CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HOCUS-POCUSSING
PRESENT
Present
I hocus-pocussing
you hocus-pocussing
he/she/it hocus-pocussings
we hocus-pocussing
you hocus-pocussing
they hocus-pocussing
Present continuous
I am hocus-pocussinging
you are hocus-pocussinging
he/she/it is hocus-pocussinging
we are hocus-pocussinging
you are hocus-pocussinging
they are hocus-pocussinging
Present perfect
I have hocus-pocussung
you have hocus-pocussung
he/she/it has hocus-pocussung
we have hocus-pocussung
you have hocus-pocussung
they have hocus-pocussung
Present perfect continuous
I have been hocus-pocussinging
you have been hocus-pocussinging
he/she/it has been hocus-pocussinging
we have been hocus-pocussinging
you have been hocus-pocussinging
they have been hocus-pocussinging
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 hocus-pocussang
you hocus-pocussang
he/she/it hocus-pocussang
we hocus-pocussang
you hocus-pocussang
they hocus-pocussang
Past continuous
I was hocus-pocussinging
you were hocus-pocussinging
he/she/it was hocus-pocussinging
we were hocus-pocussinging
you were hocus-pocussinging
they were hocus-pocussinging
Past perfect
I had hocus-pocussung
you had hocus-pocussung
he/she/it had hocus-pocussung
we had hocus-pocussung
you had hocus-pocussung
they had hocus-pocussung
Past perfect continuous
I had been hocus-pocussinging
you had been hocus-pocussinging
he/she/it had been hocus-pocussinging
we had been hocus-pocussinging
you had been hocus-pocussinging
they had been hocus-pocussinging
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will hocus-pocussing
you will hocus-pocussing
he/she/it will hocus-pocussing
we will hocus-pocussing
you will hocus-pocussing
they will hocus-pocussing
Future continuous
I will be hocus-pocussinging
you will be hocus-pocussinging
he/she/it will be hocus-pocussinging
we will be hocus-pocussinging
you will be hocus-pocussinging
they will be hocus-pocussinging
Future perfect
I will have hocus-pocussung
you will have hocus-pocussung
he/she/it will have hocus-pocussung
we will have hocus-pocussung
you will have hocus-pocussung
they will have hocus-pocussung
Future perfect continuous
I will have been hocus-pocussinging
you will have been hocus-pocussinging
he/she/it will have been hocus-pocussinging
we will have been hocus-pocussinging
you will have been hocus-pocussinging
they will have been hocus-pocussinging
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would hocus-pocussing
you would hocus-pocussing
he/she/it would hocus-pocussing
we would hocus-pocussing
you would hocus-pocussing
they would hocus-pocussing
Conditional continuous
I would be hocus-pocussinging
you would be hocus-pocussinging
he/she/it would be hocus-pocussinging
we would be hocus-pocussinging
you would be hocus-pocussinging
they would be hocus-pocussinging
Conditional perfect
I would have hocus-pocussing
you would have hocus-pocussing
he/she/it would have hocus-pocussing
we would have hocus-pocussing
you would have hocus-pocussing
they would have hocus-pocussing
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been hocus-pocussinging
you would have been hocus-pocussinging
he/she/it would have been hocus-pocussinging
we would have been hocus-pocussinging
you would have been hocus-pocussinging
they would have been hocus-pocussinging
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you hocus-pocussing
we let´s hocus-pocussing
you hocus-pocussing
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to hocus-pocussing
Past participle
hocus-pocussung
Present Participle
hocus-pocussinging
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 «HOCUS-POCUSSING»
Discover the use of
hocus-pocussing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
hocus-pocussing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
There is nothing here of that hocus-pocussing which characterizes the practices
of the mesmeriser. At the same time we do not regard the proof of the
unconsciousness as perfectly satisfactory in these ether cases. In fact, we have
too vivid a ...
2
The ZOIST:A Journal of cerebral physiology mesmerism VOL.VI ...
There is nothing here of that hocus-pocussing which characterizes the practices
of the mesmeriser. At the same time we do not regard the proof of the
unconsciousness as perfectly satisfactory in these ether cases. In fact, we have
too vivid a ...
Hippolyte Bailliere,Publisher, 1849
3
Encyclopædia metropolitana; or, Universal dictionary of ...
This gift of hocus-pocussing and of disguising matters is surprizing. V 'Estrange.
In all probability those common jugling words of hocus pocus, are nothing else
but a corruption of hoc est corpus, by way of ridiculous imitation of the priests of
the ...
Edward Smedley, Hugh James Rose, Henry John Rose, 1845
4
Encyclopaedia metropolitana: or Universal dictionary of ...
This gift of hocus-pocussing and of disguising matters is surprizing. V Estrange.
In all probability those common jugling words of hocus pocus, are nothing else
but a corruption of hoc est corpus, by way of ridiculous imitation of the priests of
the ...
Edward Smedley, Hugh James Rose, Henry John Rose, 1845
5
A Glossary Or Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and ...
L'Estrange has hocus-pocussing , at length. Mr. Malone considered the ! modern
word hoax, as made from this ; and, indeed, between Aocuss'd and 1 lioaxt there
is hardly any difference, 1 and I prefer this derivation to those that ' are more ...
Carlson H. having "betrayed" them, then the Underclass threatens to pillory him if
he doesn't continue with his hocus-pocussing. He just wants to give them
medicine, without hocus-pocus, but hocus-pocus is the very thing they want. He
flees!
7
Fair to See: In Two Volumes. 1
“Would Mr Platt-Crump kindly abstain from hocus-pocussing him, and say 'yes or
no'? Would he or would he not support a Permissive Liquor Bill?” Thus spurred to
the edge of the precipice, Mr PlattCrump jumped over it and said he would ...
Laurence W. M. Lockhart, 1873
8
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
'Would Mr. Platt-Crump kindly abstain from hocus-pocussing him, and say ' yes or
no ?' Would he or would he not support a Permissive Liquor Bill ?" Thus spurred
to the edge of the precipice, Mr. Piatt Crump jumped over it and said he would ...
9
Sent and Gathered (Engaging Worship): A Worship Manual for ...
... the Hocus-Pocussing of Hoc est Corpus Meum” (The Compact Edition ofthe
Oxford English Dictionary [Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1971]: 320). Sidebar
5.2:The Sound ofWater as a Sign in Baptism Sidebar 5.1: Saying One Thing,
Doing ...
He had been more successful in hocus-pocussing the other boroughs, probably,
so that no opposition had been started ; and now it was too late for the good folks
of Ardmartin to organise one. So Crump went to Parliament, and is perhaps at ...
