CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SCROOTCH
PRESENT
Present
I scrootch
you scrootch
he/she/it scrootches
we scrootch
you scrootch
they scrootch
Present continuous
I am scrootching
you are scrootching
he/she/it is scrootching
we are scrootching
you are scrootching
they are scrootching
Present perfect
I have scrootched
you have scrootched
he/she/it has scrootched
we have scrootched
you have scrootched
they have scrootched
Present perfect continuous
I have been scrootching
you have been scrootching
he/she/it has been scrootching
we have been scrootching
you have been scrootching
they have been scrootching
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 scrootched
you scrootched
he/she/it scrootched
we scrootched
you scrootched
they scrootched
Past continuous
I was scrootching
you were scrootching
he/she/it was scrootching
we were scrootching
you were scrootching
they were scrootching
Past perfect
I had scrootched
you had scrootched
he/she/it had scrootched
we had scrootched
you had scrootched
they had scrootched
Past perfect continuous
I had been scrootching
you had been scrootching
he/she/it had been scrootching
we had been scrootching
you had been scrootching
they had been scrootching
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will scrootch
you will scrootch
he/she/it will scrootch
we will scrootch
you will scrootch
they will scrootch
Future continuous
I will be scrootching
you will be scrootching
he/she/it will be scrootching
we will be scrootching
you will be scrootching
they will be scrootching
Future perfect
I will have scrootched
you will have scrootched
he/she/it will have scrootched
we will have scrootched
you will have scrootched
they will have scrootched
Future perfect continuous
I will have been scrootching
you will have been scrootching
he/she/it will have been scrootching
we will have been scrootching
you will have been scrootching
they will have been scrootching
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would scrootch
you would scrootch
he/she/it would scrootch
we would scrootch
you would scrootch
they would scrootch
Conditional continuous
I would be scrootching
you would be scrootching
he/she/it would be scrootching
we would be scrootching
you would be scrootching
they would be scrootching
Conditional perfect
I would have scrootch
you would have scrootch
he/she/it would have scrootch
we would have scrootch
you would have scrootch
they would have scrootch
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been scrootching
you would have been scrootching
he/she/it would have been scrootching
we would have been scrootching
you would have been scrootching
they would have been scrootching
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you scrootch
we let´s scrootch
you scrootch
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
scrootched
Present Participle
scrootching
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 «SCROOTCH»
Discover the use of
scrootch in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
scrootch and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Politics of Upheaval: 1935-1936, the Age of Roosevelt, ...
Hoover, Huey said, was a hoot owl, Roosevelt, a scrootch owl. A hoot owl
banged into the roost, knocked the hen clean off, and seized her as she fell. "But
a scrootch owl slips into the roost and scrootches up to the hen and talks softly to
her.
Arthur Meier Schlesinger, 2003
2
Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Rendezvous with Destiny
He compared Roosevelt to a “scrootch owl” in a chicken house. “A scrootch owl
slips into the roost and scrootches up to the hen and talks softly to her,” Long
declaimed. “And the hen just falls in love with him, and the next thing you know
there ...
3
Singing in Zion: Music and Song in the Life of an Arkansas ...
Way. Over. in. the. Promised. Land. Colie, colie, scrootch tum a nairy Colie, colie,
scrootch tum a nairy Colie, colie, scrootch tum a nairy Si oh! Clo-poka-lo-shalla-
hay. Where oh where are the Hebrew children Where oh where are the Hebrew ...
4
Charlie the Mole and Other Droll Souls
"You used the words mootch, smootch and scrootch. Don't they mean the same
thing?" "Indeed not!" exclaimed the Mole. "To mootch is to induce someone to
give you a handout. To smootch is to take something that nobody wants, and to ...
Roosevelt is a scrootch owl. A hoot owl bangs into the nest and knocks the hen
clean out and catches her while she's falling. But a scrootch owl slips into the
roost and scrootches up to the hen and talks softly to her. And the hen just falls in
...
6
The Workshop of Democracy
About ready to break away from Long, the Administration cut off patronage and
reopened a suspended probe of Louisiana shenanigans. Long compared
Hoover to a hoot owl and Roosevelt to a scrootch owl. “A hoot owl bangs into the
roost ...
James MacGregor Burns, 2012
7
The Crosswinds of Freedom
About ready to break away from Long, the Administration cut off patronage and
reopened a suspended probe of Louisiana shenanigans. Long compared
Hoover to a hoot owl and Roosevelt to a scrootch owl. “A hoot owl bangs into the
roost ...
James MacGregor Burns, 2012
8
Voices of Protest: Huey Long, Father Coughlin, & the Great ...
The only difference between Hoover and Roosevelt, he claimed, was that Hoover
was a hoot owl while Roosevelt was a scrootch owl. “A hoot owl bangs into the
roost and knocks the hen clean off, and catches her while she's falling.
“Let's scrootch over to the edge. When the guard walks by, you grab his feet and
trip him, and I'll get the rifle I hope he's carrying.” “Scrootch?” “Professional jargon
. Anyway, I don't think we can silence him before he gives the alarm, so what ...
10
Huey Long's Louisiana Hayride
Roosevelt was a scrootch owl. "A hoot owl bangs into the roost and knocks the
hen clean off, and catches her while she's falling. But a scrootch owl slips into the
roost and scrootches up to the hen and talks softly to her. And the hen just falls in
...
Harnett Thomas Kane, 1971
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCROOTCH»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
scrootch is used in the context of the following news items.
The building blocks of happiness
I'm so removed from all human contact that a good scrootch behind my ear would make me melt so I get the dog's perspective. But why to we like it? If I had a ... «Pocono Record, Jul 15»
Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas
“Hoover is a hoot owl,” Long explained, “and Roosevelt is a scrootch owl. A hoot owl bangs into the nest and knocks the hen clean off and catches her while she ... «The knoxville focus, May 15»
Louisiana's Kingfish: Huey P. Long Part One
But a scrootch owl slips into the roost and scrootches up to the hen and talks softly to her. And the hen just falls in love with him, and the first thing you know, ... «The knoxville focus, Mar 15»
Tremplin Jazz d'Avignon 2012 - Une XXIe édition contrastée
Scrootch joue vite, fort et bien, à trois, sax-basse-batterie. Une formule sans piano ni guitare, désormais « classique » qui sc(ro)otche le public et le jury. «CitizenJazz, Sep 12»
