CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GROVELLED
PRESENT
Present
I grovel
you grovel
he/she/it grovels
we grovel
you grovel
they grovel
Present continuous
I am grovelling
you are grovelling
he/she/it is grovelling
we are grovelling
you are grovelling
they are grovelling
Present perfect
I have grovelled
you have grovelled
he/she/it has grovelled
we have grovelled
you have grovelled
they have grovelled
Present perfect continuous
I have been grovelling
you have been grovelling
he/she/it has been grovelling
we have been grovelling
you have been grovelling
they have been grovelling
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 grovelled
you grovelled
he/she/it grovelled
we grovelled
you grovelled
they grovelled
Past continuous
I was grovelling
you were grovelling
he/she/it was grovelling
we were grovelling
you were grovelling
they were grovelling
Past perfect
I had grovelled
you had grovelled
he/she/it had grovelled
we had grovelled
you had grovelled
they had grovelled
Past perfect continuous
I had been grovelling
you had been grovelling
he/she/it had been grovelling
we had been grovelling
you had been grovelling
they had been grovelling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will grovel
you will grovel
he/she/it will grovel
we will grovel
you will grovel
they will grovel
Future continuous
I will be grovelling
you will be grovelling
he/she/it will be grovelling
we will be grovelling
you will be grovelling
they will be grovelling
Future perfect
I will have grovelled
you will have grovelled
he/she/it will have grovelled
we will have grovelled
you will have grovelled
they will have grovelled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been grovelling
you will have been grovelling
he/she/it will have been grovelling
we will have been grovelling
you will have been grovelling
they will have been grovelling
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would grovelled
you would grovelled
he/she/it would grovelled
we would grovelled
you would grovelled
they would grovelled
Conditional continuous
I would be grovelling
you would be grovelling
he/she/it would be grovelling
we would be grovelling
you would be grovelling
they would be grovelling
Conditional perfect
I would have grovelled
you would have grovelled
he/she/it would have grovelled
we would have grovelled
you would have grovelled
they would have grovelled
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been grovelling
you would have been grovelling
he/she/it would have been grovelling
we would have been grovelling
you would have been grovelling
they would have been grovelling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you grovel
we let´s grovel
you grovel
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
grovelled
Present Participle
grovelling
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 «GROVELLED»
Discover the use of
grovelled in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
grovelled and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Random Rogues and Ratbag Tales
The. Path. Less. Grovelled. THERE are four main different ways of travelling. The
first two are with or without money. The second two are consuming or not
consuming drugs and alcohol. Sometimes you start out with money and then run
out, ...
2
A Concordance to the Poems of Robert Browning
882.6 R. and B. 11.1261 When others groaned "None ever grovelled so!" . .
1019.19 Red1 Cotton 4.816 Grovelling. Sad blackthorn clumps, leafless and
grovelling vines 125.68 Sord. 2.954 If all the rest were grovelling in the dust?
141.70 Sord ...
3
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
Instead of helping todo this, they abasedthemselves, and grovelled before their
oppressors, and compelled and taught their children to do the same. THEY were
the people who were really responsible for thecontinuance of the present system.
4
Our Steppes: A Russian Romance Novel Coverring the Time of ...
To come as tourists is all so gratifying, as they do at times do recognise a few
Doukhobor people, as they drive through the villages and shudder to see where
these people still grovelled in the way they have always grovelled and only ...
5
The Works of J. G. Pike, of Derby. With a Biographical Sketch
Instead of seeking my happiness in Jesus and in thee, I have sought delight
amidst the follies of time ; and have grovelled upon earth, when I should have
been soaring to heaven. I have loved—O most patient God! may I dare to confess
it, yet, ...
6
The Poetical Works of Robert Browning
These two ambiguous insects, changing name And nature with the season's
warmth or chill, — Now, grovelled, grubbing toiling moiling ants, 1265 A very
synonym of thrift and peace, — Anon, with lusty June to prick their heart, Soared i'
the air ...
Robert Browning, Ian Jack, Margaret Smith, 2004
7
Notes From the Underworld:
Inspite of superficial, fantastic and sham notions of honouranddignity, all but very
few of us positively grovelled before Zverkov, and themore so the more he
swaggered. And it wasnot from any interested motive that they grovelled, but
simply ...
They grovelled, they became mad because of his brightness; they arose that they
might kill him, for he was not as they were. They fell, they became mad by reason
of his beauty; they arose that they might mark his beauty and destroy it.
Robert George Crosbie, 2008
9
Mulk Raj Anand: The Novel of Commitment
And with his lips tight, and his head strung into wooden hardness, he rode his
horse into the thick of the crowd, trampling on the men, women and children and
pushed and grovelled and run in utter confusion. The frightened mob screamed ...
10
The Clicking of Cuthbert
From the time she had put her hair up every man she had met had grovelled
before her, and she had acquired a mental attitude toward the other sex which
was a blend of indifference and contempt. For the cringing specimens who curled
up ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GROVELLED»
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grovelled is used in the context of the following news items.
Greece crisis: No mercy for Greece in Angela Merkel's Europe
The Greek government of Alexis Tsipras had, in fact, grovelled at the last minute, presenting a brutal new austerity package late Thursday night ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
Mnangagwa caused Moyo demotion
... that Grace might end up being politically alienated as the vice presidents felt humiliated by her revelation that they grovelled at her feet. «The Zimbabwean, Jul 15»
Josh Shepherd SLAMS rumoured ex Stephanie Pratt: No morals …
Despite famously throwing her friendship under the bus, Steph herself actually hinted that Josh was a goner last month when she grovelled to ... «Daily Star, Jul 15»
Athens has reinvented our vision of democracy
Of course it is going to be horrendously tough, but then it would be if they had grovelled and voted yes. We tell our children (albeit with feminist ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Greek bailout referendum: 'No' side celebrates decisive win
In the end, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras tried to play nice, grovelled even. But it was not enough. One European official described the ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
Greek voting on country's financial future ends, results expected soon
In the end, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras tried to play nice, grovelled even. But it was not enough. One European official described the ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
Narendra Modi-led NDA government: Sluggish reforms spark concern
They grovelled in admiration of the PM. During the Make in India launch, one of them held forth on being “blessed with a leader”. Another even ... «Free press journal, Jul 15»
Off he went to get his guitar
“I listened to what the manager said and I wasn't at the level I need to do better,” he grovelled. And New York is set to become 174% $exier if ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
Indira Gandhi: Goddess and her terror turn
Lacking that cachet, a lowly assistant editor who merely handled his paper's correspondence columns grovelled before every Congress ... «Business Standard, Jun 15»
The challenges that Africa faces and how to overcome them
They grovelled to the apartheid regime of the National party. SIKI MGABADELI: They perfected it at a point. MOELETSI MBEKI: So they have ... «Moneyweb.co.za, Jun 15»
