CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SCUMBER
PRESENT
Present
I scumber
you scumber
he/she/it scumbers
we scumber
you scumber
they scumber
Present continuous
I am scumbering
you are scumbering
he/she/it is scumbering
we are scumbering
you are scumbering
they are scumbering
Present perfect
I have scumbered
you have scumbered
he/she/it has scumbered
we have scumbered
you have scumbered
they have scumbered
Present perfect continuous
I have been scumbering
you have been scumbering
he/she/it has been scumbering
we have been scumbering
you have been scumbering
they have been scumbering
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 scumbered
you scumbered
he/she/it scumbered
we scumbered
you scumbered
they scumbered
Past continuous
I was scumbering
you were scumbering
he/she/it was scumbering
we were scumbering
you were scumbering
they were scumbering
Past perfect
I had scumbered
you had scumbered
he/she/it had scumbered
we had scumbered
you had scumbered
they had scumbered
Past perfect continuous
I had been scumbering
you had been scumbering
he/she/it had been scumbering
we had been scumbering
you had been scumbering
they had been scumbering
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will scumber
you will scumber
he/she/it will scumber
we will scumber
you will scumber
they will scumber
Future continuous
I will be scumbering
you will be scumbering
he/she/it will be scumbering
we will be scumbering
you will be scumbering
they will be scumbering
Future perfect
I will have scumbered
you will have scumbered
he/she/it will have scumbered
we will have scumbered
you will have scumbered
they will have scumbered
Future perfect continuous
I will have been scumbering
you will have been scumbering
he/she/it will have been scumbering
we will have been scumbering
you will have been scumbering
they will have been scumbering
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would scumber
you would scumber
he/she/it would scumber
we would scumber
you would scumber
they would scumber
Conditional continuous
I would be scumbering
you would be scumbering
he/she/it would be scumbering
we would be scumbering
you would be scumbering
they would be scumbering
Conditional perfect
I would have scumber
you would have scumber
he/she/it would have scumber
we would have scumber
you would have scumber
they would have scumber
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been scumbering
you would have been scumbering
he/she/it would have been scumbering
we would have been scumbering
you would have been scumbering
they would have been scumbering
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you scumber
we let´s scumber
you scumber
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
scumbered
Present Participle
scumbering
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 «SCUMBER»
Discover the use of
scumber in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
scumber and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Just Curious About Animals and Nature, Jeeves
It's called scumber, which we think sounds much, much better thsmpoop. If you're
speaking of wild dog poop, though, like that of a wolf or jackal, the word used is
lesses. Lesses is also used to denote wild boar or bear dung. My dog has a new
...
Jack Mingo, Erin Barrett, 2010
2
A glossary: or, Collection of words, phrases, names, and ...
To SCUMMER, or SCUMBER. To ease the body by evacuation. His embleme
and elegie are pretie, and I have read far wittier and better pemlc without the
picture of a fellow in a square cap, scummering at a privy. Ulysses upon Ajaz, B 6
.
Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright, 1859
3
A glossary; or, Collection of words ... which have been ...
Just such a one as you use to a brace of grey-hounds, When they are led out of
their kennels to scumber. Massing. Pict. v. 1. See Gifford, in loco ; and Jamieson.
It is, possibly, from scum. f Scummer, s. The matter evacuated by stool.
4
The Windsor Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly for Men and Women
Mr. Scumber regarded him with affection. " He's a good dog," he observed ; " he's
the only one we like to have around the house ; the scale's a bit too large for
comfort with his breed." Mr. Buckby took this in with gradually increasing
discomfort.
5
A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and ...
In some editions printed scumber, SEA-MELL, called also sea-mew. A water-fowl,
a small and common species of gull, called by Ray Lams cinereus. There is
strong reason for concluding this to be the right reading in these lines : I'll bring
thee ...
6
Report on the commerce of the ports of New Russia, Moldavia, ...
1 Scumber Glauciscus, Mackarel. 2 Scumber Ponticus, 3 Lacerta, 4 Tracharus, 5
Sypterus, 6 Pelamis, The Mullet, or Mugil. 1 Mugil Cephalus, 2 Atherina, The Red
Mullet. Mullus Barbatus, I Is caught at the same time > as the herring, and cured ...
I︠U︡līĭ Gagemeĭster, 1836
7
Advances in Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry
In the molecular layer of the corpus, AChE was virtually absent in Carassius,
Poecilia, and Sardina; present only in the ventral corpus in Salmo, Scumber, and
Mugil; and present throughout in Gobius, Amphiprion, and Ictalurus. The pattern ...
8
The works of Francis Rabelais, M.D.
... delightful found, when well manag'd; but for Ely part, I'll nos believe you without
good Vouchers. N 6 scumber'd scumber'd one poor Butt of Sir- reverence j and
that Chip. LIL WORKS. 209 A Continuation of the racles caufd by the Decretals.
François Rabelais, Mr. Ozell (John), Peter Anthony Motteux, 1737
9
Inner Hygiene: Constipation and the Pursuit of Health in ...
"Close by the Well," it was explained, you may discerne Small shrubs of Eglantin
and Fern, Which shew the business of the place; [For there the greensward's
upper face] Is yellow, not with heat of summer, But safroniz'd with mortall scumber
.
10
The works of Mr. Francis Rabelais, doctor in physick
... to Scumber, scumber'd ; and those that wanted to Sneeze, sneez'd. But all,
whether they would or no (poor Gentlemen I) were oblig'd largely and plentifully
to Yawn, and this was their first Breakfast (O rigorous napping ; therefore to
Statute !) ...
François Rabelais, Navarre society, London, 1653
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