CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HARRUMPH
PRESENT
Present
I harrumph
you harrumph
he/she/it harrumphs
we harrumph
you harrumph
they harrumph
Present continuous
I am harrumphing
you are harrumphing
he/she/it is harrumphing
we are harrumphing
you are harrumphing
they are harrumphing
Present perfect
I have harrumphed
you have harrumphed
he/she/it has harrumphed
we have harrumphed
you have harrumphed
they have harrumphed
Present perfect continuous
I have been harrumphing
you have been harrumphing
he/she/it has been harrumphing
we have been harrumphing
you have been harrumphing
they have been harrumphing
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 harrumphed
you harrumphed
he/she/it harrumphed
we harrumphed
you harrumphed
they harrumphed
Past continuous
I was harrumphing
you were harrumphing
he/she/it was harrumphing
we were harrumphing
you were harrumphing
they were harrumphing
Past perfect
I had harrumphed
you had harrumphed
he/she/it had harrumphed
we had harrumphed
you had harrumphed
they had harrumphed
Past perfect continuous
I had been harrumphing
you had been harrumphing
he/she/it had been harrumphing
we had been harrumphing
you had been harrumphing
they had been harrumphing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will harrumph
you will harrumph
he/she/it will harrumph
we will harrumph
you will harrumph
they will harrumph
Future continuous
I will be harrumphing
you will be harrumphing
he/she/it will be harrumphing
we will be harrumphing
you will be harrumphing
they will be harrumphing
Future perfect
I will have harrumphed
you will have harrumphed
he/she/it will have harrumphed
we will have harrumphed
you will have harrumphed
they will have harrumphed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been harrumphing
you will have been harrumphing
he/she/it will have been harrumphing
we will have been harrumphing
you will have been harrumphing
they will have been harrumphing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would harrumph
you would harrumph
he/she/it would harrumph
we would harrumph
you would harrumph
they would harrumph
Conditional continuous
I would be harrumphing
you would be harrumphing
he/she/it would be harrumphing
we would be harrumphing
you would be harrumphing
they would be harrumphing
Conditional perfect
I would have harrumph
you would have harrumph
he/she/it would have harrumph
we would have harrumph
you would have harrumph
they would have harrumph
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been harrumphing
you would have been harrumphing
he/she/it would have been harrumphing
we would have been harrumphing
you would have been harrumphing
they would have been harrumphing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you harrumph
we let´s harrumph
you harrumph
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
harrumphed
Present Participle
harrumphing
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 «HARRUMPH»
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harrumph in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
harrumph and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
"Harrumph Harrumph" they harrumphed. "You see further than the wind over
many tall trees," said the bald man, pulling himself to his feet with Blurt's grasp. "I
am like wind," agreed Blurt. "I travel everywhere in search of nostrils, that I may
be ...
2
Mark May's Tales from the Washington Redskins
Like the sycophants in Blazing Saddles, his minions will go, “Harrumph,
harrumph, harrumph, harrumph.” Gene, like Governor Le Petomane, will grab
somebody and say, “I didn't get a harrumph out of you. If I don't get a harrumph,
you're out ...
Mark May, Dan O'Brien, 2005
“Harrumph! There is no List. Where did you hear about a List?” Oh-oh. She
should not have said that. It must be the champagne. “I heard a rumor that there
was a List of old Swiss bank accounts people were looking for, that's all.” Would
he buy ...
4
I Danced with the Daisies
Patches the painted turtle and Harrumph the dapper bullfrog set a date when
they would marry in the pond on a grand new log. The news spread o'er the
water from birds singing in the trees, a banquet specially laid out by busy
grasshoppers ...
Kathleen Oliver Smith, 2012
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How to Live a Life of Adventure: The Art of Exploring the World
“Harrumph! Harrumph!” the sound wasn't 20 feet away and coming closer. I
unzipped the tent. I grabbed my miner's lamp. I jammed it on my head. I grabbed
the bear spray. I shoved my feet into my boots. I didn't want to face a 350 pound
black ...
6
The Bizarre Age - Anthology of Short Stories
Harrumph." "He's his grandchild. He loves him." "Was it not an unusual love? Is it
possible that the old man has taken the baby? Harrumph. Hack. Hack. Harrumph.
That right now he's with him someplace?" massachusetts, usa People of the ...
7
Awakening the Creative Spirit: Bringing the Arts to ...
Harrumph . . . harrumph . . . harrumph . . . harrumph . . . Shhh . . . shh . . . shh . . .
shh . . . Huh? huh? huh? Binlrle~honl<le, hinlrle~honl<le, hinhle~honl<le. Crrr. . .
grr. . . grr. . . etc. Once you've got the hang of it, you can feel free to explore your ...
Christine Valters Paintner, Betsey Beckman, 2010
Harrumph, harrumph! Once you break the law, no matter how small the offence
may be, it could lead to more serious things, harrumph, harrumph! We can't just
let you off can we?” He said with a smile. For the life of him Tom couldn't see why
...
'Bil de Plummer – Harrumph,' quoth Smegly. (Master magicians harrumph a lot.
They maintain that it impresses the hell out of the general populace.) 'When in
doubt, Plob you can always fall back on a good Harrumph,' quoth Master Smegly
...
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The Get-Over-Yourself Self-Help Book and Other Essays: The ...
What you need to do is develop a loud “harrumph” noise, which you must issue at
critical stages in Nose Ring's lecture on the merits of one blitherbloo over another
. When he says, e.g., “This only costs $79.99 more than this one,” a good ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HARRUMPH»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
harrumph is used in the context of the following news items.
The Taylor Swift Club: How All Those Models Made Lena Dunham …
For what it's worth, we totally beg to differ because (1) Lena is just gawjus no matter what, harrumph, and (2) even if they did tower over her that ... «MTV.com, Jul 15»
DEMONT: Byelections won't change Nova Scotia's power base | The …
... as a referendum against the government, even a protest vote, in which the McNeil Liberals — harrumph, harrumph — are found wanting. «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jul 15»
Patti LuPone and Cellphone-gazi | The Clyde Fitch Report
Kids these days, I should harrumph, were they brought up in a barn? After all, I've succumbed to my own outrage on just such a matter: once I ... «Clyde Fitch Report, Jul 15»
On The Fly: Don't Take Serena's Run For Granted
Harrumph! Bah! Humbug! … The Marlins' Dee Gordon, who was leading the majors with 122 hits, dislocated his thumb sliding into first base; ... «Hartford Courant, Jul 15»
Mindy Hammond on the hardships of booking a holiday in south of …
Harrumph. But I did strike gold eventually. I found a lovely villa, the dates were available, I went through the whole booking process, paid my ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
Past present: Jaguar reincarnates the 1964 E-Type
The engine saws without fire for a second then lights with a blatty harrumph, before settling into a steady, lean idle as you push in the choke. «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
What do you MEAN, 'Click on the thing which looks like a Mondrian?'
I do hate it when minicab drivers harrumph. It augments the odour of stale sick coming off the seats with increasing levels of the acrid burning ... «The Register, Jul 15»
OnMilwaukee.com Movies & TV: 'Magic Mike XXL': The abs-olute …
Ken's a little harrumph-y at Mike for leaving town, but that gets settled less than 30 minutes in with quick, cathartic whack with a tree branch (as ... «OnMilwaukee.com, Jul 15»
Capital City golf course rectifies and embraces its history
Capital City Country Club has gone back to the future. And that rustle you hear is Charles U. Smith issuing a "harrumph!" from his grave. «Tallahassee.com, Jul 15»
Cricket SA gives ICC the middle finger
But it took the game's global governing body until this week to make news of his ban public – and the men in charge harrumph and complain ... «Mail & Guardian Online, Jul 15»
