CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PUT-PUTTED
PRESENT
Present
I put-putted
you put-putted
he/she/it put-putteds
we put-putted
you put-putted
they put-putted
Present continuous
I am put-putteding
you are put-putteding
he/she/it is put-putteding
we are put-putteding
you are put-putteding
they are put-putteding
Present perfect
I have put-putteded
you have put-putteded
he/she/it has put-putteded
we have put-putteded
you have put-putteded
they have put-putteded
Present perfect continuous
I have been put-putteding
you have been put-putteding
he/she/it has been put-putteding
we have been put-putteding
you have been put-putteding
they have been put-putteding
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 put-putteded
you put-putteded
he/she/it put-putteded
we put-putteded
you put-putteded
they put-putteded
Past continuous
I was put-putteding
you were put-putteding
he/she/it was put-putteding
we were put-putteding
you were put-putteding
they were put-putteding
Past perfect
I had put-putteded
you had put-putteded
he/she/it had put-putteded
we had put-putteded
you had put-putteded
they had put-putteded
Past perfect continuous
I had been put-putteding
you had been put-putteding
he/she/it had been put-putteding
we had been put-putteding
you had been put-putteding
they had been put-putteding
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will put-putted
you will put-putted
he/she/it will put-putted
we will put-putted
you will put-putted
they will put-putted
Future continuous
I will be put-putteding
you will be put-putteding
he/she/it will be put-putteding
we will be put-putteding
you will be put-putteding
they will be put-putteding
Future perfect
I will have put-putteded
you will have put-putteded
he/she/it will have put-putteded
we will have put-putteded
you will have put-putteded
they will have put-putteded
Future perfect continuous
I will have been put-putteding
you will have been put-putteding
he/she/it will have been put-putteding
we will have been put-putteding
you will have been put-putteding
they will have been put-putteding
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would put-putted
you would put-putted
he/she/it would put-putted
we would put-putted
you would put-putted
they would put-putted
Conditional continuous
I would be put-putteding
you would be put-putteding
he/she/it would be put-putteding
we would be put-putteding
you would be put-putteding
they would be put-putteding
Conditional perfect
I would have put-putted
you would have put-putted
he/she/it would have put-putted
we would have put-putted
you would have put-putted
they would have put-putted
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been put-putteding
you would have been put-putteding
he/she/it would have been put-putteding
we would have been put-putteding
you would have been put-putteding
they would have been put-putteding
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you put-putted
we let´s put-putted
you put-putted
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
put-putteded
Present Participle
put-putteding
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 «PUT-PUTTED»
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put-putted in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
put-putted and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Chambers concise dictionary
[Early 20c: Chinese, meaning 'common language'] put-put / 'pAtpAt/ > v {put-
putted, put-putting) mfrsaid of a vehicle, especially an old or broken one: to move
along with a juddering motion or noise. > n 1 movement of this kind. 2 a car, etc
that ...
Presently he had put-putted out to the spot; the blood slick glistened on all sides
of his boat as he shut off the power to the engine and merely drifted. The flotsam
told him nothing. Even so, he remained there, listening to the sound of waves ...
3
When the Beaver Was the King
All the way home he put-putted, and after arriving, felt reasonable sure that he
had put-putted his last. He noticed that his wife seemed somewhat agitated and
excited to see him and exclaimed delightedly, “Darling, I have the most wonderful
...
4
World War II Reminiscences
At 2:00 a.m. the Northland's motor surfboat put-putted up the fjord and in the
Arctic dawn, landed twelve Coastguardsmen and two officers, armed with six
tommy guns, six rifles, and two .45 Colts. We must have been properly quiet
because we ...
Col. John H. Roush, Jr., 1996
5
The Rector who Wouldn't Pray for Rain
He was a big man and he put the motor to the test as it 'put put putted' up Hill
Street on his way home. A woman of an authoritarian and determined
temperament who wasn't keen on children playing near her house lived nearby
the Valloton ...
6
Ian Hamilton Finlay: Selections
A story of the famous schooners out of Gloucester, Massachusetts, to fish the
Grand Banks for cod. Astonishingly, the film projector, concealed in its flimsy little
wooden cabin, was powered by the engine of an inshore fishing boat. It put-
putted ...
Ian Hamilton Finlay, Alec Finlay, 2012
7
The Big Book Of Lesbian Horse Stories
But the car put-put-putted down the road, and soon disappeared over a small rise
. Oreola sank down in the grass. She often rode on the mattresses up on top of
the car — no one would realize that she wasn't there until they stopped for the ...
Alisa Surkis, Monica Nolan, 2002
... engine to start it, keeping her thumb back just in case a backfire made the
crank kick back. The engine caught, shook, and nicely put-putted within one
revolution, and she got behind the 152 R. J. RUMMEL.
9
Pioneer Jim's Roundup: Travelin' with Patience and Tribulation
He started off and his car put—put—putted—sputtered and then died. We went
past him. He finally got his rig started, but it stopped. Then started and finally went
by us. “Reckon that rig is gonna make it?” I holler after him. 3/12/66: Madoc, Ont. I
...
10
Linguæ Anglicanæ clavis, or, Rudiments of English grammar, ...
Lost Mean Meant, OD.enbe Meaned Meant Meet Met, ODetre Meeted Met Put
Put Putted Put Reave (bereave) Reft, Rear.o'be-, or Reaved Reft Rend Rent,
Rent*** Rended Rent Roast Roasted ...
Henry St. John Bullen, Charles Heycock, 1870
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUT-PUTTED»
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put-putted is used in the context of the following news items.
6 films shot in Wisconsin: '90s Edition
... Midwest – via lawn mower – to reconnect with his brother. That's right; he hooked up a trailer to his mower and put-put-putted his way into everybody's heart. «Volume One, Sep 14»
Arizona Cardinals vs. New York Giants: Full Report-Card Grades for …
From there, the offense sputtered and put-putted its way to four field goals, which, along with a Ted Ginn Jr. 71-yard punt return for a touchdown, were enough to ... «Bleacher Report, Sep 14»
Mysteries of the Brahmaputra
Our ferry put-putted across the cocoa-brown river, shouldering aside floating debris, and nestled into the side of Assam Bengal Navigation's RV Charaidew. «The Hindu, Aug 14»
Riverine encounters
One morning, all of us boarded our towed along 'country boat' and put-putted across to Chandannagar, which the French called Chandanagore. Our valuable ... «Deccan Herald, Jul 14»
Experience Aspen in the summer, Colorado, USA
... passed to the left, an eagle soared overhead and a posse of Harley-Davidsons put-putted down the road on our right. Could it have been any more American? «Herald Sun, Dec 13»
San Francisco tourists take GoCars across Bay Bridge
And yet "a convoy" of three GoCars put-putted across the Bay Bridge, reaching Treasure Island and earning a date with the California Highway Patrol. «San Francisco Examiner, Jul 13»
"RIPD" Dead on Arrival at Box Office
However, "R.I.P.D." wasn't the only disappointing opening, as DreamWorks Animation's "Turbo" put-putted to No. 3, behind "Despicable Me 2," grossing just ... «Comic Book Resources, Jul 13»
Tryst with the goddess
As our boat put-putted down the Kabini that circles the south-eastern edge of the Nagarahole National Park, we saw a couple of wild elephants, long tusks ... «The Hindu, Jul 13»
A canal trip from a bygone era
The next day they put-putted into Georgetown, which they found full of disreputable characters, as any port should be. They were afraid to leave the Sometub ... «Washington Post, May 13»
Fishing the Islands of Loreto, Baja
We put-putted, trolling the lines. And… nothing. Our guide reminded us of the power of positive thinking… “You can do it!” Patience, he reminded us, was the ... «Stark Insider, Nov 12»
