: Grits. «Pensacola News Journal, Jul 15»
Logging time at Sportsman's Holiday
Her technique had spectators and even participants gabbing. Most competitors stood still when throwing the axe, but Baker walked forward ... «Albany Democrat Herald, Jul 15»
For parents who spend time with their kids, a reminder to be present …
Many parents and caregivers sign up for classes and other activities to be with their young ones, only to spend much of the time gabbing with ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
Ben Affleck's 'Batman v Superman,' Will Smith's 'Suicide Squad …
After gabbing about their period piece, Tyler quickly into a very brief clip from next month's reimagining of Peter Pan “Pan,” followed by a Q&A ... «TheWrap, Jul 15»
In Case You Missed It: GOP accuses GAB chief of gabbing with IRS
"In order for the GAB to return to its original mission, Kevin Kennedy must go." — a joint statement from state Sen. Alberta Darling and state Rep ... «Madison.com, Jul 15»
Film reviews: Madame Bovary, Terminator Genisys
Arnie is appointed our guide, gabbing on about "quantum fields" and other bits of pseudoscientific bunk. By this stage, I was so thoroughly ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
Don't be a bad actor when it comes to your cellphone
While most young people are addicted to texting and tweeting, the folks my age have not learned how to use their inside voice when gabbing ... «Tallahassee.com, Jul 15»
Video confirms Santa Ana cops eating marijuana edibles during raid
... as the OC Weekly recently obtained complete footage of the raid, which has audio capturing the officers gabbing away about the taste of the ... «SFGate, Jul 15»
Town Copes With Retirement Trend of Friendly But Sparse Rural …
... the local hospital has a senior lunch on Thursdays, and now retirees there can extend their outing at the center, playing cards and gabbing. «New America Media, Jul 15»
Restaurant review: 1884 Dock Street Kitchen, Hull
Little tip – if the punters are happily gabbing, back off. If they need you, they'll get your attention. Anyhow, after bread and oil and olives and a ... «Yorkshire Evening Post, Jul 15»
