CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SECOND-GUESS
PRESENT
Present
I second-guess
you second-guess
he/she/it second-guesses
we second-guess
you second-guess
they second-guess
Present continuous
I am second-guessing
you are second-guessing
he/she/it is second-guessing
we are second-guessing
you are second-guessing
they are second-guessing
Present perfect
I have second-guessed
you have second-guessed
he/she/it has second-guessed
we have second-guessed
you have second-guessed
they have second-guessed
Present perfect continuous
I have been second-guessing
you have been second-guessing
he/she/it has been second-guessing
we have been second-guessing
you have been second-guessing
they have been second-guessing
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 second-guessed
you second-guessed
he/she/it second-guessed
we second-guessed
you second-guessed
they second-guessed
Past continuous
I was second-guessing
you were second-guessing
he/she/it was second-guessing
we were second-guessing
you were second-guessing
they were second-guessing
Past perfect
I had second-guessed
you had second-guessed
he/she/it had second-guessed
we had second-guessed
you had second-guessed
they had second-guessed
Past perfect continuous
I had been second-guessing
you had been second-guessing
he/she/it had been second-guessing
we had been second-guessing
you had been second-guessing
they had been second-guessing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will second-guess
you will second-guess
he/she/it will second-guess
we will second-guess
you will second-guess
they will second-guess
Future continuous
I will be second-guessing
you will be second-guessing
he/she/it will be second-guessing
we will be second-guessing
you will be second-guessing
they will be second-guessing
Future perfect
I will have second-guessed
you will have second-guessed
he/she/it will have second-guessed
we will have second-guessed
you will have second-guessed
they will have second-guessed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been second-guessing
you will have been second-guessing
he/she/it will have been second-guessing
we will have been second-guessing
you will have been second-guessing
they will have been second-guessing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would second-guess
you would second-guess
he/she/it would second-guess
we would second-guess
you would second-guess
they would second-guess
Conditional continuous
I would be second-guessing
you would be second-guessing
he/she/it would be second-guessing
we would be second-guessing
you would be second-guessing
they would be second-guessing
Conditional perfect
I would have second-guess
you would have second-guess
he/she/it would have second-guess
we would have second-guess
you would have second-guess
they would have second-guess
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been second-guessing
you would have been second-guessing
he/she/it would have been second-guessing
we would have been second-guessing
you would have been second-guessing
they would have been second-guessing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you second-guess
we let´s second-guess
you second-guess
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to second-guess
Past participle
second-guessed
Present Participle
second-guessing
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 «SECOND-GUESS»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
second-guess.
I always second-guess what I am doing.
You can't second-guess yourself as a filmmaker.
The myth is that women and their families don't have to make trade-offs to have an 'extreme career'; they absolutely do. How you prioritize your life and career is your choice. Once you make a decision, stick to it; don't always second-guess yourself.
I think a good friend, to me, is all about trust and loyalty. You don't ever want to second-guess whether you can tell your friend something.
It's different being a director. I suppose, especially if it's a story you've written and you feel compelled to tell, in some ways it's a lot easier than acting because you're orchestrating the piece. As an actor, sometimes you're trying to second-guess what people want.
I'm not going to allow myself to second-guess projects. I'm just going to do the ones that I fully love and believe in - that's a real privilege.
If you want to build an open source project, you can't let your ego stand in the way. You can't rewrite everybody's patches, you can't second-guess everybody, and you have to give people equal control.
You can't second-guess your audience. You can only do what you think is right. If you do that, your audience will appreciate you.
If you don't second-guess yourself, then you are not trying to get better.
Risk is the sort of word that is easy to discuss upfront but tough to handle when it comes time to pay the piper. There will always be some who wimp out and second-guess when the pain hits, but that is a childish reaction.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SECOND-GUESS»
Discover the use of
second-guess in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
second-guess and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Don't second-guess Sometimes we think on instinct. Sometimes we don't think at
all. Don't second-guess! I hate when I second-guess myself. To second-guess is
not to believe in yourself. Take a test and second-guess, Failure is the rest.
Priscilla M. (Pat) Francis Dozier
2
The Golden Age of Amateur Basketball: The AAU Tournament, ...
Rocky Mountain News, March 19, 1943, 23. 40. Carberry, "Second Guess,"
March 20, 1943. 41. Carberry, "Second Guess," March 20, 1943. 42. Chet Nelson
, "Gruenig the Difference," Rocky Mountain News, March 21, 1943. 43. "1943
Champs ...
3
Anxious 9 to 5: How to Beat Worry, Stop
Second-guessing ...
Second-Guessing. Yourself. Do you have a tendency to second-guess yourself?
Do you often wonder whether you've made the correct decision? Do you feel the
need to ask someone? Is it hard for you to make the decision in the first place?
4
The Structure of Liberty: Justice and the Rule of Law
In the United States, for example, legislatures and administrative agencies who
second-guess citizens, are themselves second-guessed by judges, who are
themselves second-guessed by multiple appellate courts, who are themselves ...
Second guess Think how blindly scientists would have fared But for Einstein and
E = mc2. Economics would be but science in name If Keynes hadn't changed the
rules of the game. When Copernicus brought us back to earth By uncentring ...
When you're working for a man like MacPhail who is sure that he's right even
after he has been proven wrong, you can imagine what a second-guess you're
always getting from him. Any time a pitcher got knocked out, l'd kept him in too
long.
Leo Durocher, Ed Linn, 2009
second-guess. don't. second-guess. the relationship, and try to relax. If he's
communicating, sharing, and being thoughtful, you're on the right track. If you've
been single for a while and have met a great guy who wants to see you more,
don't ...
Steven Ward, JoAnn Ward, 2009
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Connections Maths 10: Teaching & Assessment Book
Step 3 If this guess does not make the equation true, find the difference between
the LHS and the RHS, then keeping this difference in mind, make a second
guess. Step 4 Substitute this second guess into the equation to see if the LHS is
now ...
9
Numerical Modeling of Explosives and Propellants,
Second Edition
For V < V0, iterate on Vj with an initial guess of Vs = V0 and a ratio to get the
second guess of 0.999. For V > V0, iterate on Vg with an initial guess ofVg = (V-
0.9V0 W)(l - W) and a ratio to get the second guess of 1.002. If the iteration goes
out of ...
10
Attention and Performance Viii
If we do not give VZ credit for a correct second guess, then he correctly identified
80 of the 97 segments in the 25 words, or 82% of all segments. If credit is given
for a correct second guess, then 90 of the 97 segments were correctly identified, ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SECOND-GUESS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
second-guess is used in the context of the following news items.
No reason to second-guess Kyrie Irving playing big minutes on a big …
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Of all the travel violations in all the NBA games all season long, they called walking on Timofey Mozgov? While arguing the Mozgov call is ... «cleveland.com, Jun 15»
Euro Bears Second-Guess Parity Calls as Inflation Begins to Stir
(Bloomberg) -- European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said monetary policy stimulus is filtering through to the economy as planned, as he insisted the ... «Bloomberg, Jun 15»
Good Samaritan: I didn't second-guess tackling purse-snatcher
Good Samaritan: I didn't second-guess tackling purse-snatcher. Posted: May 25, 2015 8:27 AM PDT. Monday, May 25, 2015 11:27 AM EDT. Updated: May 25 ... «KPHO Phoenix, May 15»
Analysis: Easy to second-guess now, but Tigers waited too long to …
It's easy to second-guess the Tigers' decision to stick with Martinez for as long as they did. Because it didn't work. In 111 at-bats this season, Martinez has hit ... «MLive.com, May 15»
Gov. Abbott declines to second-guess Prophet Muhammad cartoon …
Greg Abbott on Monday declined to second-guess the propriety of a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest that ended in two men being killed after they fired on a ... «mySanAntonio.com, May 15»
First thoughts (and one big second-guess) after NHL playoff openers
Pavel Datsyuk and the Red Wings celebrate a goal in their Game 1 win over the Lightning. Photo: Getty Images. MORE ON: stanley cup playoffs · Blackhawks' ... «New York Post, Apr 15»
Concussion facts make it hard to second-guess Chris Borland
Former University of Wisconsin-Madison and San Francisco 49ers linebacker Chris Borland tackles Washington Redskins running back Alfred Morris during a ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Mar 15»
Mets won't second-guess Zack Wheeler's workload last season
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. - Even with an elbow that has since been revealed to be prone to painful flare-ups, the Mets pushed Zack Wheeler last season more ... «Newsday, Mar 15»
The Blurred Lines verdict proves only one thing: you can't second …
The Blurred Lines verdict proves only one thing: you can't second-guess a jury. For all the fears that the Gaye family's victory will stop musicians using the mood ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
Petrodollars: Chinese investors second-guess Canadian oil projects
The trans-Pacific partnership of China and Canada promises to diversify product access for one of the biggest oil consumers in the world, but it also comes with ... «Platts, Mar 15»
