CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GNAW
PRESENT
Present
I gnaw
you gnaw
he/she/it gnaws
we gnaw
you gnaw
they gnaw
Present continuous
I am gnawing
you are gnawing
he/she/it is gnawing
we are gnawing
you are gnawing
they are gnawing
Present perfect
I have gnawed
you have gnawed
he/she/it has gnawed
we have gnawed
you have gnawed
they have gnawed
Present perfect continuous
I have been gnawing
you have been gnawing
he/she/it has been gnawing
we have been gnawing
you have been gnawing
they have been gnawing
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 gnawed
you gnawed
he/she/it gnawed
we gnawed
you gnawed
they gnawed
Past continuous
I was gnawing
you were gnawing
he/she/it was gnawing
we were gnawing
you were gnawing
they were gnawing
Past perfect
I had gnawed
you had gnawed
he/she/it had gnawed
we had gnawed
you had gnawed
they had gnawed
Past perfect continuous
I had been gnawing
you had been gnawing
he/she/it had been gnawing
we had been gnawing
you had been gnawing
they had been gnawing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will gnaw
you will gnaw
he/she/it will gnaw
we will gnaw
you will gnaw
they will gnaw
Future continuous
I will be gnawing
you will be gnawing
he/she/it will be gnawing
we will be gnawing
you will be gnawing
they will be gnawing
Future perfect
I will have gnawed
you will have gnawed
he/she/it will have gnawed
we will have gnawed
you will have gnawed
they will have gnawed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been gnawing
you will have been gnawing
he/she/it will have been gnawing
we will have been gnawing
you will have been gnawing
they will have been gnawing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would gnaw
you would gnaw
he/she/it would gnaw
we would gnaw
you would gnaw
they would gnaw
Conditional continuous
I would be gnawing
you would be gnawing
he/she/it would be gnawing
we would be gnawing
you would be gnawing
they would be gnawing
Conditional perfect
I would have gnaw
you would have gnaw
he/she/it would have gnaw
we would have gnaw
you would have gnaw
they would have gnaw
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been gnawing
you would have been gnawing
he/she/it would have been gnawing
we would have been gnawing
you would have been gnawing
they would have been gnawing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you gnaw
we let´s gnaw
you gnaw
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
gnawing
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.
3 QUOTES WITH «GNAW»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
gnaw.
I keep going over a sentence. I nag it, gnaw it, pat and flatter it.
Cash - in savings accounts, short-term CDs or money market deposits - is great for an emergency fund. But to fulfill a long-term investment goal like funding your retirement, consider buying stocks. The more distant your financial target, the longer inflation will gnaw at the purchasing power of your money.
I don't know very many people in the art world, only socialise with the few I like, and have little time to gnaw my nails with anxiety about any criticism I hear about.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GNAW»
Discover the use of
gnaw in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
gnaw and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Dinosaurs of all shapes, sizes and colors roam the landscape, hunt for food and make their presence known with bellowing roars in this entertaining tale about these prehistoric giants that includes rhyming text, bright illustration and fun ...
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Men and manners in Britain: or, A bone to
gnaw for the ...
or, A bone to gnaw for the Trollopes, Fidlers, &c. being notes from a journal, on
sea and on land, in 1833-4 Grant Thorburn. tinder Selkirk, as the prime cause of
the quarrel, was summoned before that venerable body of old women, and ...
3
Gnaw-wood, or, New England life in a village
A parody of Henry Ward Beecher's "Norwood."
Not surprisingly, when the beloved teacher who let his students call him by his
first name retired to run Gnaw Bone Camp full-time, every kid who had ever
boiled sugar water at Orchard or met with Troop 80 in a back room of Trinity
Church had ...
One minute more and you are off— off, feeling so yood, in a sort of moral and
physical oiliness — when hark! what is that noise? Gnaw — gnaw— gnaio ! It is
in the cupboard. No, it is in the corner. No, it is under the floor. No, it is in the
ceiling, ...
Gnaw. Bone,. the. anti-Nashville. HOW TO TASTE WINE You don't have to be a
wine expert to enjoy a wine-tasting. Cinny Schrodt, owner of Brown County
Winery, offers a few tips: • Pick up a paper wine menu and a pen to make notes (
wines ...
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Transformers: Identification and Price Guide
Gnaw is dumber than a brick. With his first notable appearance in Transformers:
the Movie, Gnaw was one member of a large contingent of Sharkticons who
carried out the commands of their leaders, the sinister Quintessons, on the planet
...
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The encyclopædic dictionary. 7 vols. [in 14].
On Providence. gnaw (g silent), * gnawo, * gnaw - en, * gnaw-yn, v.t. & i. [A.S.
gnagan ; cogn. withDut. Icnagen ; O. Icel. gnaga ; I eel. naga; Dan. gnave ; 8w.
gnaga. The g is a mere pre- flx = A.S. ge-. The simple verb apiwars in led. naga ;
Dan.
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A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are ...
To Gnaw. w. a. [511.15.111, Saxon; knaghen, Dutch. | 1. To eat by degrees ; to
devour by slow corrosion. A knowing fellow, that would gnaw a man Like to a
vermine, with his hellish braine. And many an honest soule, even quick had slain.
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A Bone to
Gnaw for the Democrats
To Which Is Prefixed A Rod For The Backs Of The Critics.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GNAW»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
gnaw is used in the context of the following news items.
The Strain Season 2 Premiere Review: Back From the Dead With …
... some magic potion to reverse the effects of the worm virus are the closest thing The Strain has to something tasty we can gnaw on. The idea ... «TV.com, Jul 15»
Artists bring a little bit of New York to State College
But, like I love this piece with the bicycle called “Gnaw Crashed,” we have had this one for a while. He crashed his bike, plain and simple. «The Daily Collegian Online, Jul 15»
Consider, If You Will, the Pig
Distressed, they gnaw the bars of their stalls until their mouths are bloody. Pigs need straw. They need to wallow, to lie down, to build nests for ... «PopMatters, Jul 15»
How to Find Your Inner Rhythm of Fun
Use this to help you with issues that gnaw at you: stop, do the Quick Coherence technique and then,¬ ask your heart how to restore a calm ... «Care2.com, Jul 15»
Mulch is good, but which is the best?
Furthermore, mice like to gnaw on the bark of living trees and shrubs, so a thick mulch piled up against woody plant stems provides these furry ... «Quad City Times, Jul 15»
It's a croc eat croc world
Picture: Richard Brennan Source: Supplied. “When we got there the big bloke had it up on the bank and was having a good gnaw at it,” he said. «NT News, Jul 15»
Ben Affleck To Team With DC's Geoff Johns On Stand-Alone …
comiccon 2015 placeholder EXCLUSIVE: Here's one for the Comic-Con crowd to gnaw on. I'm told that Ben Affleck is teaming up with Geoff ... «Deadline, Jul 15»
Ravens Top 20 Moments #20:Day One
The third quarter had kicker Matt Stover gnaw away at the Raiders' lead with two field goals and running back Earnest Byner would score the ... «Baltimore Beatdown, Jul 15»
Eric Tinkler downplays Zamalek defeat
A lapse of concerntration from the home side's defense meant the visitors were able to gnaw their way back into the match, allowing Maarouf ... «KickOff.com, Jul 15»
Gary Ralston's restaurant review: Paco's, 3-5 Mill Street, Perth PH1 …
There wasn't much need to gnaw on the pork as it fell apart under the slightest interrogation from my incisors. The home-made ice cream ended ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
