CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RATTOON
PRESENT
Present
I rattoon
you rattoon
he/she/it rattoons
we rattoon
you rattoon
they rattoon
Present continuous
I am rattooning
you are rattooning
he/she/it is rattooning
we are rattooning
you are rattooning
they are rattooning
Present perfect
I have rattooned
you have rattooned
he/she/it has rattooned
we have rattooned
you have rattooned
they have rattooned
Present perfect continuous
I have been rattooning
you have been rattooning
he/she/it has been rattooning
we have been rattooning
you have been rattooning
they have been rattooning
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 rattooned
you rattooned
he/she/it rattooned
we rattooned
you rattooned
they rattooned
Past continuous
I was rattooning
you were rattooning
he/she/it was rattooning
we were rattooning
you were rattooning
they were rattooning
Past perfect
I had rattooned
you had rattooned
he/she/it had rattooned
we had rattooned
you had rattooned
they had rattooned
Past perfect continuous
I had been rattooning
you had been rattooning
he/she/it had been rattooning
we had been rattooning
you had been rattooning
they had been rattooning
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will rattoon
you will rattoon
he/she/it will rattoon
we will rattoon
you will rattoon
they will rattoon
Future continuous
I will be rattooning
you will be rattooning
he/she/it will be rattooning
we will be rattooning
you will be rattooning
they will be rattooning
Future perfect
I will have rattooned
you will have rattooned
he/she/it will have rattooned
we will have rattooned
you will have rattooned
they will have rattooned
Future perfect continuous
I will have been rattooning
you will have been rattooning
he/she/it will have been rattooning
we will have been rattooning
you will have been rattooning
they will have been rattooning
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would rattoon
you would rattoon
he/she/it would rattoon
we would rattoon
you would rattoon
they would rattoon
Conditional continuous
I would be rattooning
you would be rattooning
he/she/it would be rattooning
we would be rattooning
you would be rattooning
they would be rattooning
Conditional perfect
I would have rattoon
you would have rattoon
he/she/it would have rattoon
we would have rattoon
you would have rattoon
they would have rattoon
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been rattooning
you would have been rattooning
he/she/it would have been rattooning
we would have been rattooning
you would have been rattooning
they would have been rattooning
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you rattoon
we let´s rattoon
you rattoon
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
rattooned
Present Participle
rattooning
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 «RATTOON»
Discover the use of
rattoon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
rattoon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Incidence of
Rattoon Stunting Disease in Sugarcane in West ...
Abstract.
Barrett A. Courville, 1988
2
Freedom, a Documentary History of Emancipation, 1861-1867: ...
After the first year's growth, it is called "rattoon-cane." Plant cane yields nearly
twice as much per acre as rattoon. No one went to the trouble of putting in plant
cane last year, and on the gov' plantations this year the growth is wholly rattoon,
and ...
3
Letters on the Cultivation of the Otaheite Cane; the ...
So indispensable is it that no rattoon should be suffered to appear above ground,
in mountainous situations, before J une, that if you have cut down a piece of land,
which you mean to rattoon, a day earlier than the first of that month, about the ...
4
Eight Practical Treatises on the Cultivation of the Sugar Cane
It has been too commonly the practice to assert that the Canes would not rattoon,
and that therefore it was throwing away money upon them. This is something like
giving a dog a bad name and then hanging him. As far as my experience goes, ...
5
Abridgment of the Minutes of the Evidence Taken Before a ...
It depends on the soil, whether it is advantageous to rattoon, or re-plant, canes. In
Grenada, where the foil is stronger, there is much more rattooning than in St.
Vincent ; but generally, in both, they P. 114. now rattoon to a 2d or 3d year.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1789
6
The nature and properties of the sugar cane
Since the decline of rattoon canes, a certain degree of soiling has been adopted
by their means, without being reserved, as formerly, to make part of the ensuing
crop ; they are, or rather a certain proportion of them are, in most places, ...
George Richardson Porter, 1830
7
Andrew Durnford: A Black Sugar Planter in the Antebellum South
Cane growth from old roots is called rattoon growth. In the Caribbean the rattoon
crop can be good for sugar for as long as twelve years. 1n antebellum Louisiana,
plantations on rich and well-drained soil could count on two rattoon crops.
8
Report from the Select Committee to whom the several ...
at the last Meeting. cm “ Whether Cane Land Ploughed, benefits by exposure;
and who' ther the Canes Rattoon as long in Ploug/wd Land, as in Land prepared
in the common way.” Having ploughed much land on the Estate where I reside, ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1821
9
Congressional Serial Set
... of the 500 acres of cane, 200 would be plant cane, 200 first year rattoon or
stubble cane, and 100 second year rattoon cane; the last hundred acres being
generally thin, small, and short jointed, would be put up in mattelasses for plant.
... of the 500 acres of cane, 200 would be plant cane, 200 first year rattoon or
stubble cane, and 100 second year rattoon cane; the last hundred acres being
generally thin, small, and short jointed, would be put up in mattelasses for plant.
6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RATTOON»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
rattoon is used in the context of the following news items.
Sugarcane area drops in AP; farmers seek Rs. 3500 a tonne
With the rattoon crop (the follow-up crop) covering an area of 1.01 lakh ha, the total area could touch the 1.76 lakh-ha- mark,” N.S.V. Sharma said. With the crop ... «Hindu Business Line, Oct 13»
Cane crush begins despite mystery disease
... but a harvester's a lot more than me and the concern is when we go to harvest these crops, what will happen to the subsequent rattoons?," Mr di Bella says. «ABC Online, Jun 13»
Billionaires' broker Hugh Robertson says small is best in hard times
Robertson was also a director of Rattoon Holdings, a vehicle controlled by Waislitz and Ron Brierley's Guinness Peat Group, which in 2004 bought stakes in the ... «The Australian, Mar 12»
KENYA: Pigeon peas, the new maize?
... quicker, one gets a harvest even with just the short rains [October-December]... if there is more rain [the long rains] one gets a second rattoon [crop]," he said. «IRINnews.org, Aug 09»
Tattersall's float reveals secret beneficiaries
Melbourne-based investment company Rattoon backed by Kiwi raider Sir Ron Brierley and Australian billionaire Dick Pratt has attempted to snaffle shares in ... «ABC Online, Jun 05»
Bell brokers have a ghost of a chance
As for Robertson, who's also on the board of Tatt's investor Rattoon, the strength of his relationships is reflected in his winning in 2003 the luxury annual prize ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 05»
