CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PROFITEER
PRESENT
Present
I profiteer
you profiteer
he/she/it profiteers
we profiteer
you profiteer
they profiteer
Present continuous
I am profiteering
you are profiteering
he/she/it is profiteering
we are profiteering
you are profiteering
they are profiteering
Present perfect
I have profiteered
you have profiteered
he/she/it has profiteered
we have profiteered
you have profiteered
they have profiteered
Present perfect continuous
I have been profiteering
you have been profiteering
he/she/it has been profiteering
we have been profiteering
you have been profiteering
they have been profiteering
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 profiteered
you profiteered
he/she/it profiteered
we profiteered
you profiteered
they profiteered
Past continuous
I was profiteering
you were profiteering
he/she/it was profiteering
we were profiteering
you were profiteering
they were profiteering
Past perfect
I had profiteered
you had profiteered
he/she/it had profiteered
we had profiteered
you had profiteered
they had profiteered
Past perfect continuous
I had been profiteering
you had been profiteering
he/she/it had been profiteering
we had been profiteering
you had been profiteering
they had been profiteering
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will profiteer
you will profiteer
he/she/it will profiteer
we will profiteer
you will profiteer
they will profiteer
Future continuous
I will be profiteering
you will be profiteering
he/she/it will be profiteering
we will be profiteering
you will be profiteering
they will be profiteering
Future perfect
I will have profiteered
you will have profiteered
he/she/it will have profiteered
we will have profiteered
you will have profiteered
they will have profiteered
Future perfect continuous
I will have been profiteering
you will have been profiteering
he/she/it will have been profiteering
we will have been profiteering
you will have been profiteering
they will have been profiteering
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would profiteer
you would profiteer
he/she/it would profiteer
we would profiteer
you would profiteer
they would profiteer
Conditional continuous
I would be profiteering
you would be profiteering
he/she/it would be profiteering
we would be profiteering
you would be profiteering
they would be profiteering
Conditional perfect
I would have profiteer
you would have profiteer
he/she/it would have profiteer
we would have profiteer
you would have profiteer
they would have profiteer
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been profiteering
you would have been profiteering
he/she/it would have been profiteering
we would have been profiteering
you would have been profiteering
they would have been profiteering
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you profiteer
we let´s profiteer
you profiteer
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
profiteered
Present Participle
profiteering
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 «PROFITEER»
Discover the use of
profiteer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
profiteer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
The enforcement branch of the Terran Confederacy, determined to take control of a government-free planet, targets Dominic, the head of a successful business empire, and the man in charge of the takeover plots his own personal revenge.
2
The Roots of Political Philosophy: Ten Forgotten Socratic ...
mains that what the profiteer gets is truly profitable to him. The more
advantageous the profiteer's dealings are, the more intense is the blame.
Socrates, however, does not share the companion's ambivalence. Rather than
looking naive, ...
Plato, Thomas L. Pangle, 1987
3
The Book of Bastards: 101 Worst Scoundrels and Scandals from ...
46. J. P. MORGAN. International. Banker. and. Millionaire. War. Profiteer. (1837–
1913). “Capital must protect itself in every way .... Debts must be collected and
loans and mortgages foreclosed as soon as possible. When through a process of
...
4
The Dance Theatre of Kurt Jooss
The Profiteer is the opposite of Death in every way. While Death stands tall, erect
and imposing, the Profiteer bends low and crouches furtively. His body is coiled
and curved; he springs like a cat and slithers like a snake. While Death moves in
...
5
A Call to Arms: Propaganda, Public Opinion, and Newspapers ...
The resemblance between the "New Deity" profiteer and the regular portrayal of "
John Bull" himself leads the reader to suspect the cartoonist, Frank Holland,
might have been engaged in a private joke at Bottomley's expense. This rhetoric
...
6
Work Is for the People: A Treatise on the -Isms
[I]t had settled on a policy of allowing them to earn their way back to sound health
.... * Rich business people have a sweet deal in our country. The harder the
worker works, the richer the profiteer gets. In good times, there may be a small ...
7
The Routledge Dance Studies Reader
The choreography supports the thesis of an alliance between capitalism and
militarism by drawing a connection between the Gentlemen in Black and the
figure of the Profiteer. Through the framed sections, the Profiteer lurks as an evil ...
8
New Media in the Muslim World: The Emerging Public Sphere
The new class was mercilessly mocked in cartoons for their presumed ignorance
and lack of taste. The cover of al-Ithnayn, no. 567 (not pictured), shows the
stereotypical war profiteer as a grotesquely overweight man in slightly old-
fashioned ...
Dale F. Eickelman, Jon W. Anderson, 2003
9
The Last Great War: British Society and the First World War
The weeklypublished the 'Songof the Profiteer': Somepeople declaim onthe
blessings ofpeace, but notmany tradesmen,I'll warrant: The profiteer wasimmune
to publiccensure: Bysome profiteering isreckoneda crime, Like murder though ...
10
Capital Cities at War: Paris, London, Berlin 1914-1919
Not surprisingly, this paper provided the greatest number of caricatures vilifying
the profiteer, munitions makers, shopkeepers, or the bourgeoisie fleeing the city
during the March 1918 German offensive. For London, the most useful source
was ...
Jay Winter, Jean-Louis Robert, 1999
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROFITEER»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
profiteer is used in the context of the following news items.
Sen. Jim Inhofe attempting to drive wedge between EPA and Corps …
Once again Jim(war profiteer)Inhofe dinosaur brain can not ... No matter what this woman tells Jim(war profiteer)Inhofe, he will never believe ... «Tulsa World, Jul 15»
Report: Prescription Drug Abuse in Kentucky Declined After 2012 Law
They just want to try to profiteer off the system, they don't care about the heartache or pain they create for families.” The report used data ... «WEKU, Jul 15»
House leader rules out Senate version of highway bill
As usual no one helps Jim(war profiteer)Inhofe on any bill! Thanks non-voters keep keeping this dead head dinosaur in office!!! Log In to report. «Tulsa World, Jul 15»
Const. Court quashes verdict against ex-PM, orders retrial
Explaining the non-final ruling Zagreb County Court Judge Ivan Turudic described Sanader as a war profiteer because he had taken kickbacks ... «Dalje.com, Jul 15»
Is This the Beginning of the End of the War on Weed?
... Haag as justification for the crackdown, DeAngelo stresses that Harborside is far from being a profiteer that attracts a nasty criminal element. «Reason, Jul 15»
From The Humane Vision Of Charles Correa To The Vision Of Aditya …
... not a vulgar profiteer. This indigenous gym has won international recognition for the marvellous feats of gymnastics performed by young men ... «CounterCurrents.org, Jul 15»
George Clooney Opposes War Profiteering, Except When He Doesn't
... that matter — and which is funded by the world's top war profiteer, Lockheed Martin, and by number-two Boeing, among other war profiteers. «Mintpress News, Jul 15»
Judge crucifies sheriff over his blitzkrieg on Backpage.com's sex ads
Dart labeled the company a "sex trafficking industry profiteer" (PDF) because of its adult ads. Backpage claimed in a Tuesday lawsuit (PDF) that ... «Ars Technica, Jul 15»
George Clooney Paid by War Profiteers
... that matter — and which isfunded by the world's top war profiteer, Lockheed Martin, and by number-two Boeing, among other war profiteers. «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
Monsanto Hits All the Wrong Notes
It takes on the arrogant gene manipulator and avaricious pesticide merchant for its relentless attempts to profiteer at the expense of family ... «Truth-Out, Jul 15»
