CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RED-PENCIL
PRESENT
Present
I red-pencil
you red-pencil
he/she/it red-pencils
we red-pencil
you red-pencil
they red-pencil
Present continuous
I am red-pencilling
you are red-pencilling
he/she/it is red-pencilling
we are red-pencilling
you are red-pencilling
they are red-pencilling
Present perfect
I have red-pencilled
you have red-pencilled
he/she/it has red-pencilled
we have red-pencilled
you have red-pencilled
they have red-pencilled
Present perfect continuous
I have been red-pencilling
you have been red-pencilling
he/she/it has been red-pencilling
we have been red-pencilling
you have been red-pencilling
they have been red-pencilling
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 red-pencilled
you red-pencilled
he/she/it red-pencilled
we red-pencilled
you red-pencilled
they red-pencilled
Past continuous
I was red-pencilling
you were red-pencilling
he/she/it was red-pencilling
we were red-pencilling
you were red-pencilling
they were red-pencilling
Past perfect
I had red-pencilled
you had red-pencilled
he/she/it had red-pencilled
we had red-pencilled
you had red-pencilled
they had red-pencilled
Past perfect continuous
I had been red-pencilling
you had been red-pencilling
he/she/it had been red-pencilling
we had been red-pencilling
you had been red-pencilling
they had been red-pencilling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will red-pencil
you will red-pencil
he/she/it will red-pencil
we will red-pencil
you will red-pencil
they will red-pencil
Future continuous
I will be red-pencilling
you will be red-pencilling
he/she/it will be red-pencilling
we will be red-pencilling
you will be red-pencilling
they will be red-pencilling
Future perfect
I will have red-pencilled
you will have red-pencilled
he/she/it will have red-pencilled
we will have red-pencilled
you will have red-pencilled
they will have red-pencilled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been red-pencilling
you will have been red-pencilling
he/she/it will have been red-pencilling
we will have been red-pencilling
you will have been red-pencilling
they will have been red-pencilling
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would red-pencil
you would red-pencil
he/she/it would red-pencil
we would red-pencil
you would red-pencil
they would red-pencil
Conditional continuous
I would be red-pencilling
you would be red-pencilling
he/she/it would be red-pencilling
we would be red-pencilling
you would be red-pencilling
they would be red-pencilling
Conditional perfect
I would have red-pencil
you would have red-pencil
he/she/it would have red-pencil
we would have red-pencil
you would have red-pencil
they would have red-pencil
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been red-pencilling
you would have been red-pencilling
he/she/it would have been red-pencilling
we would have been red-pencilling
you would have been red-pencilling
they would have been red-pencilling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you red-pencil
we let´s red-pencil
you red-pencil
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
red-pencilled
Present Participle
red-pencilling
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 «RED-PENCIL»
Discover the use of
red-pencil in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
red-pencil and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The
Red Pencil: Convictions from Experience in Education
Drawing on his fifty years as teacher, principal, researcher, professor, and dean, Theodore R. Sizer identifies three crucial areas in which policy discussion about public education has been dangerously silent.
Acclaimed writer Joan Holub and Caldecott Honoree Melissa Sweet team up in this hilarious and exuberant retelling of Little Red Riding Hood, in which a brave, little red pencil finds her way through the many perils of writing a story, faces ...
New York Times bestselling and Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Andrea Davis Pinkney's powerful verse and Coretta Scott King Award-winning artist Shane W. Evans's breathtaking illustrations combine to tell an inspiring tale of one ...
Andrea Davis Pinkney, 2014
4
The Collected Poems of Robert Penn Warren
step,] porch-step, VQR, YEOTS (but corrected in red pencil to YEO) 13: cough] A
red pencil mark in YEOTS here indicates where to bend the long line at the
margin. 14: common] A red pencil mark in YEOTS here indicates where to bend
the ...
Robert Penn Warren, John Burt, 1998
The Red Pencil #1 by Chris Redgate is a complete collection of one year's worth of published columns (312)-each a gem.
Nancy Miles, Chris Redgate, 2001
6
The Later Lectures of Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1843-1871
Further, both Cabot and Edward often set off such passages (both those used by
Emerson and those that they used) with parentheses or square brackets
inscribed in black, blue, or red pencil. While Emerson often struck through
passages in ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Ronald A. Bosco, Joel Myerson, 2010
7
Teaching the Story: Fiction Writing in Grades 4-8
In other words, a red pencil is their best friend— not their dreaded enemy. Their
changes and edits, their peers' suggestions and feedback, and your corrections
are part of the entire writing process—not something that is tacked on at the end ...
“No doubt you have my dossier,” said Gahagan, “with official calculations and
statistics about the number of my legs, not to mention my horns; all annotated
with blue and red pencil – and most certainly with some very black marks against
my ...
Gilbert Keith Chesterton, 2008
9
Two chamber works: Piano Trio in C Minor and Piano Quartet ...
Emendations in pencil appear infrequently throughout the score; pages 10-12
bear additional emendations in blue and red pencil. In addition, the flyleaf and
title page recto contain annotations in ink in the composer's hand; the title page
verso ...
Elfrida Andrée, Katherine Leigh Axtell, Elfrida Andree, 2004
10
Writing and Reading in Early Childhood: A Functional Approach
Students soon learn that avoiding writing also avoids red pencil marks. The red
pencil mark has become virtually synonymous with negative feedback that points
out errors, but typically with little indication of what would be better. Consider the
...
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RED-PENCIL»
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red-pencil is used in the context of the following news items.
Different strokes for different folks (or red, blue, and purple-pencil …
In states adhering to what is known as the “red-pencil” doctrine, the fact that one provision in a non-compete agreement is overbroad may cause the court to hold ... «Lexology, Jan 14»
