CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HOUSE-SAT
PRESENT
Present
I house-sit
you house-sit
he/she/it house-sits
we house-sit
you house-sit
they house-sit
Present continuous
I am house-sitting
you are house-sitting
he/she/it is house-sitting
we are house-sitting
you are house-sitting
they are house-sitting
Present perfect
I have house-sat
you have house-sat
he/she/it has house-sat
we have house-sat
you have house-sat
they have house-sat
Present perfect continuous
I have been house-sitting
you have been house-sitting
he/she/it has been house-sitting
we have been house-sitting
you have been house-sitting
they have been house-sitting
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 house-sat
you house-sat
he/she/it house-sat
we house-sat
you house-sat
they house-sat
Past continuous
I was house-sitting
you were house-sitting
he/she/it was house-sitting
we were house-sitting
you were house-sitting
they were house-sitting
Past perfect
I had house-sat
you had house-sat
he/she/it had house-sat
we had house-sat
you had house-sat
they had house-sat
Past perfect continuous
I had been house-sitting
you had been house-sitting
he/she/it had been house-sitting
we had been house-sitting
you had been house-sitting
they had been house-sitting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will house-sit
you will house-sit
he/she/it will house-sit
we will house-sit
you will house-sit
they will house-sit
Future continuous
I will be house-sitting
you will be house-sitting
he/she/it will be house-sitting
we will be house-sitting
you will be house-sitting
they will be house-sitting
Future perfect
I will have house-sat
you will have house-sat
he/she/it will have house-sat
we will have house-sat
you will have house-sat
they will have house-sat
Future perfect continuous
I will have been house-sitting
you will have been house-sitting
he/she/it will have been house-sitting
we will have been house-sitting
you will have been house-sitting
they will have been house-sitting
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would house-sat
you would house-sat
he/she/it would house-sat
we would house-sat
you would house-sat
they would house-sat
Conditional continuous
I would be house-sitting
you would be house-sitting
he/she/it would be house-sitting
we would be house-sitting
you would be house-sitting
they would be house-sitting
Conditional perfect
I would have house-sat
you would have house-sat
he/she/it would have house-sat
we would have house-sat
you would have house-sat
they would have house-sat
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been house-sitting
you would have been house-sitting
he/she/it would have been house-sitting
we would have been house-sitting
you would have been house-sitting
they would have been house-sitting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you house-sit
we let´s house-sit
you house-sit
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
house-sat
Present Participle
house-sitting
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 «HOUSE-SAT»
Discover the use of
house-sat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
house-sat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Outermost House: A Year of Life On The Great Beach of ...
The author records his observations of nature during the year he spent in a Cape Cod beach house.
But in 181 1, in 135 sitting days, the House sat 588 hours, an average of four
hours 20 minutes a day; in 181 2 in 137 days the House sat 856 hours, an
average per day of six hours and a quarter. In 181 3 the House sat 776 hours.
3
Parliamentary Papers,
House of Commons and Command
Sittings : Return of the Number of Days on which the House Sat in the Session of
1899, stating the Date of the Month, and DRV of the Week, the Hour of the
Meeting, and the Hour of Adjournment ; and the Total Number of Hours occupied
in the ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1899
4
Dec. 4, 1682-June 11, 1707
The next Morning the House sat. *The Speaker assumed the-"Chair, andzv
ordered the ment , Names osthe Members to be calledsover, whichilvas done
accordingly. '* feeled. r. 29'71 Proposed, That the sour last Paragraphs next
before that ...
Pennsylvania. General Assembly, Israel Pemberton, James Pemberton, 1752
5
Journals of the
House of Commons
Sittings of Ordered, That there be laid before this House the House. a Return of
the number of days on which the House sat in Session 1908, stating for each day
the date of the month and day of the week, the hour of the meeting and the hour ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1908
6
The Parliamentary Debates (Authorized Edition)
12th July - - - House sat until 6.5 p.m. - 19th July - - - House sat until 6.50 p.m.
26th July - - ~ House sat until 6.55 p.m. _ ,'an August - - - House sat until 6.50
p.m. _ 9th August ' - - House met at 10 o'clock (Prorogatlon). TOTAL - - - l0 days.
Great Britain. Parliament, William Cobbett, Thomas Curson Hansard, 1899
7
Parliamentary Debates: Official Report : ... Session of the ...
In 1811, the House sat 135 days, and 5S8 hours, being an average of four hours
and a half a-day. In 1 814 it sat 127 days, and 476 hours, being an average of
less than four hours a-day. As he had already stated, the present Session had sat
...
8
The Commercial Directory for 1818-19-20 ...: With a List of ...
Ftintham, Mrs. Hutchinson, Crown Ian, Saturday at one. Fisherton, Walker,
Durham Ox, Sat. at 3. Gotltam, J. Bantam, (Queen's Head News- house, Sat. at
three. Grantham, Slertford, Boston, Newark, Lincoln, and Hull, Gear, Wilson, & Co
. every ...
9
Sessional Returns: Session 2010-12, 25 May 2010 - 1 May 2012
12 13 14 18 19 20 Tuesday 2.30 pm 10.58 pm 8.28 Wednesday 11.30 am 7.38
pm 8.18 Thursday 10.30 am 6.33 pm 8.03 Monday 2.30 pm 12.43 am 10.13
Tuesday 11.30 am 7.36 pm 8.06 House rose for Summer adjournment House sat
after ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons, 2012
10
ACCOUNTS AND PAPERS: NINE VOLUMES
144 Days. By the preceding Accounts, it appears that the House sat less than i
hour ..... between i and 2 .... „ 2 and 3 - - - 3 Days. 2 - 6 - 10 - 3 - 2 3 - 7 - 13 - 8 -
16 - 40 - 28 - 3 - It further appears by the above Accounts, that the House sat 29 ...
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOUSE-SAT»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
house-sat is used in the context of the following news items.
Charges: Skyway man killed grandmother after years of abuse …
The ex-girlfriend's friend, 21-year-old Meagan E. Smith, house-sat for her family while they were gone. Smith was also supposed to pick the ... «seattlepi.com, Jul 15»
'The future was so dismal': homelessness plight of older Australians
Ms Dolman house-sat and worked on her job skills, but it wasn't until someone suggested she try to get help from a women's housing ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
Fairfield Police Blotter
According to Monroe detectives, she house-sat for the woman while she was recovering from an illness at Lord Chamberlain in Stratford. «Minuteman News Center, Jun 15»
'Gutsy' art gallery and shop to open in Zephyrhills
ZEPHYRHILLS — When artist Fran Byers house-sat for a Zephyrhills couple last year, she used a vacant room in the home as a studio. There ... «Tampabay.com, Jun 15»
