CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PUNNING
PRESENT
Present
I pun
you pun
he/she/it puns
we pun
you pun
they pun
Present continuous
I am punning
you are punning
he/she/it is punning
we are punning
you are punning
they are punning
Present perfect
I have punned
you have punned
he/she/it has punned
we have punned
you have punned
they have punned
Present perfect continuous
I have been punning
you have been punning
he/she/it has been punning
we have been punning
you have been punning
they have been punning
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 punned
you punned
he/she/it punned
we punned
you punned
they punned
Past continuous
I was punning
you were punning
he/she/it was punning
we were punning
you were punning
they were punning
Past perfect
I had punned
you had punned
he/she/it had punned
we had punned
you had punned
they had punned
Past perfect continuous
I had been punning
you had been punning
he/she/it had been punning
we had been punning
you had been punning
they had been punning
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will pun
you will pun
he/she/it will pun
we will pun
you will pun
they will pun
Future continuous
I will be punning
you will be punning
he/she/it will be punning
we will be punning
you will be punning
they will be punning
Future perfect
I will have punned
you will have punned
he/she/it will have punned
we will have punned
you will have punned
they will have punned
Future perfect continuous
I will have been punning
you will have been punning
he/she/it will have been punning
we will have been punning
you will have been punning
they will have been punning
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would punning
you would punning
he/she/it would punning
we would punning
you would punning
they would punning
Conditional continuous
I would be punning
you would be punning
he/she/it would be punning
we would be punning
you would be punning
they would be punning
Conditional perfect
I would have punning
you would have punning
he/she/it would have punning
we would have punning
you would have punning
they would have punning
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been punning
you would have been punning
he/she/it would have been punning
we would have been punning
you would have been punning
they would have been punning
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you pun
we let´s pun
you pun
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
punning
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 «PUNNING»
Discover the use of
punning in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
punning and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Punning: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Familiar Quotations PunningDefinition of a teenager?
Punning for your Life: An Infectious Collection of Pun-demonium comprises over
100 short short stories all of which conclude in an outrageous pun, an
outrageous play on words. Verbal gymnastics, twists, and turns are at play here
as the ...
3
Tiptree Races: a Comic
Punning Poem, À la Hood's Celebrated ...
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CELEBRATED 'EPPING HUNT.' rm “ (<3. (299 on, “ A Clark—foredoom'd his
fathefis soul to cross, Who pens a stanza when he should engross !” " Punning is
a ...
4
The Poems of Thomas Sheridan
If, however, a writer of witty light verse once loses control, he courts complete
failure. Sheridan's delight in the tricks and quirks of language was nowhere more
charmingly evident than in his popular booklet of 1719, The Art of Punning — or,
...
Thomas Sheridan, Robert Goode Hogan, 1994
5
The New Monthly Magazine
A MODEST DEFENCE OF PUNNING. " Omne tul.it pan Tom, qui miscuit utile
dulci." — Swift. Tub man who has not music in his soul, we are told, " is fit for
treasons," which is the only cause I could ever discover, why the crowned heads
of ...
6
Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, Geology
Geology and stratigraphy of the reference site of lake Raigastvere in Saadjarve
drumlin field. In Palaeohydrology of the Temperate Zone, II, Lakes (Raukas, A. &
Saarse, L., eds.), pp. 101-122. Valgus, Tallinn. Punning, J.-M. & Koff, T. 1997.
7
The Punster's Pocket-Book Or the Art of
Punning Enlarged
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 edition.
Bernard Blackmantle, 2009
8
The Pragmatics of Humour Across Discourse Domains
Clowns do not engage in spectacular “ping-pong punning”, which, requiring
skilful juggling of meanings, is beyond their capabilities. e. Puns are not
calculated to victimise their interlocutors (even though, as the present data
indicate, the ...
9
Linguistic Theories of Humor
The argument is twofold: a) puns are not different from non-punning humor
insofar that they come from the overlapping of two opposed scripts, and b) the
SSTH can analyze non-punning humor fruitfully, and so it would be limiting (to
say the ...
10
The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift...
OK HIS " ART OF PUNNING."* Had I ten thousand mouths and tongues; Had I ten
thousand pair of lungs, Ten thousand sculls with brains to think. Ten thousand
standishes of ink, Ten thousand hands and pens to write Thy praise, I'd study day
...
Jonathan Swift, Thomas Sheridan, John Nichols, 1812
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUNNING»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
punning is used in the context of the following news items.
Winter is punning as 'Game of Thrones' characters get autocorrected
Artist James Chapman, known online for his cute and funny look at how language makes subtle and glaring changes to the media we consume and the sounds ... «Newstalk 106-108 fm, Jul 15»
Bird-brained but fun, Chicken leaves you punning
If you like chicken puns, the Station Arts Centre has the show for you. Chickens is a light bit of summer theatre fare. It doesn't have an edgy wishbone in its body, ... «Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Jul 15»
A punning rebuttal to treacherous scammers
The phone rings, abruptly interrupting an ongoing Netflix binge, crawling out of my languid sofa throne, I pick up, a tempered “hello" is managed. A response ... «Coldwater Daily Reporter, Mar 15»
Style Invitational Week 1116: Punning in Place—make a geographic …
(Click here to skip down to the winning “SHARP” neologisms of Week 1112). From “Tennessee”: Nessee: Mythical creature reported to live in the Clinch River. «Washington Post, Mar 15»
'Hey Prabhu', says railway minister, punning on his own name
NEW DELHI: Railway minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday drew laughter from parliamentarians when he punned his own name during his Rail Budget speech «Times of India, Feb 15»
That's punny: the winning puns at comedy championships
The contest is a sort of comedy rap battle with the comedians punning on different topics over four rounds. The audience eliminate acts from each round. Kearse ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
In defence of punning
But I must defend punning, which is a minor art, in the right hands. Those hands tend to belong either to the comedian Tim Vine ("Exit signs? They're on the way ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»
Punning is not funny in China; Clarity and linguistic purity are prime
But we never really put an end to the punning and we do our fair share of it, to be sure. Puns are word plays, inevitable results of lingual interactions that even ... «Examiner.com, Nov 14»
Some candidates punning hard for an edge
When Bob Whynott began his campaign for state representative, the Gloucester Republican addressed it — “it” being his last name — head on. He printed up ... «Boston Globe, Nov 14»
Punning #CatMovies has had Twitter purrty busy all day
Sometimes you never know what the tweeting public are going to take to their hearts. Tragic stories of war and famine? Outrageous celebrity statements? «Irish Examiner, Oct 14»
