CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SCANT
PRESENT
Present
I scant
you scant
he/she/it scants
we scant
you scant
they scant
Present continuous
I am scanting
you are scanting
he/she/it is scanting
we are scanting
you are scanting
they are scanting
Present perfect
I have scanted
you have scanted
he/she/it has scanted
we have scanted
you have scanted
they have scanted
Present perfect continuous
I have been scanting
you have been scanting
he/she/it has been scanting
we have been scanting
you have been scanting
they have been scanting
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 scanted
you scanted
he/she/it scanted
we scanted
you scanted
they scanted
Past continuous
I was scanting
you were scanting
he/she/it was scanting
we were scanting
you were scanting
they were scanting
Past perfect
I had scanted
you had scanted
he/she/it had scanted
we had scanted
you had scanted
they had scanted
Past perfect continuous
I had been scanting
you had been scanting
he/she/it had been scanting
we had been scanting
you had been scanting
they had been scanting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will scant
you will scant
he/she/it will scant
we will scant
you will scant
they will scant
Future continuous
I will be scanting
you will be scanting
he/she/it will be scanting
we will be scanting
you will be scanting
they will be scanting
Future perfect
I will have scanted
you will have scanted
he/she/it will have scanted
we will have scanted
you will have scanted
they will have scanted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been scanting
you will have been scanting
he/she/it will have been scanting
we will have been scanting
you will have been scanting
they will have been scanting
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would scant
you would scant
he/she/it would scant
we would scant
you would scant
they would scant
Conditional continuous
I would be scanting
you would be scanting
he/she/it would be scanting
we would be scanting
you would be scanting
they would be scanting
Conditional perfect
I would have scant
you would have scant
he/she/it would have scant
we would have scant
you would have scant
they would have scant
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been scanting
you would have been scanting
he/she/it would have been scanting
we would have been scanting
you would have been scanting
they would have been scanting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you scant
we let´s scant
you scant
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
scanting
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 QUOTES WITH «SCANT»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
scant.
At least 80 percent of American prisoners are grossly over-sentenced. The Supreme Court knows this, but shows scant concern for this human side of criminal justice.
I recommend limiting one's involvement in other people's lives to a pleasantly scant minimum.
Considering the importance of resentment in our lives, and the damage it does, it receives scant attention from psychiatrists and psychologists. Resentment is a great rationalizer: it presents us with selected versions of our own past, so that we do not recognize our own mistakes and avoid the necessity to make painful choices.
We should have scant notion of the gardens of these New England colonists in the seventeenth century were it not for a cheerful traveller named John Josselyn, a man of everyday tastes and much inquisitiveness, and the pleasing literary style which comes from directness, and an absence of self-consciousness.
Where minds differ and opinions swerve there is scant a friend in that company.
Facts which at first seem improbable will, even on scant explanation, drop the cloak which has hidden them and stand forth in naked and simple beauty.
Even though loneliness affects so many of us, it has gotten scant research attention compared to related conditions like depression or anxiety.
Elizabeth Kapu'uwailani Lindsey
I believe that when an elder dies, a library is burned: vast sums of wisdom and knowledge are lost. Throughout the world libraries are ablaze with scant attention.
It has always seemed to me a pity that the young people of our generation should grow up with such scant knowledge of Greek and Latin literature, its wealth and variety, its freshness and its imperishable quality.
In the '90s, there was scant presidential leadership and insufficient domestic political mobilization for foreign policy grounded in human rights.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCANT»
Discover the use of
scant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
scant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Learning from
Scant Beginnings: English Professor Expertise
Using the teaching of John Milton as a case study, this book describes how a university English professor teaches an undergraduate course over a semester.
2
Robboy's Pathology of the Female Reproductive Tract
AREAS OF DIAGNOSTIC DIFFICULTY THE SCANT ENDOCERVICAL
CURETTAGE Absent any generally accepted criteria for what constitutes either
an adequate or scant specimen, a problem pathologists frequently encounter is
the ...
3
The Icing on the Cake: Your Ultimate Step-by-Step Guide to ...
... dates 209/3/402 30g/loz/scant 459/11/202/1/1 cup 7Og/21/zoz/heaped 9Og/
31Aoz/scant 1209/41/102/1/3 cup 1/1 cup 1/: cup 1/2 cup prunes 209/3/402 309/
102 4Sg/ll/zoz/scant 7Og/21/zoz/scant 9Og/31/ioz/heaped lZOg/41Aoz/heaped 1
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4
Annual Reports of the War Department
Wednesday, August 19. — Found Trempelean bar in bad shape this morning.
The Flora got aground with two barges in the night, and made lumps in the
channel. Soundings from three and a half to four feet scant. Worked about two
hours and ...
United States. War Dept, 1869
5
Shakespeare and the Triple Play: From Study to Stage to ...
THAT IS THE WORD GERTRUDE USES DURING THE LAST scene: "He's fat
and scant of breath."1 Her comment on Hamlet's physical condition has prompted
much throwing about of brains. Some critics have defended the integrity of the
text; ...
6
Chinese Medicine in Fertility Disorders
Purple with blood macules Deep, stringli ke "Cold uterus" Normal or prolonged
Scant, dark with small clots Feeling of coldness and cold pain in the lower
abdomen, menstrual pain, frequent urination Bright (vacuity), dark (repletion) ...
Andreas A. Noll, Sabine Wilms, 2011
7
Tradition With A Twist: Variations on Your Favorite Quilts
All of the patterns in this book call for a “scant” 1/1" seam allowance. This is
because a “full” 1A" seam allowance leaves the squares a bit smaller than the full
finished size. You can think of a scant 1A" seam allowance as 1A" less one
thread ...
Blanche Young, Dalene Young Stone, 2010
8
In vinculis, or, The prisoner of war
The appliances for comfort consisted of a scant supply of tents, to which, after a
few days, was added a more scant supply of straw, then the water was scant, the
rations scant, and every thing else on a scant pattern. When it is remembered that
...
9
In Vinculis; Or the Prisoner of War
The appliances for comfort consisted of a scant supply of tents, to which, after a
few days, was added a more scant supply of straw, then the water was scant, the
rations scant, and every thing else on a scant pattern. When it is remembered that
...
10
The Bible And Contemporary Culture
The many w ho have done scant labor for me I will give scant rew ard. But to you I
w ill reckon a great reward in the future." Thus Israel would ask its reward from
God in this world, and the nations of the world [also] asked their reward from God.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCANT»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
scant is used in the context of the following news items.
Scant Relief From Beijing for Bruised Investors
HONG KONG — For millions of ordinary Chinese who have borne the brunt as the mainland's stock market has plummeted in recent weeks, government ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
PG gave redistricting-related ruling scant attention
I am appreciative of the PG's support of impartial redistricting in the past, but I was disappointed with the very brief and buried description of Monday's decision ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
HC slams authorities for showing 'scant respect' to orders
Slamming authorities for 'scant respect' to orders, the Madras High Court has made it clear that officials found wilfully disobeying court orders would have to go ... «Business Standard, Jun 15»
Facebook like Google makes scant progress in hiring blacks, women
Facebook and other tech companies aren't changing the racial mix or the percentage of women in their workforce fast enough, which has become a matter of ... «PCWorld, Jun 15»
Study: Scant evidence that medical pot helps many illnesses
FILE - This Feb. 1, 2011 file photo shows medical marijuana clone plants at a medical marijuana dispensary in Oakland, Calif. Medical marijuana has not been ... «Yahoo News, Jun 15»
Govt gets scant advice on refugee quota
The Government has received scant official advice on its refugee quota despite the Prime Minister ruling out raising it from its current number of 750. «Radio New Zealand, Jun 15»
California Cuts Farmers' Share of Scant Water
LOS ANGELES — Farmers with rights to California water dating back more than a century will face sharp cutbacks, the first reduction in their water use since ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
Senators reveal scant interest in terrorism
Federal Politics. smh.com.au; Web; Federal Politics. Senators reveal scant interest in terrorism. Date: June 4, 2015. (29); Comments 166; Read later. David Wroe. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»
Physical Evidence Scant, Focus Is on Statements in Kayak Case
Until last weekend, the biggest challenge facing prosecutors in the murder case involving two kayakers was the missing body. That was resolved Saturday, ... «New York Times, May 15»
CBS, NBC Give Scant Coverage to Rick Santorum's 2016 …
CBS, NBC Give Scant Coverage to Rick Santorum's 2016 Announcement; Spanish Nets Ignore. By Curtis Houck | May 27, 2015 | 9:40 PM EDT. Share it Tweet it. «NewsBusters, May 15»
