CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RUBBERNECK
PRESENT
Present
I rubberneck
you rubberneck
he/she/it rubbernecks
we rubberneck
you rubberneck
they rubberneck
Present continuous
I am rubbernecking
you are rubbernecking
he/she/it is rubbernecking
we are rubbernecking
you are rubbernecking
they are rubbernecking
Present perfect
I have rubbernecked
you have rubbernecked
he/she/it has rubbernecked
we have rubbernecked
you have rubbernecked
they have rubbernecked
Present perfect continuous
I have been rubbernecking
you have been rubbernecking
he/she/it has been rubbernecking
we have been rubbernecking
you have been rubbernecking
they have been rubbernecking
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 rubbernecked
you rubbernecked
he/she/it rubbernecked
we rubbernecked
you rubbernecked
they rubbernecked
Past continuous
I was rubbernecking
you were rubbernecking
he/she/it was rubbernecking
we were rubbernecking
you were rubbernecking
they were rubbernecking
Past perfect
I had rubbernecked
you had rubbernecked
he/she/it had rubbernecked
we had rubbernecked
you had rubbernecked
they had rubbernecked
Past perfect continuous
I had been rubbernecking
you had been rubbernecking
he/she/it had been rubbernecking
we had been rubbernecking
you had been rubbernecking
they had been rubbernecking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will rubberneck
you will rubberneck
he/she/it will rubberneck
we will rubberneck
you will rubberneck
they will rubberneck
Future continuous
I will be rubbernecking
you will be rubbernecking
he/she/it will be rubbernecking
we will be rubbernecking
you will be rubbernecking
they will be rubbernecking
Future perfect
I will have rubbernecked
you will have rubbernecked
he/she/it will have rubbernecked
we will have rubbernecked
you will have rubbernecked
they will have rubbernecked
Future perfect continuous
I will have been rubbernecking
you will have been rubbernecking
he/she/it will have been rubbernecking
we will have been rubbernecking
you will have been rubbernecking
they will have been rubbernecking
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would rubberneck
you would rubberneck
he/she/it would rubberneck
we would rubberneck
you would rubberneck
they would rubberneck
Conditional continuous
I would be rubbernecking
you would be rubbernecking
he/she/it would be rubbernecking
we would be rubbernecking
you would be rubbernecking
they would be rubbernecking
Conditional perfect
I would have rubberneck
you would have rubberneck
he/she/it would have rubberneck
we would have rubberneck
you would have rubberneck
they would have rubberneck
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been rubbernecking
you would have been rubbernecking
he/she/it would have been rubbernecking
we would have been rubbernecking
you would have been rubbernecking
they would have been rubbernecking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you rubberneck
we let´s rubberneck
you rubberneck
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
rubbernecked
Present Participle
rubbernecking
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 «RUBBERNECK»
Discover the use of
rubberneck in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
rubberneck and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Irving L. Allen. town and often did not know which direction to go to find the sights
or the bright lights. They often found their way with professional help and were
noted in slang as a social type in public places. Rubberneck, for a gawking tourist
...
2
An Alternative Internet
The British fanzine Rubberneck (www.btinternet.com/~rubberneck/) moved to
web-only publishing after fourteen years as a printed publication. Its broad remit (
like the Wire, it encompasses improvised musics, avant-rock and contemporary ...
3
The Other Side of Nowhere: Jazz, Improvisation, and ...
Rubberneck 26 (1997): 34ff. Dutton, Paul. “Twenty Years of Freedom: Jazz &
Free Improvisation at the Music Gallery in Toronto.” Coda 274 (1997): 2–5. Du
Vignal, Philippe. “Improvisation et création au Théâtre Laboratoire vicinal de
Bruxelles ...
Daniel Fischlin, Ajay Heble, 2004
Remarkable distinction between flaneur and rubberneck (badaud): "Let us not, to
however, confuse the flaneur with the rubberneck: there is a subtle difference. ...
The average flaneur ... is always in full possession of his individuality, while that ...
Walter Benjamin, Rolf Tiedemann, 1999
5
The Incontrovertible Code of (Formerly) Unwritten Rules: ...
Case in point: Folks slow down and rubberneck like crazy when there's a bad
crash on the side ofthe road. Some drivers might be slowing down in order to be
safe, but the majority of them (we believe) just want to see some real-life carnage.
Vr hile the conductor collects tickets on the "rubberneck train"" of the Central
Railroad of New Jersey, he is introduced to the passengers by name over the
loudspeaker. The "barker," seen above at microphone in baggage car, describes
points ...
7
The Great Escape: A Canadian Story
That month Rubberneck sprang a sudden search in Hut 104, then one in Hut 110
. Then he assembled Wally Floody, George Harsh, Wings Day, and Roger
Bushell and strip-searched them. Next, he brought in a diviner who passed the ...
And now in the broad, quiet avenue in front of the Rubberneck car a man in dark
clothes stood with uplifted hand. From the sidewalk another hurried to join him.
The girl in the fruitful hat quickly seized her companion by the arm and whispered
...
9
It's All Pensionable Time: 25 Years in the Royal Canadian ...
Forthree hours weacted unconcerned while104 underwenta thorough search.
Harry survived! Afew morningslater, half way through appell, Rubberneck
appeared with additional guards which meant a personal search, so I quickly
dropped the ...
Then she faced about and sat still while the Rubberneck auto stopped at the flash
of the badge under the coat of the plainclothes man. "What's eatin' you?"
demanded the megaphonist, abandoning his professional discourse for pure
English.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RUBBERNECK»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
rubberneck is used in the context of the following news items.
Drivers told not not to 'rubberneck' after M5 incident in Gloucestershire
Drivers have been told not to 'rubberneck' on the M5 following a collision on the motorway in Gloucestershire. Gloucestershire police said there had been an ... «Gloucestershire Echo, Jun 15»
Why you shouldn't rubberneck: Video captures near-accident on I-12 …
The footage, captured on a dashcam, shows a near-accident that occurred on I-12 in Livingston Parish when cars slowed down, apparently to look at a car that ... «NOLA.com, Feb 15»
Rubberneck at this TIE Fighter highway crash dashcam video
There is a disturbance on the freeway. A dashcam video parody shows what happens when a popular "Star Wars" vehicle gets in an accident on Earth. «CNET, Dec 14»
The science of rubbernecking: The real reason we can't look away …
Have you ever felt the discomfort of feelings simultaneously curious about something macabre and guilty for that interest? Maybe you were fascinated with ... «Salon, Oct 14»
Toadies blow out the sound system at their Fort Worth rock fest
It's been 20 years since we first heard the dark, raging singles from Rubberneck, The Toadies' platinum record that's become an untouchable staple of the D-FW ... «Dallas Morning News, Sep 14»
HIGGS: Enough with the highway rubbernecking at nothing
Elvis sang about it, American Dad did an entire show about it and unfortunately, too many drivers do it. Rubbernecking is the title of the song and the topic of the ... «Asbury Park Press, Jul 14»
Rubbernecking at the Toadies' Bug-Eyed Masterpiece
Some albums don't grow old gracefully, because they were never graceful to begin with. The Toadies' Rubberneck is rude, blasphemous, unstable, cathartic ... «Houston Press, May 14»
The Toadies to Play 'Rubberneck' in Its Entirety at Grog Shop Show
By that time, Nirvana had broken things open for bands like the Toadies and the band's major label debut, 1994's Rubberneck quickly topped the charts thanks ... «Cleveland Scene Weekly, Apr 14»
Rockers The Toadies to play 'Rubberneck' in entirety at Grog Shop …
The post-grunge band known for top-10 hit “Possum Kingdom” is returning to its 1994 platinum album “Rubberneck” by playing the work in its entirety on a tour ... «News-Herald.com, Apr 14»
Toadies: Rubberneck [Reissue]Rubberneck [Reissue] (2014)
Published on March 6th 2014 August 1994: Ft. Worth, Texas four-piece known as the Toadies drop Rubberneck, their seminal LP that–though not ... «Punknews.org, Apr 14»
