CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RECANT
PRESENT
Present
I recant
you recant
he/she/it recants
we recant
you recant
they recant
Present continuous
I am recanting
you are recanting
he/she/it is recanting
we are recanting
you are recanting
they are recanting
Present perfect
I have recanted
you have recanted
he/she/it has recanted
we have recanted
you have recanted
they have recanted
Present perfect continuous
I have been recanting
you have been recanting
he/she/it has been recanting
we have been recanting
you have been recanting
they have been recanting
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 recanted
you recanted
he/she/it recanted
we recanted
you recanted
they recanted
Past continuous
I was recanting
you were recanting
he/she/it was recanting
we were recanting
you were recanting
they were recanting
Past perfect
I had recanted
you had recanted
he/she/it had recanted
we had recanted
you had recanted
they had recanted
Past perfect continuous
I had been recanting
you had been recanting
he/she/it had been recanting
we had been recanting
you had been recanting
they had been recanting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will recant
you will recant
he/she/it will recant
we will recant
you will recant
they will recant
Future continuous
I will be recanting
you will be recanting
he/she/it will be recanting
we will be recanting
you will be recanting
they will be recanting
Future perfect
I will have recanted
you will have recanted
he/she/it will have recanted
we will have recanted
you will have recanted
they will have recanted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been recanting
you will have been recanting
he/she/it will have been recanting
we will have been recanting
you will have been recanting
they will have been recanting
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would recant
you would recant
he/she/it would recant
we would recant
you would recant
they would recant
Conditional continuous
I would be recanting
you would be recanting
he/she/it would be recanting
we would be recanting
you would be recanting
they would be recanting
Conditional perfect
I would have recant
you would have recant
he/she/it would have recant
we would have recant
you would have recant
they would have recant
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been recanting
you would have been recanting
he/she/it would have been recanting
we would have been recanting
you would have been recanting
they would have been recanting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you recant
we let´s recant
you recant
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
recanting
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 «RECANT»
Discover the use of
recant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
recant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Garner's Modern American Usage
See refute. recall; re-call. See re- pairs. recant; recount. Recant = to publicly
repudiate a previous statement, belief, or accusation. Recount = to narrate a past
event, esp. from personal experience. Recant sometimes erroneously displaces
the ...
2
Illegal Aliens: Opportunities Exist to Improve the Expedited ...
Regarding the other factors, we found the following: • Women were half as likely (
i.e., 45 percent as likely) as men to recant their fear of persecution or torture. •
Older aliens were more likely than younger ones to recant their fear of
persecution ...
United States. General Accounting Office, 2000
3
Illegal Aliens: Opportunities Exist to Improve the Expedited ...
Regarding the other factors, we found the following: Women were half as likely (
i.e., 45 percent as likely) as men to recant their fear of persecution or torture.
Older aliens were more likely than younger ones to recant their fear of
persecution or ...
Richard M. Stana, James M. Blume, 2000
4
The Acts and Monuments of John Foxe: a New and Complete ...
The bishop seeing he would not recant, did proceed in his law, and so gave
sentence of condemnation upon him. . Then he delivered him to the sheriff of
London, who carried him His marstraight unto Newgate, where ,he remained
most ...
John Foxe, Stephen Reed Cattley, George Townsend, 1838
5
The Acts and Monuments of John Foxe, with a Life and Defence ...
To the which William answered, saying, sacra- 'he " Mv 'or'l> J understand that
master Brown hath certified you of the talk which ment. he and I had together, and
thereby ye know what I said to him ; the which 1 will not recant, by God's help.
John Foxe, George Townsend, Josiah Pratt, 1870
6
General History of the Christian Religion and Church
The council had drawn up a resolution with regard to Huss in case he should
recant, by which little more was granted him than barely permission to live. It ran
as follows : Since it is evident on the ground of certain conjectures and outward ...
7
The Cambridge Companion to Martin Luther
Cajetan was under explicit orders to get Luther to recant or to bring him to Rome
for trial. Neither happened because the emperor's death in early 1519 put many
things (least of all Luther) on hold. It would take until 1520 for things to begin to ...
8
The History of Lynn: Civil, Ecclesiastical, Political, ...
Amongst those who escaped with their lives, a great part of them were forced to
recant, through thelear of torments, and to carry lighted taper* and faggots, in
testimony of their having merited burning; t As to the fate of Joan Knell, or Butcher
, ...
9
Operation Solomon: The Daring Rescue of the Ethiopian Jews
“MAY GOD HELP YOU” Against this background, in April 1990, on Passover, the
AAEJ's Will Recant arrived in Addis Ababa. During this brief trip, Recant's only
visit to Ethiopia, he and Pollack took a decision that altered the course of the
aliyah ...
(5) I had heard You with my ears, / But now I see You with my eyes; / (6)
Therefore, I recant and relent, / Being but dust and ashes. This translation
obscures the fact that in part, Job is quoting God's earlier speeches. (In chapter
23, I noted that ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RECANT»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
recant is used in the context of the following news items.
Mike Huckabee: 'I Have Stood at That Oven Door,' Will Not Recant
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee on Monday refused to back down from his comments comparing the Iran nuclear deal to the Holocaust, even as some of ... «Newsmax, Jul 15»
Search Called Off After Boys Recant Kidnapping Tale
Orange County sheriff's investigators called off a search today for a child annoyance suspect in Dana Point when two brothers -- 12 and 9 years old -- admitted to ... «Patch.com, Jun 15»
Bensouda wants evidence of recanting witnesses admitted
NAIROBI, Kenya, May 23 – The International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecution has made an application asking the court to admit prior evidence of six witnesses ... «Capital FM Kenya, May 15»
Witnesses say alleged victim being pressured to recant accusation
Prosecutors called on witnesses Tuesday who testified they believed a 14-year-old girl was being pressured to recant sexual assault accusations she made ... «LubbockOnline.com, Apr 15»
Sexual abuse of child trial opens with alleged victim recanting story …
Prosecutor Jaret Greaser told jurors in his opening statements the girl may have recanted her story that Booker sexually abused her for years, but the evidence, ... «LubbockOnline.com, Apr 15»
Recant or Else: Saeed Faces New Psychological Torture
Iranian prison guards holding American Pastor Saeed Abedini have reportedly given him a warning: deny Jesus Christ and return to Islam or stay imprisoned for ... «Christian Broadcasting Network, Apr 15»
'Suge' Knight prosecutor uses time-tested strategy on recanting …
For homicide investigators, Cle "Bone" Sloan was a key witness in their murder investigation of Marion "Suge" Knight. Sloan told them the onetime rap mogul ... «Los Angeles Times, Apr 15»
Pastor Saeed Faces Psychological Torment: Surrounded by …
He faces a near constant demands that he recant his faith in Christ and become a Muslim. Iranian officials are also psychologically tormenting him, telling him ... «Charisma News, Apr 15»
Domestic violence victim recants statement – experts weigh in
Nunn says many different types of pressure can contribute to why a victim might recant a statement. Pressure can come from the offender in the relationship, ... «WIAT 42, Apr 15»
Woman arrested for filing false report
The woman who accused former Alabama defensive lineman Jonathan Taylor of assault this past weekend has since recanted her statement to police and was ... «ESPN, Apr 15»
