CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SCRUMMAGE
PRESENT
Present
I scrummage
you scrummage
he/she/it scrummages
we scrummage
you scrummage
they scrummage
Present continuous
I am scrummaging
you are scrummaging
he/she/it is scrummaging
we are scrummaging
you are scrummaging
they are scrummaging
Present perfect
I have scrummaged
you have scrummaged
he/she/it has scrummaged
we have scrummaged
you have scrummaged
they have scrummaged
Present perfect continuous
I have been scrummaging
you have been scrummaging
he/she/it has been scrummaging
we have been scrummaging
you have been scrummaging
they have been scrummaging
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 scrummaged
you scrummaged
he/she/it scrummaged
we scrummaged
you scrummaged
they scrummaged
Past continuous
I was scrummaging
you were scrummaging
he/she/it was scrummaging
we were scrummaging
you were scrummaging
they were scrummaging
Past perfect
I had scrummaged
you had scrummaged
he/she/it had scrummaged
we had scrummaged
you had scrummaged
they had scrummaged
Past perfect continuous
I had been scrummaging
you had been scrummaging
he/she/it had been scrummaging
we had been scrummaging
you had been scrummaging
they had been scrummaging
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will scrummage
you will scrummage
he/she/it will scrummage
we will scrummage
you will scrummage
they will scrummage
Future continuous
I will be scrummaging
you will be scrummaging
he/she/it will be scrummaging
we will be scrummaging
you will be scrummaging
they will be scrummaging
Future perfect
I will have scrummaged
you will have scrummaged
he/she/it will have scrummaged
we will have scrummaged
you will have scrummaged
they will have scrummaged
Future perfect continuous
I will have been scrummaging
you will have been scrummaging
he/she/it will have been scrummaging
we will have been scrummaging
you will have been scrummaging
they will have been scrummaging
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would scrummage
you would scrummage
he/she/it would scrummage
we would scrummage
you would scrummage
they would scrummage
Conditional continuous
I would be scrummaging
you would be scrummaging
he/she/it would be scrummaging
we would be scrummaging
you would be scrummaging
they would be scrummaging
Conditional perfect
I would have scrummage
you would have scrummage
he/she/it would have scrummage
we would have scrummage
you would have scrummage
they would have scrummage
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been scrummaging
you would have been scrummaging
he/she/it would have been scrummaging
we would have been scrummaging
you would have been scrummaging
they would have been scrummaging
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you scrummage
we let´s scrummage
you scrummage
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
scrummaged
Present Participle
scrummaging
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 «SCRUMMAGE»
Discover the use of
scrummage in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
scrummage and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Encyclopaedia of sport & games
Penalties. — n. Free kicks by way of penalties shall be awarded if any player —
INTERCEPTING A PASS. (a) Intentionally either handles the ball, or falls down in
a scrummage, or picks the ball out of a scrummage. (ft) Does not immediately put
...
Henry Charles Howard Suffolk and Berkshire (Earl of), Hedley Peek, Frederick George Aflalo, 1911
2
Spalding's official Rugby foot ball guide
Wilfully puts the ball unfairly into a scrummage, or, the i ball having come out,
wilfully returns it by hand or foot into the scrummage. !(£.) Not himself running for
the ball, charges or obstructs an oppofiest not holding the ball. !(/.)- Shouts "all on
...
3
The Encyclopaedia of Sport and Games
IV.—Penalties.—ii. Free kicks by way of penalties shall be awarded if any playerI.
\'TERCl-'.PTl.'-'G A PAss. (a) Intentionally either handles the ball, or falls down in
a scrummage, or picks the ball out of a scrummage. (I2) Does not immediately ...
Charles Howard Suffolk and Berkshire (Earl.), 1911
4
The Meteor. Ed. by members of Rugby school
Castens, however, relieved the School by a good punt into touch by Case's
Gallows, when the ball was passed out of the scrummage to C. P. Allen, who got
in behind the posts. The try was successful. Wootten kicked off, and Meakin soon
got ...
This is what we call a scrummage, gentlemen, and the first scrummage in a
School-house match was no joke in the consulship of Plancus. " But see ! it has
broken ; the ball is driven out on the School-house side, and a rush of the School
...
This is what we call a scrummage, gentlemen, and the first scrummage in a
School-house match was no joke in the consulship of Plancus. " But see ! it has
broken ; the ball is driven out on the School-house side, and a rush of the School
...
7
Tom Brown's School Days:
The ball has just fallen again where the two sides are thickest, and they close
rapidly around it in a scrummage. It must be driven through now by force or skill,
till it flies out on one side or the other. Look how differently the boys face it!
8
Encyclopedia of World Sport: From Ancient Times to the Present
T he ball has just fallen again where the two sides are thickest, and they close
rapidly around it in a scrummage: it must be driven through now by force or skill,
till it flies out on one side or the other. Look how differently the boys face it.
David Levinson, Karen Christensen, 1999
9
The Anatomy of a Game: Football, the Rules, and the Men who ...
The invention of the scrimmage game established possession by one team and
spelled the demise of the "scrummage," one of rugby's principal characteristics.
Snapping the ball with the foot started the scrimmage, but the hands were used to
...
10
A Game of Our Own: The Origins of Australian Football
A spectator arriving late for a match and surveying the play as he came closer to
the boundary was more likely to see a scrummage than fast open play. An early
writer observed that the scrummage 'took up a heap of time'. When a player in ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCRUMMAGE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
scrummage is used in the context of the following news items.
Wellington union say front row reserve had to scrummage
Wellington union say front row reserve had to scrummage. TOBY ROBSON. Last updated 05:00, May 30 2015. Tawa halfback Steve So'oialo dives over for a try ... «The Dominion Post, May 15»
Emotional Scrummage In Crouch Touch Pause Engage
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Wasps Rugby Club Hopes for Scrummage for Retail Bonds
Over the past few years we've seen investors binge on burrito bonds, guzzle coffee bonds, and quaff wine bonds. Now the appeal of the debt market has spread ... «Wall Street Journal, Apr 15»
Saracens 33 Munster 10, match report: Chris Ashton and Vunipola …
Saracens' scrummage was totally superior and there were outstanding performances from both Vunipola brothers, Billy and Mako, Kelly Brown, Ashton, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 15»
New Zealand v England: Stability in the scrum gives Stuart …
England's scrummage and line-out were superb. At the scrum, Joe Marler and David Wilson did exceptionally well, with Tony Woodcock in particular having a ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 14»
Client scrummage begins as Dundas and CMS merger goes live
Client scrummage begins as Dundas and CMS merger goes live. 1 May 2014 | By Kate Beioley. Sign in or Register to continue reading this article. Sign in. «The Lawyer, Apr 14»
Billy Twelvetrees try for England is evidence of scrum's renaissance
"What I like about the change is that a team that does not want to scrummage cannot collapse on engagement because there isn't one any more. You are bound ... «The Guardian, Nov 13»
'Crouch, bind, set' — the need to tackle rugby's scrummage problems
Spending the vast majority of my working life immersed in the world of football, it is all too easy to miss out on what is happening in the sport that occupied so ... «The Courier, Aug 13»
EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Stealth Unveils Scrummage
Coming off of his gritty Dire Straights EP on Subtitles Music, London D&B producer Stealth is readying another salvo of tech-infused funk called ... «LessThan3, Aug 13»
Lions 2013: penalties confusion in scrummage and breakdown …
“You only have to look at the scrummage and breakdown situation I think that 20 or 30 per cent of the time you should toss a coin up rather than have a decision. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 13»
