CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LAP UP
PRESENT
Present
I lap up
you lap up
he/she/it laps up
we lap up
you lap up
they lap up
Present continuous
I am lapping up
you are lapping up
he/she/it is lapping up
we are lapping up
you are lapping up
they are lapping up
Present perfect
I have lapped up
you have lapped up
he/she/it has lapped up
we have lapped up
you have lapped up
they have lapped up
Present perfect continuous
I have been lapping up
you have been lapping up
he/she/it has been lapping up
we have been lapping up
you have been lapping up
they have been lapping up
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 lapped up
you lapped up
he/she/it lapped up
we lapped up
you lapped up
they lapped up
Past continuous
I was lapping up
you were lapping up
he/she/it was lapping up
we were lapping up
you were lapping up
they were lapping up
Past perfect
I had lapped up
you had lapped up
he/she/it had lapped up
we had lapped up
you had lapped up
they had lapped up
Past perfect continuous
I had been lapping up
you had been lapping up
he/she/it had been lapping up
we had been lapping up
you had been lapping up
they had been lapping up
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will lap up
you will lap up
he/she/it will lap up
we will lap up
you will lap up
they will lap up
Future continuous
I will be lapping up
you will be lapping up
he/she/it will be lapping up
we will be lapping up
you will be lapping up
they will be lapping up
Future perfect
I will have lapped up
you will have lapped up
he/she/it will have lapped up
we will have lapped up
you will have lapped up
they will have lapped up
Future perfect continuous
I will have been lapping up
you will have been lapping up
he/she/it will have been lapping up
we will have been lapping up
you will have been lapping up
they will have been lapping up
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would lap up
you would lap up
he/she/it would lap up
we would lap up
you would lap up
they would lap up
Conditional continuous
I would be lapping up
you would be lapping up
he/she/it would be lapping up
we would be lapping up
you would be lapping up
they would be lapping up
Conditional perfect
I would have lap up
you would have lap up
he/she/it would have lap up
we would have lap up
you would have lap up
they would have lap up
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been lapping up
you would have been lapping up
he/she/it would have been lapping up
we would have been lapping up
you would have been lapping up
they would have been lapping up
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you lap up
we let´s lap up
you lap up
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
lapped up
Present Participle
lapping up
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 «LAP UP»
Discover the use of
lap up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
lap up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Slurp: Soups to
Lap Up and Love
Singapore-based Christopher Tan is a formidable force of foodie and food journalist in equal parts, and in this book, he shares 60 recipes that span the gamut from classic to creative and are fully kitchen-tested, so you can confidently ...
2
The English dialect dictionary
(1877) pt. i. 44. w.Yks. (W.H.S.); Hur'ron Tom'lo Cow's (1781). mm.1 Lap up the
table cloth. Shr.x 'Ere, lap that 'ankercher up afore yo” putten it away. 6. \Vith up:
to finish, make an end of, bring to a conclusion; to leave off work, 8w. I'LCy.1 th.
3
Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms
... also drop into your lap to come to you without you making any effort ♢ You can't
expect the ideal job to just fall into your lap -you've got to go out there and look for
it. lap up sth, also lap sth up 1 to enjoy something very much ♢ My dogs lap up ...
4
The Concise Dictionary of English Etymology
Icfja, Dan. lobe, O. H. G. la/an, to lap up. + \V. llepio, L. lambere, Gk. Adrrtip, to Up
with the tongue. (Base LAP.) Allied to lambent, labial, and lip. lampoon. (F. —
Tent.) F. lampm, orig. a drinking-song ; from the exclamation lampons /«= let ns ...
5
Survey of English Dialects: The Dictionary and Grammar
Yp Nb, lap ... up Nb Cu Du La Y Ch St Wo Wa L, ptppl lapt ... up Lei, lap ... up Y 2.
vtphr-3sg lap up and put tidy she [i .e. a tidy girl] will COLLECT her toys VIII.8. 15.
lap ... up an put ... taidi Y lard 1. n What do you make from this fat [round the ...
Clive Upton, David Parry, John David Allison Widdowson, 1994
6
Survey English Dialects
Michael V. Barry. lapping out lapping out vtphr-ing PUTTING your tongue OUT VI.
5.4. le:pin ... at Y, læpin ... ut K, łapin ... æt Co, łapn ... œt D, łap n... æt Co lap
round vtphr to WRAP a parcel VII.2.9. lap ... a:nd La, lap ... aund Y L lap up 1.
vtphr ...
#T_~) to lap up ^TCHHTcat (curds, milk- rice...) (with khana/perf. great pleasure)
2. <#ti_ ^ri, f^TR. ~) :Ene^RTcat (worms...) to have eaten calna/perf. up or
consumed (clothes, a book...) /already/ to quite some extent 3. (Sft,#T_-) to have
lapped ...
8
A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language
Also M. E. slabben, to wallow ; E. Fries. slabben, Du. slabbe», to lap up; Swed.
dial, slabba, to splash, to soil. And see Slabber below. Slabber, to slaver. (E.)
M. E. slaberen, frequent, of M, E. slabben, to wallow (above). +E. Fries, slabber»,
...
Walter W. Skeat, Walter William Skeat, 2005
9
Porphyry's Homeric Questions on the Iliad: Text, ...
[1] Unclear is Ȇ 161-2 about to lap up their thin tongues the dark water on the
surface belching out the slaughter of blood (Il. 16.161-62). [2] One must
punctuate after “on the surface” (akron), so that [the sense] is about to lap up the
top of the ...
Porphyry, John A. MacPhail, 2011
10
Recent Developments in Historical Phonology
(j)éknos, Latv. aknas 'liver': - : : Olnd. yakrt 'liver' Lith. ldkti, Latv. lakt 'lap up': OCS
lokati 'lap up': : Gk. ldptein 'lap up' Lith. naktis, Latv. nakts 'night': OCS nostl 'night':
: Lat. nox 'night' Lith. pékus, OPr. pecku 'livestock': - : : Lat. peciz 'livestock' ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAP UP»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
lap up is used in the context of the following news items.
Irina Shayk shows off her incredible bikini body in skimpy whitw two …
Displaying her bare-faced beauty, Irina shunned the make-up and let her glowing complexion lap up the rays, while she scraped her raven ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
British tourist dies in quad bike accident at Port Stewart, near Coen …
“It was a beautiful day and she would have wanted to lap up one of her last days off before leaving,” she said. She said the Coen Pub closed ... «The Cairns Post, Jul 15»
Fashion Police: Fete of clay | Boston Herald
reached my ears, I topped up my Hurricane and hurried to lap up the debacle. Seems the dear girls mistook the trendy lasses' neon green pit ... «Boston Herald, Jul 15»
No cross-code divide as Newcastle Falcons fans lap up rugby …
The enmity that exists between the two codes of rugby elsewhere in the country is thankfully a million miles away on Tyneside. That much was ... «ChronicleLive, Jul 15»
Why Labour is gravitating towards the Conservatives' dream …
How much more consoling it is for a wounded and angry party to instead lap up the easy applause lines about the evils of capitalism that are ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Ant-Man, 13 Minutes and Self/Less: Movie reviews | Films …
... essential viewing only for Marvel completists who will lap up the inside references and a brief appearance by Anthony Mackie's Falcon. «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
The Walkman and the cool brigade | Latest News & Updates at Daily …
Us kids would lap up the chance to listen to music on the 'Walkman'. Wearing the headphone made our tiny selves immediately feel all very ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jul 15»
Saturday's TV tips | Irish Examiner
Some of the soul-searching is a tad cloying but younger audiences should lap up Nim's gung-ho exploits. The Scorpian King (3e, 5pm) ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
Kwabs @ Somerset House, London - 17/07/2015 | Gigwise
Songs like 'Perfect Ruin' and 'Pray for Love' come alive in the open-air London venue tonight, as the appreciative crowd lap up the everything ... «Gigwise, Jul 15»
Ashes 2015: Ben Stokes denied another Lord's century after falling …
In the lead-up to this Ashes campaign Stokes was then cast as the aggressive England's aggressor-in-chief, and appeared to lap up the ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
