CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MUMMING
PRESENT
Present
I mum
you mum
he/she/it mums
we mum
you mum
they mum
Present continuous
I am mumming
you are mumming
he/she/it is mumming
we are mumming
you are mumming
they are mumming
Present perfect
I have mummed
you have mummed
he/she/it has mummed
we have mummed
you have mummed
they have mummed
Present perfect continuous
I have been mumming
you have been mumming
he/she/it has been mumming
we have been mumming
you have been mumming
they have been mumming
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 mummed
you mummed
he/she/it mummed
we mummed
you mummed
they mummed
Past continuous
I was mumming
you were mumming
he/she/it was mumming
we were mumming
you were mumming
they were mumming
Past perfect
I had mummed
you had mummed
he/she/it had mummed
we had mummed
you had mummed
they had mummed
Past perfect continuous
I had been mumming
you had been mumming
he/she/it had been mumming
we had been mumming
you had been mumming
they had been mumming
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will mum
you will mum
he/she/it will mum
we will mum
you will mum
they will mum
Future continuous
I will be mumming
you will be mumming
he/she/it will be mumming
we will be mumming
you will be mumming
they will be mumming
Future perfect
I will have mummed
you will have mummed
he/she/it will have mummed
we will have mummed
you will have mummed
they will have mummed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been mumming
you will have been mumming
he/she/it will have been mumming
we will have been mumming
you will have been mumming
they will have been mumming
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would mumming
you would mumming
he/she/it would mumming
we would mumming
you would mumming
they would mumming
Conditional continuous
I would be mumming
you would be mumming
he/she/it would be mumming
we would be mumming
you would be mumming
they would be mumming
Conditional perfect
I would have mumming
you would have mumming
he/she/it would have mumming
we would have mumming
you would have mumming
they would have mumming
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been mumming
you would have been mumming
he/she/it would have been mumming
we would have been mumming
you would have been mumming
they would have been mumming
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you mum
we let´s mum
you mum
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
mumming
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 «MUMMING»
Discover the use of
mumming in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
mumming and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
All Silver and No Brass: An Irish Christmas
Mumming
"A beautifully written exploration of a vanishing holiday ritual that can be traced back to the dramas of the sixteenth century and beyond." --
Inspector Madoc Rhys of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is invited to the Condrycke's Christmas house party and discovers a family with a penchant for practical jokes and a case of murder
3
Masquerade and Postsocialism: Ritual and Cultural ...
modern complications, 128–30; mumming as, 105–109; and politics of
performance, 115–28; andpostsocialism, 5, 8, 11, 25; and romantic ideas of
community, 160–61 class issues in mumming, 114, 211 club headquarters, 121–
22 coal ...
4
Halloween and Other Festivals of Death and Life
land mumming — is a fundamentally more serious celebration than the secular
holiday of Halloween. But a more important point of difference lies in the fact that
mumming in Saskatchewan is not the double-edged sword that it seems to be in
...
5
Demons of Disorder: Early Blackface Minstrels and Their World
Additionally there are political aspects of mumming: The mummers visited all
houses in the community, and once inside the homes of the wealthy and powerful
often proffered a brand of social criticism. On occasion, they were even more ...
6
The Medieval European Stage, 500-1550
Two introductory rubrics convey the llavour of Lydgate's work: perhaps the
liveliest piece is the Hertford mumming probably presented before Henry VI at
Christmas 1427 [see D68Ial] in which six rustics petitioned the king. accusing '
their fierce ...
7
The Peace Egg, and a Christmas
Mumming Play...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Juliana Horatia Ewing, 2012
8
Models and Mirrors: Towards an Anthropology of Public Events
That mumming first came to be associated with the Christmas period in the
outport may have been idiosyncratic and practical. That this association
continued contributed profoundly to the circumscription of mumming by devices
of protection ...
9
The History of Morris Dancing, 1458-1750
Other traditions, especially mumming, were folded into the matrix as well. Before
exploring the evolution of mumming it is as well to be clear on what the words '
mumming' and 'mummer' originally meant, because there has been considerable
...
10
Christmas in Pennsylvania: A Folk-cultural Study
It is to the Episcopalians that we owe the custom of mumming on Christmas Eve
in early Philadelphia, a custom which they hroughr with them from England.
Christmas mummers were the counterpart of the BelsnickeL hroughr to
Petmsylvania ...
Alfred Lewis Shoemaker, 1959
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MUMMING»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
mumming is used in the context of the following news items.
Dossiers CinéPhilippes : Charlot ou comment du chaos de la …
... celui d'un ivrogne mondain perturbant le déroulement d'un spectacle dans Mumming Birds. À travers ces deux personnages s'esquissent les ... «TVQC, Jul 15»
Red Wyverns at Appleby Castle
... authentic cooking and crafts, archery, arms and armour, a trebuchet, the Captain's Court, music mumming plays, and many other activities. «Cumbria Crack, Jul 15»
Photo Feature: A Morris 'Blitz' Hits The High Street
... records such as visiting bishops' “Visitation Articles” mention sword dancing, guising and other dancing activities, as well as mumming plays. «The Guildford Dragon NEWS, Jul 15»
SUMMER DIARY: Why the BBC is trying 2 hard with Wimbledon show
... audience, silently hello-mumming in the background and guffawing in all the right places. They have turned this historic show into Tennis PM, ... «Camden New Journal newspapers website, Jul 15»
Baahubali Audio Launch Live: It's Show Time says Rajamouli
So the audio launch is today and Rajamouli is mumming his finally preparations to his team. Did You Miss This: Anushka Shetty's First Look in ... «Galaxy Reporter, Jun 15»
Michael Coveney: Why we love the shows that go wrong
This phenomenon of wallowing in mumming mishap is enshrined in Michael Frayn's Noises Off, where the hapless actors are entangling their ... «WhatsOnStage.com, Jun 15»
Recommended Reading: Could Al Día & The Rabble Rousers …
It was then and there that Engaard presented “Mumming Forward: A Tradition of Inclusion,” and spoke about the origins of the Mummers ... «Philebrity.com, Apr 15»
Forgotten History of Northamptonshire: The Lollards - part 2
The end of the year, he hatched a plan to seize the King and his brothers during a Twelfth-night mumming at Eltham, and establish some sort of ... «Northampton Herald and Post, Apr 15»
Mummers at Parade of Nations
Taking part in the parade this year will be local pipe bands and the Armagh Rhymers, whose uniquely Irish mumming tradition has brought ... «Derry Journal, Apr 15»
Pan Celtic Festival returns for second consecutive year
Also taking part in the parade will be the world-famous Armagh Rhymers, whose uniquely Irish mumming tradition has brought them to ... «Derry Journal, Apr 15»
