CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MISCOLOUR
PRESENT
Present
I miscolour
you miscolour
he/she/it miscolours
we miscolour
you miscolour
they miscolour
Present continuous
I am miscolouring
you are miscolouring
he/she/it is miscolouring
we are miscolouring
you are miscolouring
they are miscolouring
Present perfect
I have miscoloured
you have miscoloured
he/she/it has miscoloured
we have miscoloured
you have miscoloured
they have miscoloured
Present perfect continuous
I have been miscolouring
you have been miscolouring
he/she/it has been miscolouring
we have been miscolouring
you have been miscolouring
they have been miscolouring
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 miscoloured
you miscoloured
he/she/it miscoloured
we miscoloured
you miscoloured
they miscoloured
Past continuous
I was miscolouring
you were miscolouring
he/she/it was miscolouring
we were miscolouring
you were miscolouring
they were miscolouring
Past perfect
I had miscoloured
you had miscoloured
he/she/it had miscoloured
we had miscoloured
you had miscoloured
they had miscoloured
Past perfect continuous
I had been miscolouring
you had been miscolouring
he/she/it had been miscolouring
we had been miscolouring
you had been miscolouring
they had been miscolouring
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will miscolour
you will miscolour
he/she/it will miscolour
we will miscolour
you will miscolour
they will miscolour
Future continuous
I will be miscolouring
you will be miscolouring
he/she/it will be miscolouring
we will be miscolouring
you will be miscolouring
they will be miscolouring
Future perfect
I will have miscoloured
you will have miscoloured
he/she/it will have miscoloured
we will have miscoloured
you will have miscoloured
they will have miscoloured
Future perfect continuous
I will have been miscolouring
you will have been miscolouring
he/she/it will have been miscolouring
we will have been miscolouring
you will have been miscolouring
they will have been miscolouring
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would miscolour
you would miscolour
he/she/it would miscolour
we would miscolour
you would miscolour
they would miscolour
Conditional continuous
I would be miscolouring
you would be miscolouring
he/she/it would be miscolouring
we would be miscolouring
you would be miscolouring
they would be miscolouring
Conditional perfect
I would have miscolour
you would have miscolour
he/she/it would have miscolour
we would have miscolour
you would have miscolour
they would have miscolour
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been miscolouring
you would have been miscolouring
he/she/it would have been miscolouring
we would have been miscolouring
you would have been miscolouring
they would have been miscolouring
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you miscolour
we let´s miscolour
you miscolour
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
miscoloured
Present Participle
miscolouring
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 «MISCOLOUR»
Discover the use of
miscolour in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
miscolour and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Edinburgh Review, Or Critical Journal: ... To Be ...
... in pursuing them they have indulged in a partial crédulity; still less that they
have endeavoured to miscolour the facts; but simply that it has never occurred to
them to view the subject in this its proper and natural light. - Assuming, then, that
...
2
Trial of Jacob Barker, Thomas Vermilya, and Matthew L. ...
Have I not been on all occa; sions frank and open? Have 1 ever manifested the I
least disposition to hide or miscolour any thingl was doing? Did the manner of
delivnring the stock to the T-ratiesmens' bank indicate an y wish for conceal, ment
?
Jacob BARKER, Matthew Livingston DAVIS, Hugh MAXWELL, 1827
3
Catalogue of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum: ...
... afflicting fiend Comes here disturbs my sleepe? what flittring sight Waves thus
before mine eyes ? how full of fright, And feare am I ? I know not where to hide
mee, Mine heart doth faile I see a ghost beside mee, With pale miscolour'd mouth
, ...
British Museum. Dept. of Prints and Drawings, Frederic George Stephens, Mary Dorothy George, 1870
to profit by the wants or the luxury of others, and to miscolour for their own
advanta e the little light which here and there was still burning on. Tire soft
voluptuary, unnerved by extorted wealth, by pride and dissipation, had no powers
left for any ...
5
The speeches of Mr. Jacob Barker and his counsel, on the ...
Have I not been on all occasions frank and open ? Have 1 ever manifested the
least disposition to hide or miscolour any thing I was doing? Did the manner of
delivering the stock to the Tradesmen's bank indicate any wish for concealment ?
Jacob Barker, Morris Canal and Banking Company, Fulton Bank (New York, N.Y.), 1827
6
The catechism of the Church of Geneva
And that Historian, who, on some subjects, is as anxious to tell the whole truth, as
he is on others to miscolour or suppress it, adds, " And to come up closer, to
those of the Church of Rome, it was ordered, by the Queen's injunctions, that the
...
7
The Selected Works of Andrew Lang
Many points weather'd, many perilous ones, At last a harbour opens; but therein
Sunk rocks—they need fine steering—much it is To be nor mad, nor bigot—have
a mind - Nor let Priests' talk, or dream of worlds to be, Miscolour things about ...
... see the Sempstress' handywork, The Greek confounded with the Turk, Parisian
mix'd with Piedmontese, And Persian join'd to Portuguese ; And Mantles short,
and Mantles long, And Mantles right, and Mantles wrong, Misshap'd, miscolour'd,
...
Winthrop Mackworth Praed, Walter Blunt, 1821
9
The Foreign Quarterly Review
We are not in the secrets of governments, but we know that the statement in
question has been made by those who are capable of judging its truth, though we
believe the fact to have been in some degree miscolour- ed. The Russian army ...
... their true colours : as well as her malignant attempt to have Mary privately
assassinated. The violent party- spirit of Historians will also be unveiled, both
where they falsify facts, and where they misrepresent, miscolour, or knowingly vol
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