CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PETTIFOGGED
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 pettifogged
you would pettifogged
he/she/it would pettifogged
we would pettifogged
you would pettifogged
they would pettifogged
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 pettifogged
you would have pettifogged
he/she/it would have pettifogged
we would have pettifogged
you would have pettifogged
they would have pettifogged
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 «PETTIFOGGED»
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pettifogged in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
pettifogged and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
This is still a lower specimen; the pettifogger pettifogged upon; a troglodyte who
penetrates depths of still deeper darkness. lle has all the common vices of the
family, and some special vices of his own. This creature frequents criminal courts,
...
Isaac Grant Thompson, 1897
2
The Albany Law Journal: A Monthly Record of the Law and the ...
He replied that they reminded him of a certain old Rensselaer county judge, of
whom it was once said, that when he did not pretend to be impartial he
pettifogged one side or the other, but when he was impartial he pettifogged both
sides.
I know you, Master Syndic, and how you have pettifogged your way to the
magistrate's chair; and it is because my master has wrested from you your ill-
gotten gains, and saved many an honest man from your clutches, \ that you
hasten hither to ...
Louis Antoine Godey, Sarah Josepha Buell Hale, 1842
4
Pennsylvania State Reports
... second, for hindering Chapman from floating logs down the Equinunk Creek,
&c. ; third, for falsehood, &c. ; fourth, for falsehood under oath, in a suit between
Calder and Kellam, in 1844 ; secondly, in a suit he pettifogged before Esq. Jones,
...
Pennsylvania. Supreme Court, 1858
us half of their charm. To be cheated, fooled, bamboozled, cajoled, deceived,
pettifogged, demagogued, hypnotized, manicured, and chiropodized are
privileges dear to us all. Woe be to that paternalism in government which shall
attempt to ...
6
American Journal of Pharmacy and the Sciences Supporting ...
... fooled, bamboozled, cajoled, deceived, pettifogged, hypnotized, manicured
and chiropodized." How else would you explain the seeming anomaly in the fact
that a few unscrupulous men produce and sell to the unsuspecting consumer
stuff ...
7
Proceedings of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin at ...
... this principle of assigning missions, instead of prescribing measures, extends
all the way down the hierarchy. Mr. Lincoln's orders, and letters ending in "this is
not an order," have been made the butt of no end of ridicule by pettifogged minds
...
State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1917
8
Thirty years' view: or, A history of the working of the ...
... stamped with every word, in_ vested with every form, hung with every am-i_ but
/e, to define it a deposit—-not even a loan_ was to be pettifogged into a gift! and a
com;-act ibr a gift! and the fe'de1al Treasury required to stand and deliver! and ...
Thomas Hart Benton, A Senator of thirty years, 1856
9
Life and Military Career of Major-General William Tecumseh ...
He had been pettifogged out of the case by a sharp, petty attorney opposed to
him, in a. way which was disgusting to his intellect and his convictions. His amour
propre was hurt, and he declared that he would have nothing more to do with the
...
Phineas Camp Headley, 1865
Fancy a creature that has pettifogged, as an underling too, all his life.' ' Married ? '
' Thank goodness, no, and all the mammas in London and in the country will be
running after him. Not that he will be any great catch, for of course he has ...
Charlotte Mary Yonge, 1892
6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PETTIFOGGED»
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pettifogged is used in the context of the following news items.
Economics Made Easy
... easy to read, and entertaining book, you will understand economics better than most academic Ph.Ds., who are pettifogged by so much PC ... «American Spectator, Jul 15»
Chronicle of a struggle
Presented with the first authentic democratic challenge to their rules, they pettifogged on detail and fretted about moral hazard. One problem ... «The Economist, Jun 15»
Year in Review: Walker, biking and Rodgers' sexuality
After her public defender (that's right, YOU paid for her defense) slimed the witnesses, twisted the truth, and pettifogged the details of that night, ... «Stevenspointjournal, Jan 15»
Oz gov lets slip: telco metadata might be available to civil courts
Today, the IP address assigned to you or I isn't available to be pettifogged by a lawyer because it doesn't exist. Will it be the same tomorrow? «Register, Nov 14»
All Your Biodiesel Are Belong To Us: The 10 Top Mistakes in …
all-your-biodiesel How bad, bent, half-baked, bungled, pettifogged, misconstrued, out-of-date, misleading or agenda-laden can coverage of ... «Biobased Digest, Aug 14»
Portage County chief deputy's 'rant' showed disrespect for justice …
After her public defender (that's right, YOU paid for her defense) slimed the witnesses, twisted the truth, and pettifogged the details of that night, ... «Stevenspointjournal, Feb 14»
