CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RAT-RUN
PRESENT
Present
I rat-run
you rat-run
he/she/it rat-runs
we rat-run
you rat-run
they rat-run
Present continuous
I am rat-running
you are rat-running
he/she/it is rat-running
we are rat-running
you are rat-running
they are rat-running
Present perfect
I have rat-run
you have rat-run
he/she/it has rat-run
we have rat-run
you have rat-run
they have rat-run
Present perfect continuous
I have been rat-running
you have been rat-running
he/she/it has been rat-running
we have been rat-running
you have been rat-running
they have been rat-running
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 rat-ran
you rat-ran
he/she/it rat-ran
we rat-ran
you rat-ran
they rat-ran
Past continuous
I was rat-running
you were rat-running
he/she/it was rat-running
we were rat-running
you were rat-running
they were rat-running
Past perfect
I had rat-run
you had rat-run
he/she/it had rat-run
we had rat-run
you had rat-run
they had rat-run
Past perfect continuous
I had been rat-running
you had been rat-running
he/she/it had been rat-running
we had been rat-running
you had been rat-running
they had been rat-running
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will rat-run
you will rat-run
he/she/it will rat-run
we will rat-run
you will rat-run
they will rat-run
Future continuous
I will be rat-running
you will be rat-running
he/she/it will be rat-running
we will be rat-running
you will be rat-running
they will be rat-running
Future perfect
I will have rat-run
you will have rat-run
he/she/it will have rat-run
we will have rat-run
you will have rat-run
they will have rat-run
Future perfect continuous
I will have been rat-running
you will have been rat-running
he/she/it will have been rat-running
we will have been rat-running
you will have been rat-running
they will have been rat-running
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would rat-run
you would rat-run
he/she/it would rat-run
we would rat-run
you would rat-run
they would rat-run
Conditional continuous
I would be rat-running
you would be rat-running
he/she/it would be rat-running
we would be rat-running
you would be rat-running
they would be rat-running
Conditional perfect
I would have rat-run
you would have rat-run
he/she/it would have rat-run
we would have rat-run
you would have rat-run
they would have rat-run
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been rat-running
you would have been rat-running
he/she/it would have been rat-running
we would have been rat-running
you would have been rat-running
they would have been rat-running
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you rat-run
we let´s rat-run
you rat-run
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
rat-running
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 «RAT-RUN»
Discover the use of
rat-run in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
rat-run and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Cowardice is a very dirty word.
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RC Phonics G1/L1:
Run Rat Run
Includes illustrated, fun, phonics stories of no more than 100 words, focusing on phonemes of more than one letter as well as simple polysyllabic words.
A homemade rat run can be put together easily and quickly. First, run over to your
neighborhood store and beg for some empty cardboard boxes, at least two feet in
height. Remove the top and bottom flaps. Then choose one corner of each box ...
Gerry Buscis, Barbara Somerville, 2000
The fanatical Andre Dur puts his unholy scenario into operation over the geological fault called the 'Rat Run', where nuclear submarines stalk each other in the dark depths. Helplessly the world looks on as the minutes tick away.
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Firefighter!: The Drama and Humour of a Dangerous Profession
This convoluted complex was known as the 'rat run'. One day around week seven
, Sub Officer Groves prepared and lit a smouldering fire of rags and wood chips in
a brazier down in the 'rat run' and allowed it to burn for about ten minutes.
Did you ever hear a rat run across a tub? I'll tell you, man, it's awesome.” Matt
was strangling with pleasure. He made a sound in his throat, an involuntary
quaver. Nick finished the story—the rat squeezing neatly through a vent in the
wall, the ...
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Secret Societies: And How They Affect Our Lives Today
For example, the order was linked with the “rat run,” the post–World War II escape
route that enabled high-ranking Nazis and German scientists to evade war-crime
trials. Rumor has it that some of these criminals were issued “Sovereign Knight ...
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The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
This is a frog, This is a rat. Run, dog, mew, cat. Iump, frog, gnaw, rat. Elevenson.
Catechism, n. A form of theological riddles in which universal and eternal doubts
are resolved by local and fugitive answers. Caterpillar, n. The capitalist of insects
...
Ambrose Bierce, David E. Schultz, S. T. Joshi, 2001
... the strategi had ordered the ocean side of the mines fenced in, and the
Summoner bending to pick up his pack, rat run off, damn bitch rat escape, and
the Summoner beating himself on the head with both hands and his thighs, still
cursing in ...
"There's a rat's nest on the ledge, Ev. I saw a rat run across just a few minutes
ago." "Are you sure it was a rat? Maybe it was a squirrel." I looked at him with
bitterness. Q. never doubted me. "I'm sure. I can tell the difference. It had a thin
curly tail ...
Lynne Sharon Schwartz, 2011
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RAT-RUN»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
rat-run is used in the context of the following news items.
Bath 'rat-run' route temporarily closed to traffic
A road in Bath used as a "rat-run" is to be temporarily closed to traffic. Drivers have used Corston Lane as a cut-through since the closure of the A39 due to water ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
Rat-run road used by 700000 motorists near Cambridge branded a …
A road used by more than 700,000 rat-run drivers a year to bypass the A14 near Cambridge has been branded a "dangerous disgrace". Vehicles are barred ... «Cambridge News, Jun 15»
Call for more action on Penwortham 'rat-run'
Highways chiefs have been urged to do more after reports of dangerous driving on a busy rat run. Residents of Kingsway, Penwortham, have approached ... «Lancashire Evening Post, Jun 15»
Ombudsman to look into 'rat-run' complaint
Trimmingham residents have lodged a complaint to the Local Government Ombudsman against Calderdale Council's Highways Department over road safety ... «Halifax Evening Courier, May 15»
Allestree families fear A38 changes will bring noise and rat-run misery
Another worry is that, when the work is completed, people will use Allestree as a "rat run" to avoid the new roads, leading to an increase in traffic. «Derby Telegraph, Mar 15»
Village anger over drivers using 'rat-run'
Residents are fighting back in a bid to stop speeding drivers using a main road in their village as a rat-run. Homeowners in Staining have been left angered by ... «Blackpool Gazette, Feb 15»
Weybridge 'rat-run' residents say yellow lines will not stop speeding
Yellow lines planned for a "rat-run" road in Weybridge will not address its wider problems, say residents. People living in Pine Grove say the proposed 'no ... «Get Surrey, Nov 14»
Residents fight back in 'rat-run' lane furore
Residents have launched a fightback in a bid to stop their road being used as a rat-run by petitioning local government. Homeowners in Division Lane, Marton, ... «Blackpool Gazette, Nov 14»
Stonehenge rat-run campaigners 'optimistic'
Campaigners whose villages are being used as cut-throughs since the main road past Stonehenge was closed, say they are optimistic of a solution. The A344 ... «BBC News, Oct 14»
Residents are denied rat-run review by panel
... and transport, decided to make Rawsthorne Road in Penwortham one-way from it's junction with Mornington Road, in a bid to stop it being used as a rat run. «Lancashire Evening Post, May 14»
