CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO JITTERBUGGING
PRESENT
Present
I jitterbug
you jitterbug
he/she/it jitterbugs
we jitterbug
you jitterbug
they jitterbug
Present continuous
I am jitterbugging
you are jitterbugging
he/she/it is jitterbugging
we are jitterbugging
you are jitterbugging
they are jitterbugging
Present perfect
I have jitterbugged
you have jitterbugged
he/she/it has jitterbugged
we have jitterbugged
you have jitterbugged
they have jitterbugged
Present perfect continuous
I have been jitterbugging
you have been jitterbugging
he/she/it has been jitterbugging
we have been jitterbugging
you have been jitterbugging
they have been jitterbugging
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 jitterbugged
you jitterbugged
he/she/it jitterbugged
we jitterbugged
you jitterbugged
they jitterbugged
Past continuous
I was jitterbugging
you were jitterbugging
he/she/it was jitterbugging
we were jitterbugging
you were jitterbugging
they were jitterbugging
Past perfect
I had jitterbugged
you had jitterbugged
he/she/it had jitterbugged
we had jitterbugged
you had jitterbugged
they had jitterbugged
Past perfect continuous
I had been jitterbugging
you had been jitterbugging
he/she/it had been jitterbugging
we had been jitterbugging
you had been jitterbugging
they had been jitterbugging
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will jitterbug
you will jitterbug
he/she/it will jitterbug
we will jitterbug
you will jitterbug
they will jitterbug
Future continuous
I will be jitterbugging
you will be jitterbugging
he/she/it will be jitterbugging
we will be jitterbugging
you will be jitterbugging
they will be jitterbugging
Future perfect
I will have jitterbugged
you will have jitterbugged
he/she/it will have jitterbugged
we will have jitterbugged
you will have jitterbugged
they will have jitterbugged
Future perfect continuous
I will have been jitterbugging
you will have been jitterbugging
he/she/it will have been jitterbugging
we will have been jitterbugging
you will have been jitterbugging
they will have been jitterbugging
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would jitterbugging
you would jitterbugging
he/she/it would jitterbugging
we would jitterbugging
you would jitterbugging
they would jitterbugging
Conditional continuous
I would be jitterbugging
you would be jitterbugging
he/she/it would be jitterbugging
we would be jitterbugging
you would be jitterbugging
they would be jitterbugging
Conditional perfect
I would have jitterbugging
you would have jitterbugging
he/she/it would have jitterbugging
we would have jitterbugging
you would have jitterbugging
they would have jitterbugging
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been jitterbugging
you would have been jitterbugging
he/she/it would have been jitterbugging
we would have been jitterbugging
you would have been jitterbugging
they would have been jitterbugging
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you jitterbug
we let´s jitterbug
you jitterbug
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
jitterbugged
Present Participle
jitterbugging
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 «JITTERBUGGING»
Discover the use of
jitterbugging in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
jitterbugging and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Audel Complete Building Construction
This chapter discusses the following: r Screeding r Tamping and jitterbugging r
Finishing (including floating, troweling, brooming, grooving, and edging) r Curing
(including curing time and curing methods) Screeding To screed is to strike-off or
...
Mark Richard Miller, Rex Miller, Eugene Leger, 2005
2
Sorry I Don't Dance: Why Men Refuse to Move
The United States entered World War II and the jitterbugging white GI became the
symbol of the All— American boy.17 During the war, dancing became perfectly
compatible with heroic masculinity. In a magazine for soldiers an article about a ...
... the ambiance lacked the glitter of Malacanang Palace, the higher altitude of
Clark kept the club and its wraparound screened porch far cooler than the humid
palace beside the sluggish. -23- Chapter 2 Jitterbugging at Fort Stotsenburg.
One of the guys jitterbugging had a key chain hooked to his belt loop and it
dangled all the way down to his knees. I wonder if he had keys or a watch on the
end that was in his pocket.” “I don't know.” They were now on the street where
she ...
5
South Pacific: Paradise Rewritten
In thinking back over the play, it troubled me a little that the Negro soldier was
ALWAYS jitterbugging. It is very possible that I am unduly sensitive, racially, but
so are a lot of us, and it would help enormously that if just once, he appeared with
...
6
Witch Hazel: A Comedy in One Act for Women Or Girls
Since Debby was the last to sit in chair, the intellectual SARA takes on Debby' s
vivacious personality and becomes a peppy teenager. She hops up happily,
humming a popular song and jitterbugging."] JANET [amazed]. You —
jitterbugging?
Anne Coulter Martens, 1955
7
Critical Theory: Current State and Future Prospects
As I observed above, his presentation of jitterbugging as an initiation ritual
depends on the fusion of a notion of social labor and the notion of play: play (
dance) has become a medium of work. Adorno is famously suspicious throughout
the ...
Peter-Uwe Hohendahl, Jaimey Fisher, 2002
8
Afro-blue: Improvisations in African American Poetry and Culture
If "Ballad of the Landlord" describes how the dream is deferred, "Projection"
reflects Hughes's vision of how to begin the process of realizing the dream: On
the day when the Savoy leaps clean over to Seventh Avenue and starts
jitterbugging ...
9
Friday on Our Minds: Popular Culture in Australia Since 1945
Lively and insightful, Friday on our Minds shows that, far from being trivial or merely entertaining, popular culture reveals a great deal about Australia's history and about social and cultural change. --Book Jacket.
jitterbugging. antics. The acrobatics of the Mexican jumping bean have long been
a source of wonder to both children and grownups. Anybody can find the cause
of the bean's, brisk behavior by cutting away part of the shell. The motive powei ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JITTERBUGGING»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
jitterbugging is used in the context of the following news items.
David Warner Out to a Joke Shot but he Could well have the last …
At midday on the first morning at Lord's as the ball swirled high in the air above a jitterbugging Jimmy Anderson at long-on, before finally being ... «NDTVSports.com, Jul 15»
Blog This: 'It's show time!'
Imagine jitterbugging through a life where every execution had been practiced, anticipated and eloquently prepared. You and life get to breathe ... «Easton Courier, Jul 15»
Rock'n'Roll America: behind the music that changed everything
Forged on the well-worn BBC Music docs anvil, archive footage of jitterbugging delinquents saying “Cool, daddy!” illuminates bronchial ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Film spotlight on the brave US air crews 'over here'
... Invasion covers many aspects of the Yanks at work and play – visiting the pubs, jitterbugging at dances, sight-seeing and having a good time. «Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, Jul 15»
Sculpture in the Wild: Bug rodeo and more offered for nature fest
Music and some family-fun bug events begin at 4 p.m., including facepainting, jitterbugging, bug tasting and a bug parade. You can also meet ... «Helena Independent Record, Jul 15»
Interview: David Frith — The doyen of cricket writers
Even his captain Bill Woodfull was disturbed that Don was 'jitterbugging' as Ray Robinson put it. He said the rest of the boys were copping it. «Cricket Country, Jun 15»
Scones be gone! High tea goes to the next level
Tango with the honey and chocolate scones before jitterbugging on to sweets like seasonal sorbets and pistachio macarons. Wondering what ... «Good Food, Jun 15»
Though Down, Stephen Curry Rediscovers Bounce in His Step …
At the end of this jitterbugging journey, Curry at last confronted Timofey Mozgov—the biggest Cav of them all, at 7'1"—and launched a looping ... «Bleacher Report, Jun 15»
2015 Atlanta Fringe Festival guide
... New Orleans and promises "jitterbugging raccoons, krumping squirrels, and African-dancing roosters." Admit it, you want to check it out just to ... «Creative Loafing Atlanta, Jun 15»
Musical 'Modern Millie' opens Thursday at Cider Mill
And although the Jazz Age wasn't exclusively about speakeasies, jitterbugging and Gatsby-like millionaires, a rising economy gave almost ... «Press & Sun-Bulletin, Jun 15»
