CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OUTBLUFF
PRESENT
Present
I outbluff
you outbluff
he/she/it outbluffs
we outbluff
you outbluff
they outbluff
Present continuous
I am outbluffing
you are outbluffing
he/she/it is outbluffing
we are outbluffing
you are outbluffing
they are outbluffing
Present perfect
I have outbluffed
you have outbluffed
he/she/it has outbluffed
we have outbluffed
you have outbluffed
they have outbluffed
Present perfect continuous
I have been outbluffing
you have been outbluffing
he/she/it has been outbluffing
we have been outbluffing
you have been outbluffing
they have been outbluffing
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 outbluffed
you outbluffed
he/she/it outbluffed
we outbluffed
you outbluffed
they outbluffed
Past continuous
I was outbluffing
you were outbluffing
he/she/it was outbluffing
we were outbluffing
you were outbluffing
they were outbluffing
Past perfect
I had outbluffed
you had outbluffed
he/she/it had outbluffed
we had outbluffed
you had outbluffed
they had outbluffed
Past perfect continuous
I had been outbluffing
you had been outbluffing
he/she/it had been outbluffing
we had been outbluffing
you had been outbluffing
they had been outbluffing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will outbluff
you will outbluff
he/she/it will outbluff
we will outbluff
you will outbluff
they will outbluff
Future continuous
I will be outbluffing
you will be outbluffing
he/she/it will be outbluffing
we will be outbluffing
you will be outbluffing
they will be outbluffing
Future perfect
I will have outbluffed
you will have outbluffed
he/she/it will have outbluffed
we will have outbluffed
you will have outbluffed
they will have outbluffed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been outbluffing
you will have been outbluffing
he/she/it will have been outbluffing
we will have been outbluffing
you will have been outbluffing
they will have been outbluffing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would outbluff
you would outbluff
he/she/it would outbluff
we would outbluff
you would outbluff
they would outbluff
Conditional continuous
I would be outbluffing
you would be outbluffing
he/she/it would be outbluffing
we would be outbluffing
you would be outbluffing
they would be outbluffing
Conditional perfect
I would have outbluff
you would have outbluff
he/she/it would have outbluff
we would have outbluff
you would have outbluff
they would have outbluff
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been outbluffing
you would have been outbluffing
he/she/it would have been outbluffing
we would have been outbluffing
you would have been outbluffing
they would have been outbluffing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you outbluff
we let´s outbluff
you outbluff
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
outbluffed
Present Participle
outbluffing
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 «OUTBLUFF»
Discover the use of
outbluff in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
outbluff and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Bicycling Magazine's Complete Book of Road Cycling Skills: ...
Outbluff them. With a little experience—and after reading the braking tips in chap-
ter 6—you'll have a good idea of your bike's stopping distance in any situation.
You outbluff a driver by making it clear that you don't intend to stop. Continue to ...
Aim To give three different definitions or descriptions of a phrase or word – one
true, and two false - in doing so, trying to outbluff the opposing team. A team
successfully guessing the true answer survives. Teams that have their true
definition ...
3
The Promised Lands: The Low Countries Under Burgundian Rule, ...
With the money, manpower, and courtly style of Charles V, Philip the Bold
learned at court and in the course of diplomatic missions how to impress and
outbluff a political or diplomatic opponent. His barrels of Beaune in Avignon and
his ...
Wim Blockmans, Walter Prevenier, Edward Peters, 2011
Normally, his wife's face was the most open and easy to read of anyone he knew,
but she'd learned to play poker at a very young age and could outbluff many men
—Nathan included. The sound of Red's barking laugh in the distance made her ...
5
Legislative Leviathan: Party Government in the House
Intuitively, such a game introduces the element of time into the situation facing A
and B; if they fail to coordinate in the first time period, they have another chance.
This opens up the possibility that each will try to outlast or outbluff the other.
Gary W. Cox, Mathew D. McCubbins, 2007
6
South Asia's Nuclear Security Dilemma: India, Pakistan, and ...
Yet despite this counterphobic tendency to outbluff there has been a process of
mutual learning over time, in the course of which both sides have backed away
from the brink and developed improving escalatory control. In the immediate ...
7
Union 1812: The Americans who Fought the Second War of ...
The art of beating your adversary, Clay told him, is to hold your hand with a
solemn and confident face and outbluff him. He turned to James Bayard and
asked if that wasn't the winning strategy. Bayard gave his qualified support. "Ay,"
he said ...
8
Investigating Nature Through Outdoor Projects: 36 Strategies ...
If you have any large mantises in your garden, you may see how they outbluff the
birds and even sometimes catch and kill a smaller one. Large dragonflies have
been known to attack hummingbirds. Watch for this! What do moths do about ...
9
A Rock and a Hard Place
“You think you can outbluff the captain?” O'Brien conjured up a mental image of
the formidable Picard, glaring at him and saying with that clipped, accented voice
, “See your ten and raise you twenty.” Slowly he nodded. “Good point,” he said.
10
Mountain Heiress: Mountain Midwife
... outbluff this canny old man. “I know him well,” she said. “He's only dangerous
with people who need to be taken down.” Behind his glasses, his beady little
eyes narrowed. “Be careful about standing too close to the flame, my dear. You
might ...
9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OUTBLUFF»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
outbluff is used in the context of the following news items.
Martyn Brown: Christy Clark's boon to Big Oil
All idioms that apply to those who dare to outbluff Big Oil, convinced that they are too shrewd to get burned and too gifted to get taken. «Straight.com, Jul 15»
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed in 1953
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, the A-traitors who for two years had tried to outbluff Uncle Sam with the help of fellow Communists all over the ... «New York Daily News, Jun 15»
Kickstarter Preview: Protect Art from the Nazis in the High Stakes …
Can you outwit and outbluff your opponents and save the world's most valuable art from the Nazis? Read on to find out more about this game. «GeekDad, Oct 14»
@Work Advice: How to handle slackers
While the absentee associate tries to outbluff the gabby gossip, neglected patrons will just take their business elsewhere. If your employer has ... «Washington Post, May 14»
'A Hijacking' review: All at sea, with Somali pirates
... to get home — have to sit and sweat and starve, while their captors and their employers negotiate a price, each trying to outbluff the other. «The Star-Ledger - NJ.com, Jun 13»
The Office Review: "Roy's Wedding" (Episode 9.02)
Dwight and Nellie try to outbluff each other after Dwight (who wants to try to raise money for the Taliban because he doesn't believe in charity) ... «Paste Magazine, Sep 12»
At the Movies: Will 'Margin Call' Benefit From Occupy Wall Street …
He can eventually outbluff everyone else and outraise everyone else at the table. That's what has happened and it needs to be corrected. «brandchannel.com, Oct 11»
Meet Your New Farmer: Hungry Corporate Giant
... only outnumber the heroes in contemporary food production, but also how and why they outbluff, outmuscle and outspend their opponents by ... «New York Times, Jun 09»
Spotting-and Beating- A BLUFFER
I decided to try to outbluff him - beat him at his own game. First I wanted to isolate him: just the two of us seeing the flop. The Bluffer was in seat ... «Poker Player Online, Jul 06»
