CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PUSSYFOOT
PRESENT
Present
I pussyfoot
you pussyfoot
he/she/it pussyfoots
we pussyfoot
you pussyfoot
they pussyfoot
Present continuous
I am pussyfooting
you are pussyfooting
he/she/it is pussyfooting
we are pussyfooting
you are pussyfooting
they are pussyfooting
Present perfect
I have pussyfooted
you have pussyfooted
he/she/it has pussyfooted
we have pussyfooted
you have pussyfooted
they have pussyfooted
Present perfect continuous
I have been pussyfooting
you have been pussyfooting
he/she/it has been pussyfooting
we have been pussyfooting
you have been pussyfooting
they have been pussyfooting
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 pussyfooted
you pussyfooted
he/she/it pussyfooted
we pussyfooted
you pussyfooted
they pussyfooted
Past continuous
I was pussyfooting
you were pussyfooting
he/she/it was pussyfooting
we were pussyfooting
you were pussyfooting
they were pussyfooting
Past perfect
I had pussyfooted
you had pussyfooted
he/she/it had pussyfooted
we had pussyfooted
you had pussyfooted
they had pussyfooted
Past perfect continuous
I had been pussyfooting
you had been pussyfooting
he/she/it had been pussyfooting
we had been pussyfooting
you had been pussyfooting
they had been pussyfooting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will pussyfoot
you will pussyfoot
he/she/it will pussyfoot
we will pussyfoot
you will pussyfoot
they will pussyfoot
Future continuous
I will be pussyfooting
you will be pussyfooting
he/she/it will be pussyfooting
we will be pussyfooting
you will be pussyfooting
they will be pussyfooting
Future perfect
I will have pussyfooted
you will have pussyfooted
he/she/it will have pussyfooted
we will have pussyfooted
you will have pussyfooted
they will have pussyfooted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been pussyfooting
you will have been pussyfooting
he/she/it will have been pussyfooting
we will have been pussyfooting
you will have been pussyfooting
they will have been pussyfooting
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would pussyfoot
you would pussyfoot
he/she/it would pussyfoot
we would pussyfoot
you would pussyfoot
they would pussyfoot
Conditional continuous
I would be pussyfooting
you would be pussyfooting
he/she/it would be pussyfooting
we would be pussyfooting
you would be pussyfooting
they would be pussyfooting
Conditional perfect
I would have pussyfoot
you would have pussyfoot
he/she/it would have pussyfoot
we would have pussyfoot
you would have pussyfoot
they would have pussyfoot
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been pussyfooting
you would have been pussyfooting
he/she/it would have been pussyfooting
we would have been pussyfooting
you would have been pussyfooting
they would have been pussyfooting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you pussyfoot
we let´s pussyfoot
you pussyfoot
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
pussyfooted
Present Participle
pussyfooting
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 «PUSSYFOOT»
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pussyfoot in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
pussyfoot and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Pussyfoot: A Midnight Louie Mystery
As public relations woman Temple Barr tracks a killer at a striptease convention, Midnight Louie, Temple's cat, tries to prevent fading film star Savannah Ashleigh and her purebred Persian from becoming the next victims. Reprint.
Carole Nelson Douglas, 1994
2
Pussyfoot Johnson: Crusader, Reformer, A Man Among Men (1920)
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Frederick Arthur McKenzie, 2010
3
Alcohol and Temperance in Modern History: An International ...
Johnson,William Eugene “Pussyfoot” (1862–1945) William Eugene “Pussyfoot”
Johnson (1862–1945) was a controversial and colorful law enforcement official
and journalist in the early twentieth century who became a martyr for the ...
Jack S. Blocker, David M. Fahey, Ian R. Tyrrell, 2003
4
The Facts on File Dictionary of American Regionalisms
(Wayne D. Overholser, Bucka- roo's Code, 1947) pussyfoot Teddy Roosevelt
appears to have either coined or popularized pussyfoot in about 1905. Meaning
crafty, cunning or moving in a cautious or timid manner, it refers to the way cats
can ...
5
1,001 Things You Always Wanted To Know About Cats
But pussyfoot carries a rather different meaning, for it doesn't have to do with
literal walking but with figurative walking—tiptoeing around a subject in order to
avoid offending someone or to avoid committing oneself to a position. For
example: ...
6
Grappling with Demon Rum: The Cultural Struggle Over Liquor ...
(Sayre) Headlight, November 8, 1906, cited in Franklin, Born Sober, 10-11;
LeGrand, "The Temperance Movement in Oklahoma," 20-21 . 39. Muskogee
Times-Democrat, September 8, 1 906. 40. Frederick A. McKenzie, "Pussyfoot"
Johnson: ...
His name was Pussyfoot Jones and he made his living scalping Apaches for the
five dollar U.S. gold piece which the Government paid at the time. Pussyfoot
Jones was a low down bushwhacker and they called him Pussyfoot because he
liked ...
Eugene Sockut, Lloyd Corricelli, 2009
8
There Was A Piper, A Scottish Piper: Memoirs of Pipe Major ...
When Pussyfoot galloped up to the Horse Guards cavalry, she seemed to come
to a four-legged panic stop. The major flew over her and landed on his bearskin,
flat on his back. St. John's Ambulance, ever vigilant, attended to him. We carried ...
9
How to Live Forever: Science Fiction and Philosophy
The. age. of. the. pussyfoot. BODILY RENEWAIS AND REJUVENATIONS The
easiest way to imagine immortality is simply as longevity, the use'of medical or
magical devices to extend one's life in health, and sometimes beauty. Quite what
...
Stephen R L Clark, Stephen Clark, 2008
10
Alcohol and Drugs in North America: A Historical ...
17 (2000): 355–366. http://www.roizen.com/ron/jellinek -pres.htm Johnson,
William Eugene “Pussyfoot” William Eugene “Pussyfoot” Johnson (1862–1945)
was a controversial and colorful law enforcement official and journalist in the
early 20th ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUSSYFOOT»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
pussyfoot is used in the context of the following news items.
Don't Pussyfoot with Protecting Our Children
There is a deafening silence that has clearly impaired our ability to hear our children weeping for our help. The shamefulness of our nonchalance and inaction ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Apr 15»
Book Review: “Li'l Tom and the Pussyfoot Detective Bureau: The …
Li'l Tom is a kitten that is doing pretty good for himself these days as he heads up the elite Pussyfoot Detective Bureau of Telegraph Hill located in San Francisco ... «Blogger News Network, Apr 15»
Wildlife slaughter goes on. We can't pussyfoot around
A year ago, the British government and Princes Charles and William hosted a crisis summit on wildlife trafficking to try to halt the bloody slaughter over the past ... «The Times, Mar 15»
Dad touched by child tragedy – 'it's better not to pussyfoot around …
HELPING OTHERS: Dennis Graham helping young people look out for signs of despair among their friends after his 17-year-old son, Matt, killed himself in 2010. «Hull Daily Mail, Mar 15»
'The Nightly Show' "Keep It 100" Is a Smart New Segment That The …
... relevant and controversial topics going on in the country, why on Earth would you want them to pussyfoot around the real conversations we should be having ... «Bustle, Jan 15»
Let's not pussyfoot around definitions, Man Haron Monis was a terrorist
"Lone wolves" may have no formal ties to terror groups, be criminals or mentally ill, but their ideology is key to understanding their actions. «The Age, Dec 14»
Tony Abbott continues to pussyfoot around Indigenous recognition
But all he could do in the face of last night's celebrations was pussyfoot around the issue. So did leader of the opposition Bill Shorten. Embarrassment looms all ... «The Guardian, Dec 14»
Go, you fighting ____! UND prepares to fill in the blank with new …
“I don't think we need to pussyfoot around the fact that we might ultimately come up with, say, three to five nicknames to present to the president,” said committee ... «Rick Kupchella's BringMeTheNews, Oct 14»
Predictive Test for Alzheimer's Raises Medical Possibilities, Ethical …
“We can't talk about it in a helpful way; we ignore it or pussyfoot around it. Alzheimer's is one of the most common diagnoses of old age. We need to become ... «MD News, Aug 14»
Mr. Obama's Hesitancy Is To Blame For America's Misery
President Pussyfoot was not satisfied appearing before the hostile audience yesterday. He had to put his paw in his mouth to make sure he was thoroughly ... «Western Journalism, Aug 14»
