CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LALLYGAGGING
PRESENT
Present
I lallygagging
you lallygagging
he/she/it lallygaggings
we lallygagging
you lallygagging
they lallygagging
Present continuous
I am lallygagginging
you are lallygagginging
he/she/it is lallygagginging
we are lallygagginging
you are lallygagginging
they are lallygagginging
Present perfect
I have lallygagginged
you have lallygagginged
he/she/it has lallygagginged
we have lallygagginged
you have lallygagginged
they have lallygagginged
Present perfect continuous
I have been lallygagginging
you have been lallygagginging
he/she/it has been lallygagginging
we have been lallygagginging
you have been lallygagginging
they have been lallygagginging
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 lallygagginged
you lallygagginged
he/she/it lallygagginged
we lallygagginged
you lallygagginged
they lallygagginged
Past continuous
I was lallygagginging
you were lallygagginging
he/she/it was lallygagginging
we were lallygagginging
you were lallygagginging
they were lallygagginging
Past perfect
I had lallygagginged
you had lallygagginged
he/she/it had lallygagginged
we had lallygagginged
you had lallygagginged
they had lallygagginged
Past perfect continuous
I had been lallygagginging
you had been lallygagginging
he/she/it had been lallygagginging
we had been lallygagginging
you had been lallygagginging
they had been lallygagginging
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will lallygagging
you will lallygagging
he/she/it will lallygagging
we will lallygagging
you will lallygagging
they will lallygagging
Future continuous
I will be lallygagginging
you will be lallygagginging
he/she/it will be lallygagginging
we will be lallygagginging
you will be lallygagginging
they will be lallygagginging
Future perfect
I will have lallygagginged
you will have lallygagginged
he/she/it will have lallygagginged
we will have lallygagginged
you will have lallygagginged
they will have lallygagginged
Future perfect continuous
I will have been lallygagginging
you will have been lallygagginging
he/she/it will have been lallygagginging
we will have been lallygagginging
you will have been lallygagginging
they will have been lallygagginging
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would lallygagging
you would lallygagging
he/she/it would lallygagging
we would lallygagging
you would lallygagging
they would lallygagging
Conditional continuous
I would be lallygagginging
you would be lallygagginging
he/she/it would be lallygagginging
we would be lallygagginging
you would be lallygagginging
they would be lallygagginging
Conditional perfect
I would have lallygagging
you would have lallygagging
he/she/it would have lallygagging
we would have lallygagging
you would have lallygagging
they would have lallygagging
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been lallygagginging
you would have been lallygagginging
he/she/it would have been lallygagginging
we would have been lallygagginging
you would have been lallygagginging
they would have been lallygagginging
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you lallygagging
we let´s lallygagging
you lallygagging
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to lallygagging
Past participle
lallygagginged
Present Participle
lallygagginging
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 «LALLYGAGGING»
Discover the use of
lallygagging in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
lallygagging and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Elizabeth Bishop: Life and the Memory of it
In the short story "Gwendolyn," his presence in the house is captured in this line
describing his reaction to extravagant displays of affection: " 'Oh, lallygagging,
lallygagging!' said my grandfather, going on about his business." And in his ...
Brett Candlish Millier, 1993
Lallygagging. NOBODY BETTER, BETTER THAN NOBODY by Ian Frazier Farrar,
Straus & Giroux 18 1 pages; $14.95 Ian Frazier, 36, is an employee of The New
Yorker, where during the past eleven years he has written occasional humor ...
Briton Hadden, Henry Robinson Luce, 1987
He anguished and looked but found little more than himself lallygagging
downtown after school with a bunch of other kids or sitting next to Alta Mae at
church or in a booth at the Hong Kong Café, the both of them discussing affairs of
the heart ...
4
The Works: Poems Selected from Five Decades
A vexed hex would hoodoo our Impassionedest pursuits And leave us
lallygagging like galoots. “And if rhyme got still scanter? The palliative banter
Young duchesses require Might stumble, flutter, crepitate, expire. “If rhyme got
really scarce, ...
George Starbuck, Kathryn Starbuck, Elizabeth Meese, 2003
5
Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story
"Stop lallygagging and take your turn. A storm's coming." I drove my ball through
the last wicket, winning the game just in time. With thunder rumbling overhead,
we raced for the house, anxious to get inside before the rain started. When I went
...
He was all the time lallygagging around with the girls at his office, and the time
come when he really stepped in his own chewing-gum. He asked a high-class
girl in his office a dirty question, and she went home and told her daddy. And
directly ...
7
Letters from A Self-Made Merchant to His Son (EasyRead Super ...
smoking-room and all the young ones were lallygagging under the boats – until I
found that we were carrying a couple of hundred steers between decks. They
looked mighty homesick, you bet, and I reckon they sort of sized me up as being
a ...
George Horace Lorimer, 2008
Quit your lallygagging and get her up here. And the rest of you men get back to
work! You'll have plenty of time to do your wenching when we make port!” “Aye,
Cap'n, we will, but the question is will we be able to find a piece so lively!
Bedding ...
Two hundred miles per hour—the magic number that would put the little guy from
Middle America out to either Coast in an easy day's flight. They scoffed. They
jeered. We were in that ancient and honorable pilot's pastime of lallygagging
under ...
... I come back from the war, would you marry up with me?” Burt was speaking
softly so his mother could not hear. Grace Hickman turned to go back inside. She
called over her shoulder, “Burt Hickman! You have chores to do. Stop
lallygagging ...
7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LALLYGAGGING»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
lallygagging is used in the context of the following news items.
When City Hall has to fight itself
Deserved or not, and I'm sure the city would argue it is not, L.A. is building a reputation for inconsistent, lallygagging enforcement. And if even a ... «Los Angeles Times, Jan 15»
'Boardwalk Empire' recap: 'Turns out rum ain't the only thing you're …
After giving the men some guff for lallygagging, she wanders to the back of her warehouse and observes Lucky Luciano ( Vincent Piazza), ... «The Star-Ledger - NJ.com, Nov 13»
Maple Leafs: Five Toronto players explain 'how I made it'
There's no going out on the ice and lallygagging around, it's serious all the time. You have to be focused and you have to be very serious if you ... «Toronto Star, Oct 13»
The 10 Best Hiking Trails on Long Island
Wind your way to the observation area to spot lallygagging harbor seals entertaining a hushed crowd hovering from a protective distance. «Huffington Post, Jul 13»
IHSA finals preview: 10 things to know
No Lallygagging: Marmion senior T.J. Lally could very well be the best two-way player in the area. While leading the Cadets to the Class 6A title ... «ESPN, Nov 10»
Home, sweet home show 10K-plus expected at event
... fabulous frog pots, an arbor topped by a galumphing gargoyle, lallygagging ceramic lizards and 5-foot-tall metal flowers that turn in the wind. «Times Record News, Feb 10»
Movie review: Rebound *
Fine, but does he have to be so lackadaisical about even his lallygagging? Does he have to phone in even the moments when he s supposed ... «Toledo Blade, Jul 05»
