CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO POSTILLING
PRESENT
Present
I postil
you postil
he/she/it postils
we postil
you postil
they postil
Present continuous
I am postilling
you are postilling
he/she/it is postilling
we are postilling
you are postilling
they are postilling
Present perfect
I have postilled
you have postilled
he/she/it has postilled
we have postilled
you have postilled
they have postilled
Present perfect continuous
I have been postilling
you have been postilling
he/she/it has been postilling
we have been postilling
you have been postilling
they have been postilling
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 postilled
you postilled
he/she/it postilled
we postilled
you postilled
they postilled
Past continuous
I was postilling
you were postilling
he/she/it was postilling
we were postilling
you were postilling
they were postilling
Past perfect
I had postilled
you had postilled
he/she/it had postilled
we had postilled
you had postilled
they had postilled
Past perfect continuous
I had been postilling
you had been postilling
he/she/it had been postilling
we had been postilling
you had been postilling
they had been postilling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will postil
you will postil
he/she/it will postil
we will postil
you will postil
they will postil
Future continuous
I will be postilling
you will be postilling
he/she/it will be postilling
we will be postilling
you will be postilling
they will be postilling
Future perfect
I will have postilled
you will have postilled
he/she/it will have postilled
we will have postilled
you will have postilled
they will have postilled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been postilling
you will have been postilling
he/she/it will have been postilling
we will have been postilling
you will have been postilling
they will have been postilling
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would postilling
you would postilling
he/she/it would postilling
we would postilling
you would postilling
they would postilling
Conditional continuous
I would be postilling
you would be postilling
he/she/it would be postilling
we would be postilling
you would be postilling
they would be postilling
Conditional perfect
I would have postilling
you would have postilling
he/she/it would have postilling
we would have postilling
you would have postilling
they would have postilling
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been postilling
you would have been postilling
he/she/it would have been postilling
we would have been postilling
you would have been postilling
they would have been postilling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you postil
we let´s postil
you postil
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
postilled
Present Participle
postilling
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 «POSTILLING»
Discover the use of
postilling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
postilling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dictionary Appendix & Orthographer: Cont. Upwards of 7000 ...
Postil, postilled, postilling. Quarrel, quarrelled, quarrelling. Ravel, ravelled,
ravelling. Eevel, revelled, revelling. Rival, rivalled, rivalling. Rowel, rowelled,
rowelling. Shovel, shovelled, shovelling. Shrivel, shrivelled, shrivelling. Snivel,
snivelled ...
2
Appendicia et pertinentiae: or, Parochial fragments relating ...
When Cardinal Cajetan," he adds, " in the days of our grandfathers, had forsaken
that view of postilling * and allegorizing on Scripture, which for a long time had
prevailed in the Church,. 3 Vol. ii. p. 40. Ed. 8vo. 4 That is, "glossing, commenting.
3
Journal of Sacred Literature
And again, if our clergy were in the habit of " postilling," i. e., of explaining to their
people each verse of a portion of a chapter consecutively, there might be some
good reason in the wish for a revision ; but, as every one knows, this ancient and
...
4
The Journal of Sacred Literature and Biblical Record
These meet, as their name especially shews, to read the Scriptures, though
expositions of the Bible, or what was termed the practice of " postilling," is strictly
enjoined in the national church. They cannot, therefore, be termed Separatists in
the ...
5
The Coming and Kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ: Being an ...
... conscious that their positions were not sufiiciently grounded. When Cardinal
Caje- tan, in the days of our grandfathers, had forsaken that vein of postilling and
allegorizing on Scripture, which for a long time had prevailed in the church ...
6
The Journal of sacred literature, ed. by J. Kitto. ...
... for the purpose of detecting that which otherwise would have escaped notice." '
And again, if our clergy were in the habit of " postilling," i. e., of explaining to their
people each verse of a portion of a chapter consecutively, there might be some ...
7
Memorials of a Quiet Life
Let me tell you of Augustus's first attempt at what in Wickliffe's time was called
Postilling. It was luckily the 41st of Isaiah last Sunday morning, such a fine
chapter, and his exposition was so plain, being extempore and from the desk,
that I think ...
Augustus John Cuthbert Hare, 1872
8
Microcosmography: Or A Piece of the World Discovered; in ...
Commend a good divine, he cries postilling; a philologer, pedantry; a poet,
rhiming ; a school-man, dull wrangling ; a sharp conceit, boyishness ; an honest
man, plausibility. He comes to publick things not to learn, but to catch, and if there
be ...
John Earle, Philip Bliss, 1811
9
A Collection of Essays and Tracts in Theology, from Various ...
When Cardinal Cajetan, in the days of our grandfathers, had forsaken that vein of
postilling and allegorising on Scripture, which for a long time had prevailed in the
church, and betaken himself unto the literal sense ; it was a thing so distasteful ...
William Ellery Channing, Jared Sparks, 1825
10
Micro-cosmographie; Or, A Piece of the World Discovered: In ...
... a good Divine, hecryes Postilling; a Philologer, Pedantry; a Poet, Ryming; a
Schooleman, dull wrangling; 67 e 2.
John Earle, Gwendolen Murphy, 1928
