CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OBSTRUCT
PRESENT
Present
I obstruct
you obstruct
he/she/it obstructs
we obstruct
you obstruct
they obstruct
Present continuous
I am obstructing
you are obstructing
he/she/it is obstructing
we are obstructing
you are obstructing
they are obstructing
Present perfect
I have obstructed
you have obstructed
he/she/it has obstructed
we have obstructed
you have obstructed
they have obstructed
Present perfect continuous
I have been obstructing
you have been obstructing
he/she/it has been obstructing
we have been obstructing
you have been obstructing
they have been obstructing
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 obstructed
you obstructed
he/she/it obstructed
we obstructed
you obstructed
they obstructed
Past continuous
I was obstructing
you were obstructing
he/she/it was obstructing
we were obstructing
you were obstructing
they were obstructing
Past perfect
I had obstructed
you had obstructed
he/she/it had obstructed
we had obstructed
you had obstructed
they had obstructed
Past perfect continuous
I had been obstructing
you had been obstructing
he/she/it had been obstructing
we had been obstructing
you had been obstructing
they had been obstructing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will obstruct
you will obstruct
he/she/it will obstruct
we will obstruct
you will obstruct
they will obstruct
Future continuous
I will be obstructing
you will be obstructing
he/she/it will be obstructing
we will be obstructing
you will be obstructing
they will be obstructing
Future perfect
I will have obstructed
you will have obstructed
he/she/it will have obstructed
we will have obstructed
you will have obstructed
they will have obstructed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been obstructing
you will have been obstructing
he/she/it will have been obstructing
we will have been obstructing
you will have been obstructing
they will have been obstructing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would obstruct
you would obstruct
he/she/it would obstruct
we would obstruct
you would obstruct
they would obstruct
Conditional continuous
I would be obstructing
you would be obstructing
he/she/it would be obstructing
we would be obstructing
you would be obstructing
they would be obstructing
Conditional perfect
I would have obstruct
you would have obstruct
he/she/it would have obstruct
we would have obstruct
you would have obstruct
they would have obstruct
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been obstructing
you would have been obstructing
he/she/it would have been obstructing
we would have been obstructing
you would have been obstructing
they would have been obstructing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you obstruct
we let´s obstruct
you obstruct
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
obstructed
Present Participle
obstructing
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.
3 QUOTES WITH «OBSTRUCT»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
obstruct.
Exhortations to obstruct the operations of Government in detail, should; Exhortations to resist all.
The IRA has abandoned its armed struggle in pursuit of its goals by political means. This must be fully acknowledged. Continued challenge does nothing but obstruct and inhibit the peace process.
If you have to lie, cheat, steal, obstruct and bully to get your point across, it must not be a point capable of surviving on its own merits.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OBSTRUCT»
Discover the use of
obstruct in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
obstruct and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Laghu Kaumudi: A Sanskrit Grammar
After the verbs rudh " to obstruct," &C, there is snam. This debars Sap (No. 419).
Thus we have runaddhi (Nos. 157 and 586) "he obstructs," and, the a being
elided according to No. 611, runddhah " they two obstruct," rnndhanti " they
obstruct," ...
Varadarāja, James Robert Ballantyne, 1867
2
United States Supreme Court Reports
Conspiracy — to obstruct recruiting for military service — persuasion. 2. A person
may be convicted, under the Espionage Act of June 15, 1917 (40 Stat. at L. 219,
chap. 30, Comp. Stat. — , § 10,212c), §§ 3 and 4, for conspiring to obstruct the ...
United States. Supreme Court, 1920
3
The federal statutes annotated: containing all the laws of ...
Joplin Mercantile Co. v. U. S.p (1915) 238 U. S. 531, 548 [35 S. Ct. 291, 59 U. S. (
L. ed.) 705, 713]. The conspiracy is the crime, and that is one, however diverse its
objects." A conspiracy to obstruct the operation of the Selective Service ...
United States, William Mark McKinney, Charles C. Moore, 1920
4
Mathematical questions and solutions in continuation of the ...
may obstruct the king's passage to a variable number of those adjacent squares.
Thus, even the pawn, if placed on the square immediately in front of the king, or
on that next but one in front, prevents the king from moving to two squares.
5
The American Decisions: Cases of General Value and Authority ...
Dillickee, 2 W. N. C. 293, on right of owner of servient estate to obstruct drain.
Cited in reference note in 71 A. D. 525, on right of lower proprietor to erect
anything to obstruct natural flow of water. Cited in notes in 38 A. R. 144, on
liability of one ...
John Proffatt, Abraham Clark Freeman, 1911
Some confusion seems to have arisen from speaking of the right of the neighbour
in such a case as a right to obstruct the new lights. His right is a right to use his
own land by building on it as he thinks most to his interest; and if, by so doing he
...
Now, if there was a street now actually In use, and It was necessary to do that, the
city of Hobo- ken could not Interfere with its doing so, providing It did not obstruct
public travel. Now what It proposes to do Is not to obstruct public travel at ...
... the contestants can obstruct each other quite legitimately (for instance prize-
fighters), whereas in the second this is not allowed; for runners must not obstruct
one another - although our poet seems to have thought differently in his fifth book
, ...
Dante Alighieri, Prue Shaw, 1996
9
Filibuster: Obstruction and Lawmaking in the U.S. Senate
The results — reported in Table 7.3 — show that when slave and free states had
equal representation in the Senate, southerners were over twice as likely to
obstruct as were free state senators. Their probability of obstruction increased
slightly ...
Gregory John Wawro, Eric Schickler, 2006
Ex. Ch.] [Ex. Cu. for the acts of their servant ; that if his act, in driving across to
obstruct tiie plt.'s omnibus, although a reckless driving on his part, was
nevertheless an act dnno by him in the course of his service, and to do that which
he thought ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OBSTRUCT»
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obstruct is used in the context of the following news items.
Feds: Metairie man charged in Darren Sharper rape case, hid …
Friday, June 24, 2015, federal prosecutors charged him with tampering with his cellphone to obstruct the investigation of the rapes.Ken Daley ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
State Sen. John Sampson guilty in corruption case
He was cleared of six of the nine counts he faced, including the top charge of conspiracy to obstruct justice that carried a maximum of 20 years ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
AT&T-DirecTV Merger Creates World's Largest Pay TV Company
But its approval of the AT&T-DirecTV deal shows that it isn't going to obstruct industry consolidation entirely. The merger is a spot of good news ... «Wired, Jul 15»
Greensboro man charged with huffing fumes, spitting at officer
Fairfax Stuart Landstreet V, 19, is charged with inhaling toxic fumes, DWI, communicating threats, resist, delay or obstruct an officer, injury to ... «myfox8.com, Jul 15»
Two terror suspects will stay jailed until trial
Wright is also charged with obstruction of justice and conspiracy to obstruct justice. The men are accused of plotting with Roslindale terror ... «Boston Herald, Jul 15»
'No grounds for treason' in Varoufakis suit, says lawyer
Lykourezos said that the suit filed with the Supreme Court does not support the claim that Varoufakis's actions “were designed to obstruct or ... «Kathimerini, Jul 15»
Will President Obama Obstruct Both Kate's Law and Step-By-Step …
I studied philosophy and religion at VCU and NYU, and like to write about moral and political issues. I'm also dedicated to civil debate, and to ... «TheBlaze.com, Jul 15»
State Auditor: TRD tried to 'obstruct' investigation
“They basically were trying to obstruct our investigation,” Keller said. “As soon as they found out about it they immediately tried to prevent ... «New Mexico Political Report, Jul 15»
CARP wants Ottawa to reverse decision to obstruct ORPP
CARP is calling the federal government's refusal to allow Ontarians to use the CPP payroll deduction system to contribute to Ontario's provincial ... «Benefits Canada, Jul 15»
Birgunj tense as Madhes-based parties obstruct feedback collection
Cadres of Tarai Madhes Loktantrik Party, Sanghiya Samajwadi Forum, among other Madhes-based parties, burn the copies of draft constitution ... «E Kantipur, Jul 15»
