CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GOOSE-STEP
PRESENT
Present
I goose-step
you goose-step
he/she/it goose-steps
we goose-step
you goose-step
they goose-step
Present continuous
I am goose-stepping
you are goose-stepping
he/she/it is goose-stepping
we are goose-stepping
you are goose-stepping
they are goose-stepping
Present perfect
I have goose-stepped
you have goose-stepped
he/she/it has goose-stepped
we have goose-stepped
you have goose-stepped
they have goose-stepped
Present perfect continuous
I have been goose-stepping
you have been goose-stepping
he/she/it has been goose-stepping
we have been goose-stepping
you have been goose-stepping
they have been goose-stepping
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 goose-stepped
you goose-stepped
he/she/it goose-stepped
we goose-stepped
you goose-stepped
they goose-stepped
Past continuous
I was goose-stepping
you were goose-stepping
he/she/it was goose-stepping
we were goose-stepping
you were goose-stepping
they were goose-stepping
Past perfect
I had goose-stepped
you had goose-stepped
he/she/it had goose-stepped
we had goose-stepped
you had goose-stepped
they had goose-stepped
Past perfect continuous
I had been goose-stepping
you had been goose-stepping
he/she/it had been goose-stepping
we had been goose-stepping
you had been goose-stepping
they had been goose-stepping
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will goose-step
you will goose-step
he/she/it will goose-step
we will goose-step
you will goose-step
they will goose-step
Future continuous
I will be goose-stepping
you will be goose-stepping
he/she/it will be goose-stepping
we will be goose-stepping
you will be goose-stepping
they will be goose-stepping
Future perfect
I will have goose-stepped
you will have goose-stepped
he/she/it will have goose-stepped
we will have goose-stepped
you will have goose-stepped
they will have goose-stepped
Future perfect continuous
I will have been goose-stepping
you will have been goose-stepping
he/she/it will have been goose-stepping
we will have been goose-stepping
you will have been goose-stepping
they will have been goose-stepping
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would goose-step
you would goose-step
he/she/it would goose-step
we would goose-step
you would goose-step
they would goose-step
Conditional continuous
I would be goose-stepping
you would be goose-stepping
he/she/it would be goose-stepping
we would be goose-stepping
you would be goose-stepping
they would be goose-stepping
Conditional perfect
I would have goose-step
you would have goose-step
he/she/it would have goose-step
we would have goose-step
you would have goose-step
they would have goose-step
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been goose-stepping
you would have been goose-stepping
he/she/it would have been goose-stepping
we would have been goose-stepping
you would have been goose-stepping
they would have been goose-stepping
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you goose-step
we let´s goose-step
you goose-step
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
goose-stepped
Present Participle
goose-stepping
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 «GOOSE-STEP»
Discover the use of
goose-step in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
goose-step and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The
Goose-
Step: A Study of American Education
In this volume the author lays out the facts on the current state of American Education. Sinclair writes in the introduction: What is the so-called higher education of these United States? You have taken it, for the most part, on faith.
The goose step occurs when the ball-carrier takes three or four quick steps, lifting
his legs with his knees locked straight (as shown in Figure 10-3). If done quickly,
it leaves the defense totally bamboozled and hopelessly off-balance.
Mathew Brown, Patrick Guthrie, Greg Growden, 2009
3
In the Wake of the
Goose Step
This is a new release of the original 1945 edition.
4
The
Goose Step a Study of American Education
In this volume the author lays out the facts on the current state of American Education. Sinclair writes in the introduction: What is the so-called higher education of these United States? You have taken it, for the most part, on faith.
5
Staging the War: American Drama and World War II
Hatred of the Third Reich is likewise a major ingredient in two muddled,
melodramatic plays that, not surprisingly, failed on Broadway. Oliver H. P.
Garrett's Waltz in Goose-Step opened on 1 November 1938 at New York's
Hudson Theatre, and ...
GOOSE-STEP THE Paradeschritt or 'Parade March1 of the Prussian Army was
one of the most unnatural and expressive movements ever invented for the
human body. Its foreign critics called it the goose-step. The lines of jack- booted ...
7
Speaking of Animals: A Dictionary of Animal Metaphors
172 GOOSE STEP 1810) and goose bumps (WNNCD: 1933). AID; ATWS; BDPF;
DEI; EWPO; ID; IRCD; LTA. See also Get Your Back up. GOOSE STEP the goose
step. The slow, straight-legged, lockkneed, highkicking parade step used by ...
Robert Allen Palmatier, 1995
8
Marching: Drill Commands, Drill Team,
Goose-
Step, Military ...
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9
Is It True?: The facts behind the things we have been told
Goose-step. The Nazi 'goose-step' has that name because it resembles geese
walking. Real geese walking bear no resemblance to the stiff-legged military
march which has that name. Stiff-legged 'goose-stepping' in the military context
was ...
10
A Gentleman of Pleasure: One Life of John Glassco, Poet, ...
Harkness, complained that “The Goose Step” contained literary allusions
comprehensible to very few; the Daily, he asserted, was intended for the average
student.78 Harkness moved quickly against the column, but not before he himself
had ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GOOSE-STEP»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
goose-step is used in the context of the following news items.
A beginner's guide to Euroscepticism
Paul Mason branded a critic of Syriza a 'Nazi collaborator' — because of course Merkel's Germany is one goose-step away from becoming a ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
SCOTUS Endorses 'Gay Marriage'
Continuing to goose-step onward in its blitzkrieg against Rule of Law in America, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 today in favor of allowing ... «Patriot Post, Jun 15»
Military parade with foreign troops an attempt to redraw China's …
The training will last three months, as the troops polish their marching and saluting into a goose-step precise enough to show their president. «The Globe and Mail, Jun 15»
FA Hayek and Why Government Can't Manage Society, Part I
No one wanted to goose-step to Hitler and Mussolini's grandiose dreams of a world-ruling master race or a war-worshipping aggressive ... «Somewhat Reasonable - Heartland Institute, Jun 15»
Multiple choice
That Nazi Germany took a similar approach to changing the gene pool gave such arguments a hint of the goose-step. In the decades that ... «The Economist, Jun 15»
'Orphan Black' Recap: Season Three Has Really Improved
Delphine and some Dyad toughs goose-step over to Shay's to terrorize her into admitting she's the mole. (Delphine gets just one of my favorite ... «Starpulse.com, Jun 15»
Willkommen once again to 'Cabaret'
... the theater, Gardiner maneuvers his actors and dancers fleetly, on the show's grand and tragic march from the two-step to the goose-step. «Washington Post, May 15»
Vietnam Marks the Fall of Saigon
Military marchers showing off their goose-step. Dita Alangkara/Associated Press … Veterans of the long war decked themselves out in their ... «Wall Street Journal, Apr 15»
Brian O'Driscoll takes on Waisale Serevi
The famous Fijian also talked through his goose-step, attributing Australia's David Campese with showing him how it was done whilst playing ... «Rugby World, Mar 15»
Will Self: 'Opera remains the preserve of the rich'
... were teetering on the edge of collapse and the inexorable goose-step to the right was in motion. Conversely, the UK today may well be in the ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
