CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HUMBUGGED
PRESENT
Present
I humbug
you humbug
he/she/it humbugs
we humbug
you humbug
they humbug
Present continuous
I am humbugging
you are humbugging
he/she/it is humbugging
we are humbugging
you are humbugging
they are humbugging
Present perfect
I have humbugged
you have humbugged
he/she/it has humbugged
we have humbugged
you have humbugged
they have humbugged
Present perfect continuous
I have been humbugging
you have been humbugging
he/she/it has been humbugging
we have been humbugging
you have been humbugging
they have been humbugging
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 humbugged
you humbugged
he/she/it humbugged
we humbugged
you humbugged
they humbugged
Past continuous
I was humbugging
you were humbugging
he/she/it was humbugging
we were humbugging
you were humbugging
they were humbugging
Past perfect
I had humbugged
you had humbugged
he/she/it had humbugged
we had humbugged
you had humbugged
they had humbugged
Past perfect continuous
I had been humbugging
you had been humbugging
he/she/it had been humbugging
we had been humbugging
you had been humbugging
they had been humbugging
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will humbug
you will humbug
he/she/it will humbug
we will humbug
you will humbug
they will humbug
Future continuous
I will be humbugging
you will be humbugging
he/she/it will be humbugging
we will be humbugging
you will be humbugging
they will be humbugging
Future perfect
I will have humbugged
you will have humbugged
he/she/it will have humbugged
we will have humbugged
you will have humbugged
they will have humbugged
Future perfect continuous
I will have been humbugging
you will have been humbugging
he/she/it will have been humbugging
we will have been humbugging
you will have been humbugging
they will have been humbugging
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would humbugged
you would humbugged
he/she/it would humbugged
we would humbugged
you would humbugged
they would humbugged
Conditional continuous
I would be humbugging
you would be humbugging
he/she/it would be humbugging
we would be humbugging
you would be humbugging
they would be humbugging
Conditional perfect
I would have humbugged
you would have humbugged
he/she/it would have humbugged
we would have humbugged
you would have humbugged
they would have humbugged
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been humbugging
you would have been humbugging
he/she/it would have been humbugging
we would have been humbugging
you would have been humbugging
they would have been humbugging
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you humbug
we let´s humbug
you humbug
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
humbugged
Present Participle
humbugging
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 «HUMBUGGED»
Discover the use of
humbugged in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
humbugged and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Giant and How He
Humbugged America
In a riveting account of how the Cardiff Giant mystery snowballed into one of America’s biggest money-making spectacles--and scams--Jim Murphy masterfully explores the power of 19th-century media and the unexpected ripple effect that a ...
Barnum didn't really make that wise-crack that "the public likes to be humbugged,
" but he should have. He knew the public well and had been humbugging them
for years. If the public does not like to be humbugged, why does it continue to ...
3
The
Humbugged Turned Humbugger, Or, the True Art of ...
In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind.
4
Modest Proposals: American Satire and Political Change from ...
Diddleum's definition of "humbug" here is quite broad, as seen in his reference to
". . .all of the humbugs with which the world has been humbugged since the
serpent humbugged Eve, and Eve humbugged Adam, and all their sons and ...
Todd Nathan Thompson, 2008
5
The Colossal P.T. Barnum Reader: Nothing Else Like it in the ...
... and that was spiced with science, or based upon it-for of all the humbugs with
which the world has been humbugged since the serpent humbugged Eve, and
Eve humbugged Adam, and all their sons and daughters have since humbugged
...
Phineas Taylor Barnum, James W. Cook, 2005
6
The Phrenological Journal, and Magazine of Moral Science
guinea out of which he has been humbugged—He richly endows a national
church, whose ministers must all believe and preach certain fixed doctrines; and
then he pays a multitude of others for preaching different creeds, lest he should
be ...
7
The Album of Literature and Amusement: Comprising Tales, ...
Pn-r'rmc A Cum—At a trial in Dublin a witness being asked if, when examined
before a justice, he had not given a different account of the transaction from what
he now did, admitted the fact, but said he was then humbugged. “ Humbugged ...
8
The Phrenological Journal and Miscellany
guinea out, of which he has been humbugged. — He richly endows a national
church, whose ministers must all believe and preach certain fixed doctrines; and
then he pays a multitude of others for preaching different creeds, lest he should
be ...
9
Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years
The public is not being well served. We are being humbugged by activists with no
credentials, of whom we should automatically be wary. We are also being
humbugged by the journalists we pay to provide us with reliable information,
healthy ...
Siegfried Fred Singer, Dennis T. Avery, 2007
10
Echoes from a Distant Frontier: The Brown Sisters' ...
This, however, will not interfere at all with my arrangements to have you with me
as soon as our Chattels can reach you. Everything is hubbub here and I think I
may also add humbug. The General has been humbugged, Capt. [John] Page1 ...
Corinna Brown Aldrich, Ellen Brown Anderson, James M. Denham, 2004
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HUMBUGGED»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
humbugged is used in the context of the following news items.
How the Matterhorn Created Modern Mountaineering 150 Years Ago
When Whymper learned that Carrel was trying to steal a march on him he wrote that he felt “bamboozled and humbugged.” At 1:40 pm the ... «National Geographic, Jul 15»
Circus comes to Wilson Park on Tuesday
... entrepreneur P.T. Barnum and provide bits of circus history to keep the audience educated, informed, entertained — and a little “humbugged” ... «Chippewa Herald, Jul 15»
10 Things You May Not Know About P.T. Barnum
“The people like to be humbugged,” he once said. An ad featuring Jumbo. 6. His famous elephant “Jumbo” is the mascot of Tufts University. «History, Jul 15»
Stein column: I wish Dad could've met Phil ... well, maybe not
Dad would have bah-humbugged it away, would have said, "I still think he's a stiff." After Simms' remarkable performance against the Denver Broncos in Super ... «New Jersey Herald, Jul 15»
The Battle of Waterloo is still relevant today
"Napoleon has humbugged me, by God; he has gained 24 hours' march on me. ... I have ordered the army to concentrate at Quatre Bras; but ... «The Canberra Times, Jun 15»
Why Britons should savour the victory at Waterloo, MAX HASTINGS …
'Napoleon has humbugged me, by God!', the allied commander-in-chief told the Duke of Richmond as he pored over a map in a study where ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
Darwin's controversial youth prison 'cleansed' of suicidal spirits with …
It was mainly the workers that he humbugged." Many Indigenous Australians believe people have spirits that can become trapped in places ... «ABC Local, Apr 15»
'Greatest show on earth' was not a circus
... received by President Lincoln and gave a command performance for Queen Victoria, stated: “Most persons, on the whole, are humbugged by ... «WND.com, Apr 15»
Unspoken truths
Somewhere Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes says that the purpose of an education should be to produce a mind that cannot be humbugged. «New York Post, Feb 15»
Thomas Sowell: Random thoughts on current events
•Somewhere Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes says that the purpose of an education should be to produce a mind that cannot be humbugged. «The Desert Sun, Feb 15»
