CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HOUSE-SIT
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-sit
you would house-sit
he/she/it would house-sit
we would house-sit
you would house-sit
they would house-sit
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-sit
you would have house-sit
he/she/it would have house-sit
we would have house-sit
you would have house-sit
they would have house-sit
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-SIT»
Discover the use of
house-sit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
house-sit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
House of Commons - Procedure Committee: Private Members' ...
5. Other. changes. Motion for the House to sit in private 81. Standing Order No.
163 provides that, if at any sitting of the House, or in a committee of the whole
House, any Member moves 'That the House sit ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Procedure Committee, 2013
2
The works of Geoffrey Chaucer: compared with the former ...
will the line of the second house sit upon the line ofj Midnight, remeve then the
degre that aseendeth, and set hym upon the ende of the x. houre inequall, then
will the beginnyng of the iii. house sitte upon the Midnight line, bring up again the
...
Geoffrey Chaucer, John Urry, Timothy Thomas, 1721
3
Alaska's Inside Passage
Ann Chandonnet. Russell Island (GBNP)—map 1 $4 Russian America 1741-
1867-9, I00 Russian-American Company—9, 24, 25, 54, 69,162,173,178
Russian Bishop's House (Sit)-—map 164, 173 Russian blockhouse replica (Sit)—
map I64 ...
4
Journals of the
House of Commons
Resolved, That the House sit this Afternoon, at Five of Clock. ArmyAffairs.
Prisoner discharged. Delinquents Estates. Treaty with the King. Die Jovis, 6°
Aprilis, post Meridie?n, 1643. ORDERED, That the humble Petition of divers
Officers of the ...
Great Britain House of Commons, 1803
5
Endless Holidays: A Guide to
House and Pet Sitting Around ...
Your house sit family will educate you before they leave. Usually they will want
you to arrive a few days early to let the animals get used to you and to teach you
what needs to be done for them. Our house sit hosts took us shopping and got us
...
Lynne Edmonds, Mike Edmonds, 2008
6
A dictionary of the ABOR-MIRI language
It seems to be a contraction of si = this and lo = against, etc., and may sometimes
be translated by against here, etc., against this, etc., against these, etc., Thus :—
—ékum so du toka = sit in this house; sit in the house here. Ngokke so du toka ...
7
Official Report of Debates,
House of Commons
It has been represented to me that Monday will not be a convenient day, and that
Tuesday would be more convenient to several hon. members. and the
government are prepared to give Tuesday. Mr. T. D. CRAIG (East Durham). the
House sit ...
Canada. Parliament. House of Commons, 1900
8
Journals of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada
To have more freedom of debate, and to facilitate business, Committees are
appointed, either of the whole House, or of individuals; Committees of the whole
House sit in the House, but then the Speaker sits not in the Chair as Speaker.
XXVIII.
Canada. Parliament. Legislative Council, 1841
... being completely clean and tidy, and spending a lot of time making it so house-
room /"haUs.ru;m/ noun wouldn't give sth house- room something that you say
about something that you would not like to have in your house house-sit /"haUs.
10
Random
House Webster's Rhyming Dictionary
... culprit, dimwit, emit, gaslit, half-wit, hard-hit, hobbit, house-sit, legit, lit crit, mess
kit, misfit, moonlit, mosh pit, nitwit, obit, omit, outfit, outwit, peewit, permit, pet-sit,
pinch- hit, press kit, pulpit, refit, remit, respite, rough it, sandpit, Sanskrit, snakebit,
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOUSE-SIT»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
house-sit is used in the context of the following news items.
4 reasons I don't regret cutting the cord on cable | KSL.com
Earlier this summer, I had a friend ask me to house-sit while she took a vacation. I was excited to find out the gig came with the added perk of ... «KSL.com, Jul 15»
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner getting divorced - Ledger Gazette
We'll happily house-sit one of them until you decide what happens to it… Reports of the duo splitting began swirling months ago, but the two ... «Ledger Gazette, Jul 15»
Man charged with murder in shooting deaths of his grandmother, 21 …
Reich says she offered to watch her neighbors' home during their vacation, but they had agreed to let the best friend of their daughter house-sit ... «Q13 FOX, Jul 15»
Garner, Affleck are getting divorced
We'll happily house-sit one of them until you decide what happens to it… Affleck, who starred in last year's Gone Girl, will next be seen as the ... «Rapid News Network, Jul 15»
Never Let Your Friends House-Sit If They Know Photoshop...
Thinking about asking your friend to house-sit for you while you're on holiday? Just make sure they don't know how to use Photoshop, or you ... «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
Akron police investigating four weekend burglaries in Cascade …
In the most serious incident, a woman, 69, told police she was inside a residence in the 100 block of Elizabeth Parkway to house-sit animals for ... «Akron Beacon Journal, Jul 15»
After 10 years of marriage Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner head for …
We'll happily house-sit one of them until you decide what happens to it… One thing that they both agree on though is the co-parenting of their ... «NOW Magazine, Jul 15»
How to change your life in a month
A friend invites me to her cousin's farm on the South Coast and another asks me to house-sit in the Southern Highlands while she's overseas. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»
Ranking the Modernist Homes of L.A. Villains
In one of Brian De Palma's most meta, navel-gazing efforts, a struggling actor agrees to house-sit for a less-struggling actor friend. (The interior ... «Vulture, Jun 15»
Local View: Contrary to comments, dog parks don't drain Duluth …
People dog- and house-sit for others they would not have met were it not for dog parks. Dog parks have become a community at a time when ... «Duluth News Tribune, Jun 15»
