CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PLEUGH
PRESENT
Present
I pleugh
you pleugh
he/she/it pleughs
we pleugh
you pleugh
they pleugh
Present continuous
I am pleughing
you are pleughing
he/she/it is pleughing
we are pleughing
you are pleughing
they are pleughing
Present perfect
I have pleughed
you have pleughed
he/she/it has pleughed
we have pleughed
you have pleughed
they have pleughed
Present perfect continuous
I have been pleughing
you have been pleughing
he/she/it has been pleughing
we have been pleughing
you have been pleughing
they have been pleughing
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 pleughed
you pleughed
he/she/it pleughed
we pleughed
you pleughed
they pleughed
Past continuous
I was pleughing
you were pleughing
he/she/it was pleughing
we were pleughing
you were pleughing
they were pleughing
Past perfect
I had pleughed
you had pleughed
he/she/it had pleughed
we had pleughed
you had pleughed
they had pleughed
Past perfect continuous
I had been pleughing
you had been pleughing
he/she/it had been pleughing
we had been pleughing
you had been pleughing
they had been pleughing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will pleugh
you will pleugh
he/she/it will pleugh
we will pleugh
you will pleugh
they will pleugh
Future continuous
I will be pleughing
you will be pleughing
he/she/it will be pleughing
we will be pleughing
you will be pleughing
they will be pleughing
Future perfect
I will have pleughed
you will have pleughed
he/she/it will have pleughed
we will have pleughed
you will have pleughed
they will have pleughed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been pleughing
you will have been pleughing
he/she/it will have been pleughing
we will have been pleughing
you will have been pleughing
they will have been pleughing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would pleugh
you would pleugh
he/she/it would pleugh
we would pleugh
you would pleugh
they would pleugh
Conditional continuous
I would be pleughing
you would be pleughing
he/she/it would be pleughing
we would be pleughing
you would be pleughing
they would be pleughing
Conditional perfect
I would have pleugh
you would have pleugh
he/she/it would have pleugh
we would have pleugh
you would have pleugh
they would have pleugh
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been pleughing
you would have been pleughing
he/she/it would have been pleughing
we would have been pleughing
you would have been pleughing
they would have been pleughing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you pleugh
we let´s pleugh
you pleugh
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
pleughing
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 «PLEUGH»
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But there's mair in't than that ;—foi' ye hae seen the heel and sole clout of a Scots
pleugh yersell, and when there was as muckle strength afore her as 1. ere should
hae been, she never gaed steady but whan she had a 00d grip o' the yird; and ...
2
An Account of the Depredations committed on the Clan ...
sones, 11 great coues worth 220 mks., 1 bull and 3 tuo year old coues worth 30
lib., tuo pleugh horses and ane mare, estimat over head to 60 lib., tuenty sheep,
valued to 4.0 M., four lambs worth 1 mrk per peice, inspreght and houshold ...
3
An account of the depredations committed on the clan ...
lib. sones, 1 1 great coues worth 220 mks., 1 bull and 3 tuo year old coues worth
30 lib., tuo pleugh horses and ane mare, estimat over head to 60 lib., tuenty
sheep, valued to 40 M., four lambs worth 1 mrk per peice, inspreght and
houshold ...
4
Poems and Songs: Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect
... tum'1in' fou; But winter's gaun aff wi' the tear in his ee, * 1 An' spring is returnin'
to sport o'er the lea; The sun is extendin' his course in the south, Auld nature
again is renewin' her youth, An' the merry young farmer 's wail out wi' his pleugh.
5
The Laws and Customs of Scotland, in Matters Criminal: ...
per constitntionem Frederiez Secnndi de flat. s. agrienltorer, the stealing Pleugh-
graithjs punishednsa particular crime; O 3 , Xe ]S a case wherein Theft may be
committed, without carrying anythingawayz' iot ' ' 4 Theft, X. Herdships, likewise, ...
Sir George Mackenzie, 1699
6
The Highland widow. The two drovers
And whereas that some of those who hear this auld and honourable name may
take scorn that it ariseth from the tilling of the ground, quhilk men account a
slavish occupation, yet we ought to honour the pleugh and spade, seeing we all
derive ...
7
Chronicles of the Canongate: 3 dl
that it ariseth from the tilling of the ground, quhilk men account a slavish'
occupation, yet we ought to honour the pleugh and spade, seeing we all derive
our being from our father Adam, whose lot it became to cultivate the earth, in
respect of his ...
bit thing ye ca' a pleugh — ye might as weel give it a ritt with the teeth of a
redding-kame. O, to see the sock, and the heel, and the sole-clout of a real
steady Scottish pleugh, with a chield like a Sampson between the stilts, laying a
weight on ...
9
The Northern Isles: Orkney and Shetland
2 pleugh beams, an old "stilted plewgh" wanting Iron ... a wheel pleugh with the
box, and Iron axle reach and sheir, wilds and chains of five links, two Scots
plewghs for Oxen having Iron Shoding and Sleebands, two Do. Orkney make,
one of ...
10
Chronicles of the Canongate
And whereas that some of those who bear this auld and honourable name may
take scorn that it ariseth from the tilling of the ground, quhilk men account a
slavish occupation, yet we ought to honour the pleugh and spade, seeing we all
derive ...
Sir Walter Scott, Claire Lamont, 2000
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