CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OBSTREPERATE
PRESENT
Present
I obstreperate
you obstreperate
he/she/it obstreperates
we obstreperate
you obstreperate
they obstreperate
Present continuous
I am obstreperating
you are obstreperating
he/she/it is obstreperating
we are obstreperating
you are obstreperating
they are obstreperating
Present perfect
I have obstreperated
you have obstreperated
he/she/it has obstreperated
we have obstreperated
you have obstreperated
they have obstreperated
Present perfect continuous
I have been obstreperating
you have been obstreperating
he/she/it has been obstreperating
we have been obstreperating
you have been obstreperating
they have been obstreperating
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 obstreperated
you obstreperated
he/she/it obstreperated
we obstreperated
you obstreperated
they obstreperated
Past continuous
I was obstreperating
you were obstreperating
he/she/it was obstreperating
we were obstreperating
you were obstreperating
they were obstreperating
Past perfect
I had obstreperated
you had obstreperated
he/she/it had obstreperated
we had obstreperated
you had obstreperated
they had obstreperated
Past perfect continuous
I had been obstreperating
you had been obstreperating
he/she/it had been obstreperating
we had been obstreperating
you had been obstreperating
they had been obstreperating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will obstreperate
you will obstreperate
he/she/it will obstreperate
we will obstreperate
you will obstreperate
they will obstreperate
Future continuous
I will be obstreperating
you will be obstreperating
he/she/it will be obstreperating
we will be obstreperating
you will be obstreperating
they will be obstreperating
Future perfect
I will have obstreperated
you will have obstreperated
he/she/it will have obstreperated
we will have obstreperated
you will have obstreperated
they will have obstreperated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been obstreperating
you will have been obstreperating
he/she/it will have been obstreperating
we will have been obstreperating
you will have been obstreperating
they will have been obstreperating
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would obstreperate
you would obstreperate
he/she/it would obstreperate
we would obstreperate
you would obstreperate
they would obstreperate
Conditional continuous
I would be obstreperating
you would be obstreperating
he/she/it would be obstreperating
we would be obstreperating
you would be obstreperating
they would be obstreperating
Conditional perfect
I would have obstreperate
you would have obstreperate
he/she/it would have obstreperate
we would have obstreperate
you would have obstreperate
they would have obstreperate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been obstreperating
you would have been obstreperating
he/she/it would have been obstreperating
we would have been obstreperating
you would have been obstreperating
they would have been obstreperating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you obstreperate
we let´s obstreperate
you obstreperate
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to obstreperate
Past participle
obstreperated
Present Participle
obstreperating
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 «OBSTREPERATE»
Discover the use of
obstreperate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
obstreperate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
There will always be those Who thrust knives like wedges and steal like thieves
and disgust us Like unsightly caruncles', we must take them on as they arise And
not use them as excuses for personal gain. obstreperate: Let us obstreperate for
...
2
Semi-annual appearance of the Resolution Trust Corporation ...
There is not a verb to obstreperate, but it should. It is the verb form of the noun
obstreperous or the adjective, when the legislation comes, I think many of us who
represent that part of the country will have to obstreperate if we haven't gotten a ...
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs, 1991
3
Fallen Pride: Or The Mountain Girl's Love
Besides, you know there is no legitimate dramatic reason for a married hero to
stride about and obstreperate, excepting only jealousy, and you're not jealous ?
Come! ceas° otarting and vociferating, and tell me the cause — * the cause, my ...
Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth, 1868
... bread-and-butter troublesWhere be they now 2 I cau't suppose These human
and these household woes Extinguished with thy life ; Haply, to us come down,
they bore Poor Mrs. Jones, our neighbor, or Obstreperate my wife. Howe'er that
he ...
Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell, 1852
Why wasn't I told about it ? Answer, Miss ! " exclaimed the angry old soldier,
turning upon his daughter. " Now here's a row ! Answer what ? Now don't
obstreperate, but explain, pap," coolly replied Elfie, as she daintily ate 4 THE
SOLDIER'S ...
Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth, 1869
... cares And bread-and-butter troubles— Where be they now ? I can't suppose
These human and these household woes Extinguished with thy life ; Haply, to us
come down, they borc Poor Mrs. Jones, our neighbor, or Obstreperate my wife.
Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell, 1852
Besides, you know there is no legitimate dramatic reason for a married hero to
stride about and obstreperate, excepting only jealousy — and you're not jealous
? Come, cease starting and vociferating, and tell me the cause — ' the cause, my
...
Emma Dorothy E. Nevitte Southworth, 1853
8
Tait's Edinburgh Magazine
I can't suppose These human and these household woea Extinguished with thy
life ; Haply, to us come down, they boro Poor Mrs. Jones, our neighbour, or
Obstreperate my wife. Howe'er that be, 'tis very clear No more they'll persecute
thee ...
William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone, 1852
9
The Sydenham Sindbad [by - Rand].
I can't suppose These human and these household woes Extinguished with thy
life ; Haply, to us come down, they bore Poor Mrs. Jones our neighbour, or
Obstreperate my wife. ' Howe'er that be, 'tis very clear No more they'll persecute
thee ...
Rand, Sindbad (fict. name.), 1857
10
The Oxford History of English
... awaredom, 'the state of being on one's guard' (Walpole, 1752), to obstreperate,
'to make a loud noise' (Sterne, 1765), quiverante, 'tremulous quality or tone of
voice' and rumblante, 'a rumbling style of playing or singing' (Richard Sheridan, ...
