CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SCROUGE
PRESENT
Present
I scrouge
you scrouge
he/she/it scrouges
we scrouge
you scrouge
they scrouge
Present continuous
I am scrouging
you are scrouging
he/she/it is scrouging
we are scrouging
you are scrouging
they are scrouging
Present perfect
I have scrouged
you have scrouged
he/she/it has scrouged
we have scrouged
you have scrouged
they have scrouged
Present perfect continuous
I have been scrouging
you have been scrouging
he/she/it has been scrouging
we have been scrouging
you have been scrouging
they have been scrouging
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 scrouged
you scrouged
he/she/it scrouged
we scrouged
you scrouged
they scrouged
Past continuous
I was scrouging
you were scrouging
he/she/it was scrouging
we were scrouging
you were scrouging
they were scrouging
Past perfect
I had scrouged
you had scrouged
he/she/it had scrouged
we had scrouged
you had scrouged
they had scrouged
Past perfect continuous
I had been scrouging
you had been scrouging
he/she/it had been scrouging
we had been scrouging
you had been scrouging
they had been scrouging
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will scrouge
you will scrouge
he/she/it will scrouge
we will scrouge
you will scrouge
they will scrouge
Future continuous
I will be scrouging
you will be scrouging
he/she/it will be scrouging
we will be scrouging
you will be scrouging
they will be scrouging
Future perfect
I will have scrouged
you will have scrouged
he/she/it will have scrouged
we will have scrouged
you will have scrouged
they will have scrouged
Future perfect continuous
I will have been scrouging
you will have been scrouging
he/she/it will have been scrouging
we will have been scrouging
you will have been scrouging
they will have been scrouging
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would scrouge
you would scrouge
he/she/it would scrouge
we would scrouge
you would scrouge
they would scrouge
Conditional continuous
I would be scrouging
you would be scrouging
he/she/it would be scrouging
we would be scrouging
you would be scrouging
they would be scrouging
Conditional perfect
I would have scrouge
you would have scrouge
he/she/it would have scrouge
we would have scrouge
you would have scrouge
they would have scrouge
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been scrouging
you would have been scrouging
he/she/it would have been scrouging
we would have been scrouging
you would have been scrouging
they would have been scrouging
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you scrouge
we let´s scrouge
you scrouge
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
scrouging
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 «SCROUGE»
Discover the use of
scrouge in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
scrouge and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Harper's New Monthly Magazine
Scrouge entirely misapprehends the intention of the Easy Chair's reply to his
correspondent, X. It did not plead the existence of a prejudice to justify terms of
contempt, but it simply stated the philosophy of a fact, with the general inference
that a ...
2
The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang
scrouge. , the earliest and gen. form; also scroo(d)ge (C.19–20), scroudge (C.19–
20), scrowge (C.19–20), skrouge (C.19–20), and skrowdge (C.18). v.t. to crowd;
to inconvenience by pressing against or by encroaching on the space of: low ...
3
A grammatical corrector, or, Vocabulary of the common errors ...
You scrouge me so that I cannot write." Very common in Pennsylvania — There is
no such word. Set, for sit ; and sit, for set. These words are often erroneously
substituted for each other; as, " Please set in the easy chair." " The glazier sits the
...
J. M. H.) scrouge or scrowdge, trans, and intrans. : to crowd. Common. [Also
reported from the Seguachee Valley, Tenn., by Mr. R. M. Middleton, Jr. " Don't
scrowdge me so" = "give me more room." Cf. the Encycl. Diet., s. v. In New
England it is ...
5
Glossary of Northamptonshire words and phrases, with ...
(2 Voll.). II Anne Elizabeth Baker. SCROUGE or SCRUDGE. To crowd; to
squeeze; to compress. " We were so scrowfd and squeeg'd I thought I should ha'
swouNDeD." " If you scrudge the sugar well, you'll make the basin hold it." Used
also ...
Anne Elizabeth Baker, 1854
6
A collection of college words and customs [by B.H. Hall].
... as a term quite rife in the universities, and, taken substantively, signifying an
intellectual non-plus." SCROUGE. An exaction. A very long lesson, or any hard or
unpleasant task, is usually among students denominated a scrouge. SCROUGE.
Benjamin Homer Hall, 1851
Wouldn't keer if dey gimme some dem appuls in de winduh. Don't scrouge me,
boy. Don't scrouge me. Dey got plenty to go 'roun'. An' heah come de truck wid
mo'. Come ovuh heah, boy. Lemme see whut dey give you dis time. Whut dat stuff
?
8
Grand Dickens cosmorama, comprising several unique ...
Me stands with his wife at the upper end of the room, and seems urging his
guests to form a dance, which they very soon do, and a set of four couple go
through an old-fashioned minuet with great precision. Scrouge attends his
Nephew's Party ...
George Bradford Bartlett, 1884
9
A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: ...
(cf. do the dirty on). scroo(d)ge. See scrouge, v. scxoof, n. A sponger: c. or low:—
1823; i' by 1890. (Egan's Grose.) A var. form of scruff, scurf, hence anything
worthless. Also scroofer. Cf.:scroof, v.i. To sponge or live on a person; v.t.,
scroofwiih: c ...
Eric Partridge, Paul Beale, 1984
10
From the Bonn to the Berlin Republic: Germany at the ...
Scrouge? Scholars interested in the role of identity in international relations have
frequently turned to the case of Germany as an important example. This was
driven among other reasons by the German political elite's deep com- mitment to
...
Jeffrey Anderson, Eric Langenbacher, 2010
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCROUGE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
scrouge is used in the context of the following news items.
Mad Catz Dads and Grads Sale Begins
This sale runs until June 21, so you've got some time to scrouge the funds together to get something here. The best overall gaming deal seems to be the MOJO ... «Hardcore Gamer, Jun 15»
If Only Robert Reich Actually Understood The Economics Of Labour …
... economy is falling therefore the rich bast….no, capitalist plutocrats….are taking all the money and sticking it in their vaults to slide down a la Scrouge McDuck. «Forbes, Apr 15»
Why did Charles Dickens invent Scrooge?
Spelled slightly differently, 'scrouge' 'scrowge' or 'scroodge' is an old word meaning to squeeze someone, to encroach on their space, making them feel ... «Irish Independent, Dec 14»
FASHION DISCOUNT! Get 20% off Rita Ora and Ellie Goulding's …
We've already got one Scrouge in the office who's put a ban on us wearing jumpers and playing songs BUT we have managed to cheer them up by blagging a ... «Now Magazine Online, Dec 14»
Sugar Content In Starbucks' Chestnut Praline Latte Equal To Certain …
Maybe this makes me a scrouge, but for comparison, I looked into the amount of sugar in actual desserts. Medical News Today reported a medium slice of carrot ... «Medical Daily, Nov 14»
Destiny Gold Chest Locations List Revealed: Earth, Venus, Mars …
Three of them are found while patrolling, while the other two are found on Venus' strike mission, also called "The Scrouge of Winter". All of Mars' five Gold Loot ... «The Christian Times, Oct 14»
Blog | Don't blame victims, but don't deny that false rape allegations …
Rape continues to be a scrouge that needs to be stamped out by society. But that doesn't mean we should ignore the damage done by false allegations. «MyrtleBeachOnline.com, Sep 14»
Sierra Leone Readies for Controversial Ebola Lockdown
"We shall be praying that the operation will end the scrouge. We support the government," said 60-year-old Samuel Johnson, a father-of-three who recently lost ... «NDTV, Sep 14»
COAS applauds security forces for foiled terrorist attack in Quetta
General Raheel Sharif further said that nation will get rid of scrouge of terrorism forever after completion of operation Zarb-e-Azb in an ISPR press release. «News Pakistan, Aug 14»
VIDEO: Bristol sex pest Mr Cox caught pleasuring himself in …
A 63-year-old self-confessed virgin who has been the scrouge of bus stops in the Bristol area since 1980 has been caught on CCTV pleasuring himself in ... «Western Daily Press, Jul 14»
