CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PETTIFOG
PRESENT
Present
I pettifog
you pettifog
he/she/it pettifogs
we pettifog
you pettifog
they pettifog
Present continuous
I am pettifogging
you are pettifogging
he/she/it is pettifogging
we are pettifogging
you are pettifogging
they are pettifogging
Present perfect
I have pettifogged
you have pettifogged
he/she/it has pettifogged
we have pettifogged
you have pettifogged
they have pettifogged
Present perfect continuous
I have been pettifogging
you have been pettifogging
he/she/it has been pettifogging
we have been pettifogging
you have been pettifogging
they have been pettifogging
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 pettifogged
you pettifogged
he/she/it pettifogged
we pettifogged
you pettifogged
they pettifogged
Past continuous
I was pettifogging
you were pettifogging
he/she/it was pettifogging
we were pettifogging
you were pettifogging
they were pettifogging
Past perfect
I had pettifogged
you had pettifogged
he/she/it had pettifogged
we had pettifogged
you had pettifogged
they had pettifogged
Past perfect continuous
I had been pettifogging
you had been pettifogging
he/she/it had been pettifogging
we had been pettifogging
you had been pettifogging
they had been pettifogging
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will pettifog
you will pettifog
he/she/it will pettifog
we will pettifog
you will pettifog
they will pettifog
Future continuous
I will be pettifogging
you will be pettifogging
he/she/it will be pettifogging
we will be pettifogging
you will be pettifogging
they will be pettifogging
Future perfect
I will have pettifogged
you will have pettifogged
he/she/it will have pettifogged
we will have pettifogged
you will have pettifogged
they will have pettifogged
Future perfect continuous
I will have been pettifogging
you will have been pettifogging
he/she/it will have been pettifogging
we will have been pettifogging
you will have been pettifogging
they will have been pettifogging
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would pettifog
you would pettifog
he/she/it would pettifog
we would pettifog
you would pettifog
they would pettifog
Conditional continuous
I would be pettifogging
you would be pettifogging
he/she/it would be pettifogging
we would be pettifogging
you would be pettifogging
they would be pettifogging
Conditional perfect
I would have pettifog
you would have pettifog
he/she/it would have pettifog
we would have pettifog
you would have pettifog
they would have pettifog
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been pettifogging
you would have been pettifogging
he/she/it would have been pettifogging
we would have been pettifogging
you would have been pettifogging
they would have been pettifogging
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you pettifog
we let´s pettifog
you pettifog
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
pettifogged
Present Participle
pettifogging
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 «PETTIFOG»
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pettifog in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
pettifog and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Duchess of Malfi and Other Plays
PETTIFOG.Ay,but youraction ofthecase isin that point too ticklish. COMPASS.
Butwhat do you think? shall I overthrow my adversary? PETTIFOG. Sans question
. The child is none of yours: what of that? I marry a widowis possessed of a ward:
...
2
The Works of John Webster
[to Pettifog] And what do you think of my Suit, sir? Pettifog. Why, look you, sir: The
Defendant was arrested first by Latitat in an Action of Trespass. Compass. And a
Lawyer told me it should have been an Action of the Case, should it not wife?
John Webster, David Gunby, David Carnegie, 2003
3
A Short History of Solicitors
Pettifog. — He's my client, Sir, and he must pay. This is my tribute ; custom is not
more truly paid in the Sound of Denmark. Enter SECOITD CLIENT. Second Client
. — Good Sir, be careful of my business. Pettifog. — Your declaration's drawn ...
Edmund Brown Viney Christian, 1896
Still others would later claim that the huge fortune of Everdew C Halibut arrived
with him, in fact, on that very first night, in the six sealed chests, and had been
lying buried on the beach outside Pettifog all the time while the Captain and his ...
5
A Power to Do Justice: Jurisdiction, English Literature, and ...
As Pettifog sits down, he “pulls out papers” (4.1.st.dir.) as the critical marker of his
vocation, even as Dodge assures Franckford that the merchant will be proved the
“true Father” through Urse's “Affidavit” and Dodge's own texts: “Look you sir, ...
Pettifog tells him that " the defendant was arrested first by Lattitat in an action of
trespass." Compass says, "a lawyer told me it should have been an action of the
case" — a touch of nature which every lawyer will recognize. Pettifog thinks "your
...
Pettifog tells him that *• the defendant was arrested first by Lattitat in an action of
trespass." Compass says, "a lawyer told me it should have been an action of tho
caso" — a touch of nature which every lawyer will recognize. Pettifog thinks "your
...
8
Garner's Modern American Usage
The first spelling is standard in AmE, the second in BrE. The terms are
pronounced identically: /pet-ee juur-ee/. pettifog, n., is a NONWORD in place of
pettifogger (= [1] a petty or disreputable lawyer; or [2] one who quibbles over
trivial matters).
9
The clockmaker: or, The sayings and doings of Samuel Slick, ...
or, The sayings and doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville : second series Thomas
Chandler Haliburton, Samuel Slick (fict. name.) CHAPTER V. JUSTICE
PETTIFOG. In the morning the Clockmaker informed me that a Justice's Court
was to be ...
Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Samuel Slick (fict. name.), 1837
10
Top 100 Power Verbs: The Most Powerful Verbs and Phrases You ...
Pettifog. (1) argue over the details; engage in legal trickery; quibble Word Used in
Sentence(s) (1) Politicians will pettifog and try to make it sound like they are
doing the people's business.
Michael Lawrence Faulkner, Michelle Faulkner-Lunsford, 2013
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PETTIFOG»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
pettifog is used in the context of the following news items.
Pratima Joshi: “If our slums vanish, our cities will collapse.”
It's bad enough they live in places where those who want their services pettifog over giving them their due. “It's high time,” says Joshi, “we start ... «Yourstory.in, Feb 15»
" Torture: A War Crime Then And Now "
With all due respect, your shameful pettifog retorts are scarcely deserving of a response. If you had bothered to read my father's testimony you ... «Brad Blog, Dec 14»
One Tweet Sums Up Everything Wrong With St. Louis Police
... instead of moving on, the St. Louis County police department decided to pettifog and tell 32,000 Twitter followers, "No! See, he did apologize! «Mic, Dec 14»
Bill O'Reilly: America's Weakness, Part Two
Now, if you can't defend your record, if the facts stack up against you, deflect -- charge into emotional areas to pettifog reality. Simply put we ... «Fox News, Aug 14»
The Front Bottoms Release New Recording “Burn Harvard Burn”
When 14-year old genius/outcast Eli Pettifog is rejected from Harvard, he ends up at Ivy League wannabe Whittman College. It's hate at first ... «Under the Gun Review, Mar 14»
Kam On Film: 'Non-Stop,' 'HairBrained' and What's New In Theaters
On the drive with his mother (Parker Posey) to his new school, precocious Eli Pettifog (Alex Wolff) is fretting about fitting-in with his classmates. «Aquarian Weekly, Mar 14»
Hairbrained: Film Review
Naked Brothers Band member Alex Wolff stars as Eli Pettifog, a 13 year-old misfit prodigy who does himself no favors by wearing his hair in a ... «Hollywood Reporter, Feb 14»
Interview: Director Billy Kent talks 'HairBrained'
That's what 13-year-old Eli Pettifog (Alex Wolff) learns in “HairBrained,” which releases to limited theaters on Feb. 28. Eli has big brains and big ... «Examiner.com, Feb 14»
Two Maladjusted College Freshmen Team Up in HairBrained
This is the wobbly, wonky story of a 13-year-old wunderkind named Eli Pettifog who goes to a college in upstate New York. Eli is a genius. «New York Observer, Feb 14»
This is Why I Loathe Christmas: A Modern-day Scrooge Testimony
We spit venom over Snakes and Ladders, eff and blind over Scrabble, pettifog over Trivial Pursuit. That's why everything is red at Christmas: to ... «Oxford Student, Jan 14»
