CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SHOWBOAT
PRESENT
Present
I showboat
you showboat
he/she/it showboats
we showboat
you showboat
they showboat
Present continuous
I am showboating
you are showboating
he/she/it is showboating
we are showboating
you are showboating
they are showboating
Present perfect
I have showboated
you have showboated
he/she/it has showboated
we have showboated
you have showboated
they have showboated
Present perfect continuous
I have been showboating
you have been showboating
he/she/it has been showboating
we have been showboating
you have been showboating
they have been showboating
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 showboated
you showboated
he/she/it showboated
we showboated
you showboated
they showboated
Past continuous
I was showboating
you were showboating
he/she/it was showboating
we were showboating
you were showboating
they were showboating
Past perfect
I had showboated
you had showboated
he/she/it had showboated
we had showboated
you had showboated
they had showboated
Past perfect continuous
I had been showboating
you had been showboating
he/she/it had been showboating
we had been showboating
you had been showboating
they had been showboating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will showboat
you will showboat
he/she/it will showboat
we will showboat
you will showboat
they will showboat
Future continuous
I will be showboating
you will be showboating
he/she/it will be showboating
we will be showboating
you will be showboating
they will be showboating
Future perfect
I will have showboated
you will have showboated
he/she/it will have showboated
we will have showboated
you will have showboated
they will have showboated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been showboating
you will have been showboating
he/she/it will have been showboating
we will have been showboating
you will have been showboating
they will have been showboating
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would showboat
you would showboat
he/she/it would showboat
we would showboat
you would showboat
they would showboat
Conditional continuous
I would be showboating
you would be showboating
he/she/it would be showboating
we would be showboating
you would be showboating
they would be showboating
Conditional perfect
I would have showboat
you would have showboat
he/she/it would have showboat
we would have showboat
you would have showboat
they would have showboat
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been showboating
you would have been showboating
he/she/it would have been showboating
we would have been showboating
you would have been showboating
they would have been showboating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you showboat
we let´s showboat
you showboat
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
showboated
Present Participle
showboating
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 «SHOWBOAT»
Discover the use of
showboat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
showboat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Nancy Drew 35: The Haunted
Showboat
More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA
2
Here comes the
showboat!
The author describes life aboard her family's showboat, which travelled along the inland waterways of the Ohio River in the early twentieth century bringing entertainment to residents of isolated rural communities Here Comes The Showboat! ...
First published in 1926, this timeless tale of the Cotton Blossom, Cap’n Andy, his shrewd wife Parthy, and their beautiful daughter Magnolia her remarkable daughter Kim was made famous on Broadway in 1927, when the legendary Jerome S. ...
With photos and story synopsis. Titles are: Make Believe * Ol' Man River * Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man * Mis'ry's Comin' Aroun' * I Have the Room Above Her * Life Upon the Wicked Stage * You Are Love * Why Do I Love You? * Bill.
5
Paul Clayton and the Folksong Revival
Early in the 1960s, nightly at 9 p.m., the celebrated jazz guitarist Charlie Byrd
held forth in a small, murky basement club in northwest Washington, D.C.: the
Showboat Lounge at 2477 18th Street. But even the great Byrd had to have a
night off.
November Cub Theme Tips A hundred years ago, the big night in Charleston, W.
Va., Cairo, 111., Monroe, La., and dozens of other river towns was the night the
gay showboat floated into view with its calliope blaringand its bright gaslights ...
7
Stagestruck: A Jubilee
Showboat Mystery
One by one, the suspects drop faster than an Act Three curtain until Gwen unravels the mystery of death and deception in the floating theater.Cynthia Thomason lives in Florida.
8
Grave Review: A Jubilee
Showboat Mystery
But she almost loses this chance for happiness when she faces a horrifying end at the hands of the Moss Hollow killer.Cynthia Thomason and her husband reside in Florida.
Offers a cornucopia of recipes from the America South and ports along the Mississippi River.
A story which is designed to help beginner readers grasp the important link between sounds and the letters that represent them. Joe's Showboat features a boat, a goat, a show and a lot of snow.
IRENE YATES, Ladybird Books Staff, 2006
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHOWBOAT»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
showboat is used in the context of the following news items.
New bill will help Stockton sell Showboat, lawmakers say
TRENTON — A bill that two Atlantic County legislators unveiled on Monday aims to help Stockton University sell the former Showboat casino by voiding ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
Straub, Stockton try to get out of Showboat deal
Stockton wanted to use Showboat for a new campus, but contractual obstacles halted the plan. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Spencer Platt/Getty Images. «Philly.com, Jul 15»
Stockton files claims against Caesars in Showboat purchase
Caesars Entertainment promised Stockton University it could resolve a 1988 legal restriction on the former Showboat casino property the school wanted for an ... «Philly.com, May 15»
Ex-casino workers are fighting long odds as unemployment runs out …
I mean there's thousands of us, there's not thousands of jobs here in the city," the former Showboat employee said. "Now, at 49 years old, I have to go start all ... «NJ.com, May 15»
Stockton acting president passes on Maine job to unravel Showboat …
Stockton is mired in a thus-far failed deal to convert the former Showboat casino into a satellite campus. President Herman Saatkamp, who engineered the deal, ... «NorthJersey.com, May 15»
Stockton University trustees authorize probe into purchase of …
Trustees of Stockton University will spend up to $350,000 to investigate the troubled deal to purchase the Showboat hotel and casino in Atlantic City. The group ... «NorthJersey.com, May 15»
More questions, but few answers, about Stockton's Showboat …
Stockton went ahead with the Showboat purchase without comptroller review. The comptroller's office has since requested and received a copy of the contract. «Philly.com, Apr 15»
Stockton President Resigns Over Purchase of Bankrupt Showboat …
But ever since he spearheaded the purchase of the bankrupt Showboat casino on December 12, 2014, the project -- which could end up costing the public ... «NJ Spotlight, Apr 15»
UPDATE: AC scraps vote to help Showboat college plan
ATLANTIC CITY – The City Council in Atlantic City scrapped a vote at the last minute Wednesday that would have helped the former Showboat casino to re-open ... «Cherry Hill Courier Post, Apr 15»
New Revel owner agrees to buy Showboat; unveils $500M plan for AC
Stockton University said on Friday that it would sell the former Showboat casino to Revel's newest owner as part of his $500 million investment plan in Atlantic ... «Philadelphia Business Journal, Apr 15»
