CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GRATULATE
PRESENT
Present
I gratulate
you gratulate
he/she/it gratulates
we gratulate
you gratulate
they gratulate
Present continuous
I am gratulating
you are gratulating
he/she/it is gratulating
we are gratulating
you are gratulating
they are gratulating
Present perfect
I have gratulated
you have gratulated
he/she/it has gratulated
we have gratulated
you have gratulated
they have gratulated
Present perfect continuous
I have been gratulating
you have been gratulating
he/she/it has been gratulating
we have been gratulating
you have been gratulating
they have been gratulating
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 gratulated
you gratulated
he/she/it gratulated
we gratulated
you gratulated
they gratulated
Past continuous
I was gratulating
you were gratulating
he/she/it was gratulating
we were gratulating
you were gratulating
they were gratulating
Past perfect
I had gratulated
you had gratulated
he/she/it had gratulated
we had gratulated
you had gratulated
they had gratulated
Past perfect continuous
I had been gratulating
you had been gratulating
he/she/it had been gratulating
we had been gratulating
you had been gratulating
they had been gratulating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will gratulate
you will gratulate
he/she/it will gratulate
we will gratulate
you will gratulate
they will gratulate
Future continuous
I will be gratulating
you will be gratulating
he/she/it will be gratulating
we will be gratulating
you will be gratulating
they will be gratulating
Future perfect
I will have gratulated
you will have gratulated
he/she/it will have gratulated
we will have gratulated
you will have gratulated
they will have gratulated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been gratulating
you will have been gratulating
he/she/it will have been gratulating
we will have been gratulating
you will have been gratulating
they will have been gratulating
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would gratulate
you would gratulate
he/she/it would gratulate
we would gratulate
you would gratulate
they would gratulate
Conditional continuous
I would be gratulating
you would be gratulating
he/she/it would be gratulating
we would be gratulating
you would be gratulating
they would be gratulating
Conditional perfect
I would have gratulate
you would have gratulate
he/she/it would have gratulate
we would have gratulate
you would have gratulate
they would have gratulate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been gratulating
you would have been gratulating
he/she/it would have been gratulating
we would have been gratulating
you would have been gratulating
they would have been gratulating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you gratulate
we let´s gratulate
you gratulate
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
gratulated
Present Participle
gratulating
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 «GRATULATE»
Discover the use of
gratulate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
gratulate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Much ado about nothing; Measure for measure
There's more behind, that is more gratulate.' Thanks, Provost, for thy care, and
secrecy ; We shall employ thee in a worthier place : — Thanks, good friend
Escalus,for thy much goodness, Thanks, Provost, for thy care and secrecy ; We
shall ...
William Shakespeare, 1813
2
The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare
William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Samuel Johnson, Alexander Pope,
George Steevens, Richard Farmer, Edward Capell, Nicholas Rowe. There's more
behind, that is more gratulate 9. Thanks, Provost, for thy care, and secrecy ; We
shall ...
William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Samuel Johnson, 1821
3
A Dictionary of the Language of Shakspeare
Gratulate. Pleasing ; worthy of gratula- tion. There's more behind that is more
gratulate. Measure for Measure, v. 1. To Gratulate. To greet; to compliment; to
salute. Upon the like devotion as yourselves, To gratulate the gentle princes
there.
Swynfen Jervis, Alexander Dyce, 1868
4
The Works of William Shakspeare...: Collated Verbatim with ...
There's more behind, that is more gratulate ?. Thanks, Provost, for thy care, and
secresy ; We (hall employ thee in a worthier place ; — Forgive him, Angelo, that
brought you home The head of Ragozine for Claudio's ; The offence pardons
itself.
William Shakespeare, 1816
5
The plays of William Shakspeare, with the corrections and ...
Thanks, good friend Escalus, for thy much goodness :3 There 's more behind, that
is more gratulate.4 — " I dede nevyr forfete with man I wys." MS. Cott. Vesp. D. viii
. Steevens. 3 Tiar.ks, goodfriend Escalus, for tby much goodness:] I have ...
William Shakespeare, Joseph Dennie, Samuel Johnson, 1805
6
Tempest. Two gentlemen of Verona. Merry wives of Windsor. ...
There's more behind, that is more gratulate 8. Thanks, Provost, for thy care, and
secresy ; We shall employ thee in a worthier place ;— Forgive him, Angelo, that
brought you home The head of Ragozine for Claudio's ; The offence pardons
itself.
William Shakespeare, Edmond Malone, Samuel Johnson, 1794
7
The Plays of William Shakespeare
There's more behind, that is more gratulate.* Thanks, Provoft, for thy care, and
fecrecy ; We Ihall employ thee in a worthier place : — Thanks, good friend Efcalus
, for thy much goodnefs, Thanks, Provoft, for thy care and fecrecy ; We jlidH ...
William Shakespeare, 1803
8
An index to the remarkable passages and words made use of by ...
Gratulate. There's more behind, that is more gratulate - Meas.for Meaf. — To
gratulate the gentle princes there - - Richard in. — And come freely to gratulate
thy plenteous bosom - Tim. of Athens. — And gratulate his safe return to Rome - -
Til.
9
The Plays of William Shakspeare: In Fifteen Volumes. With ...
Thanks, good friend Escalus, for thy much goodness : J There's more behind, that
is more gratulate.* — □ Thanks, Provost, for thy care, and secrecy ; We shall
employ thee in a worthier place: — Forgive him, Angclo, that brought you home ...
William Shakespeare, 1793
10
Shakspeare's Dramatic Works: With Explanatory Notes
Gratulate. There's more behind, that is more gratulate - Meas. for Meas. — To
gratulate the gentle princes there - - Richard iii. — And come freely to gratulate
thy plenteous bosom - Tim. of Athens. — And gratulate his safe return to Rome - -
Tit.
William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough, 1790
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRATULATE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
gratulate is used in the context of the following news items.
Tyrolean Jet Services Achieves Second Consecutive ARGUS …
"I would like to gratulate Tyrolean Jet Services on the successful renewal of their ARGUS Platinum Rating," said Joseph Moeggenberg, ARGUS ... «BAVIATION Business Aviation News, May 15»
Manohar Parrikar interview: Defence Minister pulls up UPA for …
I con gratulate the PM and the decision has been taken in the interest of the country. BY WHAT TIME WILL THE AIRCRAFT BE DELIVERED? «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
We can't change a winning formula! Neil Warnock provides update …
Brede Hangeland has also been on the fringes of the first team, but Warnock admitted the defender was the first person to con gratulate him ... «Express.co.uk, Oct 14»
