CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LAYABOUT
PRESENT
Present
I layabout
you layabout
he/she/it layabouts
we layabout
you layabout
they layabout
Present continuous
I am layabouting
you are layabouting
he/she/it is layabouting
we are layabouting
you are layabouting
they are layabouting
Present perfect
I have layabouted
you have layabouted
he/she/it has layabouted
we have layabouted
you have layabouted
they have layabouted
Present perfect continuous
I have been layabouting
you have been layabouting
he/she/it has been layabouting
we have been layabouting
you have been layabouting
they have been layabouting
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 layabouted
you layabouted
he/she/it layabouted
we layabouted
you layabouted
they layabouted
Past continuous
I was layabouting
you were layabouting
he/she/it was layabouting
we were layabouting
you were layabouting
they were layabouting
Past perfect
I had layabouted
you had layabouted
he/she/it had layabouted
we had layabouted
you had layabouted
they had layabouted
Past perfect continuous
I had been layabouting
you had been layabouting
he/she/it had been layabouting
we had been layabouting
you had been layabouting
they had been layabouting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will layabout
you will layabout
he/she/it will layabout
we will layabout
you will layabout
they will layabout
Future continuous
I will be layabouting
you will be layabouting
he/she/it will be layabouting
we will be layabouting
you will be layabouting
they will be layabouting
Future perfect
I will have layabouted
you will have layabouted
he/she/it will have layabouted
we will have layabouted
you will have layabouted
they will have layabouted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been layabouting
you will have been layabouting
he/she/it will have been layabouting
we will have been layabouting
you will have been layabouting
they will have been layabouting
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would layabout
you would layabout
he/she/it would layabout
we would layabout
you would layabout
they would layabout
Conditional continuous
I would be layabouting
you would be layabouting
he/she/it would be layabouting
we would be layabouting
you would be layabouting
they would be layabouting
Conditional perfect
I would have layabout
you would have layabout
he/she/it would have layabout
we would have layabout
you would have layabout
they would have layabout
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been layabouting
you would have been layabouting
he/she/it would have been layabouting
we would have been layabouting
you would have been layabouting
they would have been layabouting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you layabout
we let´s layabout
you layabout
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
layabouted
Present Participle
layabouting
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 «LAYABOUT»
Discover the use of
layabout in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
layabout and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
People think Louie is a layabout but he really wants to do great things, he simply cannot figure out how someone too tall for ordinary tasks can reach that goal, until a farmer in Pfeffernut County sees his potential and finds a way.
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The House on Hound Hill
"There was some hippy layabout up the hill saying he'd lost his cat. Too drunk to
talk clear, he was. Dearie me, young folks these days . . ." "Hippy layabout?" I ask
swiftly. The rat catcher and Roger are ignoring me and talking to each other.
3
Uncovering the Mind: Unamuno, the Unknown and the ...
Furthermore, the sections of the essay ('Concepto del golfo' [Concept of the
Layabout], 'Etiologia' [Aetiology], 'Sintomas' [Symptoms], 'Variedades' [Varieties],
Tronostico' [Prognosis], and 'Tratamiento' [Treatment]) all signal the object of the ...
4
THE MAD PROFESSOR OF BABELDU
Sometimes the idle wind or rainwater lifts them into the air giving them some
excitement before dropping them into the hole of boredom. Though stalked by
monotony, layabout leaves are sure they have reached where they want to be.
Adamu Kyuka Usman Lilymjok, 2013
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Traveling with Skeptics
SECOND. LAYABOUT. The. Anthropological. Traveler. You don't know me
without you have read a book by the name of Traveling with Philosophes, but that
ain't no matter. That book was made by Mr. Ken Ewell, and he told the truth,
mainly.
'You are what he would call a layabout.' 'A layabout!' Thornton had taken a
mouthful of cognac and nearly choked on it. 'A layabout! Well you would just have
to disillusion him, Holly. I am without doubt one of the hardest working persons
on ...
At that time Adriano seemed to be the incarnation of what my father used to call 'a
layabout'. Yet my father never said that he was a layabout, a sausage or a 'negro'.
He never used any of these words about Adriano. I wonder why? I think that ...
Am I a layabout?' 'Certainly not. A layabout is a lazy, worthless person, who never
does anything himself or herself and just gets what he or she can from other
people.' 'What a shame. It sounds so friendly – a layabout. What else do
unvirtuous ...
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All for a King's Shilling
“It was all on the word of a no-good layabout who, although he had a job, wouldn'
t work. I could not understand how in our Great Motherland this type of thing
could happen. I was incensed, so I decided to put things right. More to the point, ...
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A Dictionary of Ila Usage, 1860-1960
mubaya n.l - a layabout, a prodigal, (p). Mubaya uputa bulyo, usobana;
usowasowa usonkaula beenzina (p) A mubaya is just a down-and-out. a trifler; a
wastrel who sponges on his neighbours. Mubaya tabamba kabotu mwinakwe
ubanakwe ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAYABOUT»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
layabout is used in the context of the following news items.
More trickle-down nonsense, recycled by Jeb Bush | Editorial | NJ.com
He also announced it just days after Layabout America learned that his last six tax returns showed $29 million in personal earnings (much of it ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
Bronwyn Bishop: Travel bills show MPs lack a sense of shame
This past week, of course, it has been horrendous, and he reports that his layabout teenage son, on his gap year, has done nothing but look ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
Review: In 'The International,' Those Who Treat a Massacre as …
One is Dave (Ted Schneider), a Los Angeles layabout with the half-focused gaze of a habitual drunk, who hopes to profit from the bloodshed he ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
Batkid Begins (and ends), plus the rest of this week's new reviews …
... a bohemian layabout; Mr. Holmes, starring Ian McKellen as a 93-year-old Sherlock Holmes; Tangerine, a tale of West Hollywood hookers on ... «Chicago Reader, Jul 15»
Depression and anthropomorphised animals: why BoJack …
If the story of the titular lonely, depressed, alcoholic, self-sabotaging layabout (voice of Will Arnett) living in Hollywood doesn't grab you from the ... «Daily Review, Jul 15»
Alan O'Connor: Kerry will come with a more aggressive approach
Not a venue known for its facilitation of such transformations. But retirement aside, you wouldn't have pegged O'Connor for a layabout either. «Herald, Jul 15»
Cannabis farm worth up to £200000 sniffed out in Great Lever
Bolton's a dump because of all the layabout louts scruffy scrounging white people who refuse to get a job but think it's their God-given right to be supported by ... «The Bolton News, Jul 15»
Limitless Preview: Bradley Cooper Makes an Appearance in the Pilot
In the TV series, Jake McDorman plays Brian Finch, a bit of a layabout who hasn't done much with his life until he too is given the ... «ScreenFad, Jul 15»
Film Review: 'Jenny's Wedding'
... if a lame subplot involving Anne's useless layabout husband (Houston Rhines) exemplifies the worst of the script's blunt-spoken tendencies. «Philly.com, Jul 15»
Amy Winehouse's words told the story of her life, movie
It's a regular rogues' gallery, too, co-captained by her money-grubbing father, Mitch, and her layabout, drug-addicted husband, Blake Fielder. «Wicked Local Medford, Jul 15»
