CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PALAVER
PRESENT
Present
I palaver
you palaver
he/she/it palavers
we palaver
you palaver
they palaver
Present continuous
I am palavering
you are palavering
he/she/it is palavering
we are palavering
you are palavering
they are palavering
Present perfect
I have palavered
you have palavered
he/she/it has palavered
we have palavered
you have palavered
they have palavered
Present perfect continuous
I have been palavering
you have been palavering
he/she/it has been palavering
we have been palavering
you have been palavering
they have been palavering
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 palavered
you palavered
he/she/it palavered
we palavered
you palavered
they palavered
Past continuous
I was palavering
you were palavering
he/she/it was palavering
we were palavering
you were palavering
they were palavering
Past perfect
I had palavered
you had palavered
he/she/it had palavered
we had palavered
you had palavered
they had palavered
Past perfect continuous
I had been palavering
you had been palavering
he/she/it had been palavering
we had been palavering
you had been palavering
they had been palavering
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will palaver
you will palaver
he/she/it will palaver
we will palaver
you will palaver
they will palaver
Future continuous
I will be palavering
you will be palavering
he/she/it will be palavering
we will be palavering
you will be palavering
they will be palavering
Future perfect
I will have palavered
you will have palavered
he/she/it will have palavered
we will have palavered
you will have palavered
they will have palavered
Future perfect continuous
I will have been palavering
you will have been palavering
he/she/it will have been palavering
we will have been palavering
you will have been palavering
they will have been palavering
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would palaver
you would palaver
he/she/it would palaver
we would palaver
you would palaver
they would palaver
Conditional continuous
I would be palavering
you would be palavering
he/she/it would be palavering
we would be palavering
you would be palavering
they would be palavering
Conditional perfect
I would have palaver
you would have palaver
he/she/it would have palaver
we would have palaver
you would have palaver
they would have palaver
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been palavering
you would have been palavering
he/she/it would have been palavering
we would have been palavering
you would have been palavering
they would have been palavering
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you palaver
we let´s palaver
you palaver
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
palavered
Present Participle
palavering
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.
QUOTES WITH «PALAVER»
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palaver.
Many novice writers, students in particular, think that writing is little more than copying down their self-talk, the palaver of the voices they hear in their heads. Of course, self-talk is thinking, and writing begins with thinking.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PALAVER»
Discover the use of
palaver in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
palaver and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Vernacular
Palaver: Imaginations of the Local and Non-native ...
Adejunmobi highlights the continuing appeal of local identities for participants in social networks where communication occurs in languages that are not mother tongues.
Moradewun Adejunmobi, 2004
2
René Girard's Mimetic Theory
A highly accessible book, this text is complemented by bibliographical references to Girard’s widespread work and secondary literature on mimetic theory and its applications, comprising a valuable bibliographical archive that provides the ...
This timely volume brings together a series of articles, which have previously appreared in his weekly column in The Zimbabwe Standard.
4
Meet Me at the
Palaver: Narrative Pastoral Counseling in ...
Today what is still common is the family palaver. The meeting can be open or
closed, depending on the crisis or problem. Robert G. Armstrong translates the
word palaver into a more recognizable phrase, “the public meeting.” He says, “
We ...
Tapiwa N. Mucherera, 2009
Auckland is vividly evoked in this sequence of poems capturing the historical, cultural, and geographical character of the city.
Lainie Montaigne. would go into a muffled drum roll as the entourage filed into
the cemetery with a large crowd of townsfolk following. “The band would play
Nearer My God to Thee, a prayer for the souls of the dead would be rendered by
the ...
7
Understanding African Philosophy: A Cross-cultural Approach ...
Here the model of a community palaver in many traditional central African
villages is instructive. Ernest Wamba-dia-Wamba, with whom I have had several
extended conversations on this issue, has observed that "the palaver is an
appropriate ...
8
Thompson in Africa: or, An account of the missionary labors, ...
In the afternoon Sy-cum-mah and his interpreter came and made a palaver* to
begin with, because we did not * NoTe. — " Palaver." As this word will often occur
in the following pages, I will here explain its meaning, in general, but its particular
...
9
After “Rwanda”: In Search of a New Ethics
The palaver in question here in Gisozi is just an exchange of words, or more
precisely, a breaking of words. The word “palaver” originates in the Spanish “
palabra,” which means speech. The philosopher Jean-Godefroy Bidima provides
the ...
10
Sierra Leone, 1938: Journey Through a Vanished World
And the spoons belong to Mr Minall, not me, so he says, 'Mr Minall – big palaver.'
At that I couldn't keep a straight face and just roared with laughter. It doesn't
sound funny, but to see him say it and gesticulate is amusing. You see, he's keen
to ...
Robert Walter Steel, Colin Johnson, 2001
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PALAVER»
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palaver is used in the context of the following news items.
Rambler - A Game of Mean-Spirited 'Maniacary'
The youth, who follow some of the protagonists of this week's political palaver in the governing party with religious fervour, should sit up and ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
Chenjerai Hove, Chronicler of Zimbabwean Struggles, Dies at 59
Mr. Hove also published two collections of political essays, “Shebeen Tales: Messages From Harare” (1994) and “Palaver Finish” (2002). «New York Times, Jul 15»
Give 'em credit: Angels didn't bobble it when honoring Trout
Premature: Pre-camp palaver among NFL mavens includes predictions that Robert Griffin III will fail again this season. You know you've lost the ... «The Virginian-Pilot, Jul 15»
My mum proves twins NEVER lose their uncanny bond, says …
It was such a palaver that, at one point, Dad put his foot down and told his mother-in-law (the terrifying matriarch Blanche) that it had to stop! «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Mr. Trump, Please Just Sit Down and Shut Up
... all weekend), he denied his words on a clip that NBC's Matt Lauer had just played — then blamed Savannah Guthrie for the whole palaver. «Southern Pines Pilot, Jul 15»
Does New York work for a family holiday?
But be warned, it's a ridiculous palaver to get in, with dozens of touts trying to sell you different variations of entry ticket. Brooklyn Bridge? Tick. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
The quintessential hospitality man
Such a palaver. Could elections to various committees be around the corner we wonder? Floyd comes to town. Floyd Cardoz, the celebrated ... «Mid-Day, Jul 15»
Can we overcome ourselves?
For all the loud palaver, it becomes clear that as harrowing as the PPP was to the anti-corrupt, it was not frightening enough; and by the same ... «Stabroek News, Jul 15»
NPP-Canada On The “Chalkgate” Palaver
Ordinarily one insensitive remark by a second lady would not have attracted any comment by NPP-Canada. But coming as it is in a long line of ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
Wasaga library celebrates Caribbean culture
As part of the build-up to the upcoming Palaver International Literary Festival on Aug. 8 and 9, the library is hosting Caribbean Day on July 31. «Simcoe.com, Jul 15»