CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SHROVE
PRESENT
Present
I shrove
you shrove
he/she/it shroves
we shrove
you shrove
they shrove
Present continuous
I am shroving
you are shroving
he/she/it is shroving
we are shroving
you are shroving
they are shroving
Present perfect
I have shroved
you have shroved
he/she/it has shroved
we have shroved
you have shroved
they have shroved
Present perfect continuous
I have been shroving
you have been shroving
he/she/it has been shroving
we have been shroving
you have been shroving
they have been shroving
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 shroved
you shroved
he/she/it shroved
we shroved
you shroved
they shroved
Past continuous
I was shroving
you were shroving
he/she/it was shroving
we were shroving
you were shroving
they were shroving
Past perfect
I had shroved
you had shroved
he/she/it had shroved
we had shroved
you had shroved
they had shroved
Past perfect continuous
I had been shroving
you had been shroving
he/she/it had been shroving
we had been shroving
you had been shroving
they had been shroving
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will shrove
you will shrove
he/she/it will shrove
we will shrove
you will shrove
they will shrove
Future continuous
I will be shroving
you will be shroving
he/she/it will be shroving
we will be shroving
you will be shroving
they will be shroving
Future perfect
I will have shroved
you will have shroved
he/she/it will have shroved
we will have shroved
you will have shroved
they will have shroved
Future perfect continuous
I will have been shroving
you will have been shroving
he/she/it will have been shroving
we will have been shroving
you will have been shroving
they will have been shroving
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would shrove
you would shrove
he/she/it would shrove
we would shrove
you would shrove
they would shrove
Conditional continuous
I would be shroving
you would be shroving
he/she/it would be shroving
we would be shroving
you would be shroving
they would be shroving
Conditional perfect
I would have shrove
you would have shrove
he/she/it would have shrove
we would have shrove
you would have shrove
they would have shrove
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been shroving
you would have been shroving
he/she/it would have been shroving
we would have been shroving
you would have been shroving
they would have been shroving
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you shrove
we let´s shrove
you shrove
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
shroving
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 «SHROVE»
Discover the use of
shrove in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
shrove and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Football: The First Hundred Years : the Untold Story
more important, for they amount to almost a third of the thirty-seven games that
were held on Shrove Tuesday throughout Britain. Obviously, this shows that the
experience of Shrove-games differed profoundly during the nineteenth century
and ...
2
Shakespeare and his times
C. * The evening of Shrove-Thuesday was usually appropriated, as well in the
country as in town, to the exhibition of dramatic pieces. Not only at Court, where
Jonson was occasionally employed to write Masques on this night, -j- but at both
...
Dr. Goldsmith, in his Aricar of Wakefield, describing the manners of some rustics,
tells us, that among other old customs which they retained, " they eat Pancakes
on Shrove-tide." Poor Robin, in his Almanack for 1677, in his Observation on ...
4
Observations on Popular Antiquities: Chiefly Illustrating ...
1675. we read, " The Premises — for they Who, if upon Shrove-Tuesday, or May-
Day, Beat an old Bawd or fright poor Whores they could c, Thought themselves
greater than their Founder Lud, Have now vast thoughts, and scorn to set upon ...
Geeraert Brandt, Henry Ellis, 1813
5
Love Life Live Lent Family Book: Transform Your World
Preparing. for. Lent. Shrove. Tuesday. Lent. Facts: What. is. Lent? Lent is the
Christian season that takes us from Ash Wednesday through to Easter. It is 40
days long (the Sundays are not counted) and is linked to the time when Jesus
spent 40 ...
Church House Publishing, 2008
6
Yesterday's Reflections: A Repository of Memories
Shrove Tuesday is known by several other names; Pancake Day, Pancake
Tuesday, Mardi Gras, and Fat Tuesday. It is the day preceding Ash Wednesday,
the first day of Lent. Shrove Tuesday is observed mainly in English speaking
counties ...
7
Vade mecum: or, The necessary pocket companion: Containing ...
A В D G Having found the Dominical Letter and Prime for any Year you delire,
feek fir the Prime in the Square next the Dominical Letter, and in a ftraight Line to
the Right Hand, under from Cbrißmas to Shrove Sunday, you have the Weeks
and ...
8
Eastertide in Pennsylvania: A Folk-cultural Study
Victor C. Dieffenbach, of Bethel, recalls the old-timers saying that if a woman
sewed on Shrove Tuesday, the snakes would invade her house in spring and
summer. A Schuylkill coun- tian once told me the old-time lumbermen did not like
to ...
Alfred Lewis Shoemaker, 2000
9
Holidays and Rituals of Jews and Christians
Shrove Tuesday The day before Ash Wednesday is known as Shrove Tuesday.
The word Shrove is from 'Shrive' which means confession of one's sins and
wrong doings before the Priest or the Bishop as an act of sacrament of penance
and ...
10
The every-day book, or
Ash Wednesday, or the first day in lent, is the day after Shrove Tuesday. Carle, or
Care Sunday, or the fifth Sunday in lent, is the fifth Sunday after Shrove Tuesday.
Corpus Christi, or Body of Christ, is a festival kept on the Thursday after Trinity ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHROVE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
shrove is used in the context of the following news items.
Vince Brayne talks about his Shrove Tuesday goal for the Up'ards
FOR any Shrovetider, scoring a goal is a moment that will never be forgotten, and that is certainly the case for former QEGS pupil Vince Brayne, who sealed the ... «Ashbourne News Telegraph, Feb 15»
Photos: For Shrove Tuesday, it's all about the pancake
There's Fat Tuesday. And Mardi Gras. Then there's Shrove Tuesday. In the United States, it's one of the lesser-known pre-Lent festivities. It revolves around ... «Minnesota Public Radio News, Feb 15»
Shrove Tuesday players have a ball
With its blood and thunder tackles, mud slides and an enjoyable lack of rules, one of the few remaining traditional Shrove Tuesday football matches came as a ... «Belfast Telegraph, Feb 15»
WATCH: Unruly Sedgefield Ball Game a Shrove Tuesday hit
... was enjoyed by dozens of villagers. Every year competitors take to the streets of Sedgefield, in County Durham, for the annual Shrove Tuesday Ball Game. «Hartlepool Mail, Feb 15»
Spitalfields annual Shrove Tuesday race raises money with pancake …
With music from The Lost Marbles String Band and the E-Team Clowns to entertain the crowd, this Shrove Tuesday fundraising event is one not to be missed ... «EastLondonLines, Feb 15»
Pancake day 2015: From Frankie Bridge to Amy Childs - who's …
From reality stars and musicians to chefs and athletes, practically everyone is getting ready to celebrate Shrove Tuesday. Leading the way with the hype is ... «Mirror.co.uk, Feb 15»
Why do we eat pancakes on Shrove Tuesday and how long will it …
Across Manchester tomorrow more than one million pancakes will be tossed and devoured as thousands of us keep up the Shrove Tuesday tradition. «Manchester Evening News, Feb 15»
Churches Celebrating Shrove Tuesday Bring Mardi Gras Fun to …
The Mardi Gras parades' aren't limited to Louisiana. Tomorrow, weather permitting, Oxford will celebrate Shrove Tuesday with a merry parade and a pancake ... «HottyToddy.com, Feb 15»
Churches, groups to hold Shrove Tuesday dinners
The syrup will flow Tuesday during the county's Shrove Tuesday dinners, the last ... Shrove Tuesday suppers call for a massive shopping trip, one that Swann ... «So Md News, Feb 15»
Pancake Day 2015: Birmingham's bizarre Shrove Tuesday traditions …
Shrove Tuesday was also the time for street activities of all shapes and sizes including the pancake race - and other games such as tip cat, marbles, skittles and ... «Birmingham Mail, Feb 15»
