CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SKRIMSHANK
PRESENT
Present
I skrimshank
you skrimshank
he/she/it skrimshanks
we skrimshank
you skrimshank
they skrimshank
Present continuous
I am skrimshanking
you are skrimshanking
he/she/it is skrimshanking
we are skrimshanking
you are skrimshanking
they are skrimshanking
Present perfect
I have skrimshanked
you have skrimshanked
he/she/it has skrimshanked
we have skrimshanked
you have skrimshanked
they have skrimshanked
Present perfect continuous
I have been skrimshanking
you have been skrimshanking
he/she/it has been skrimshanking
we have been skrimshanking
you have been skrimshanking
they have been skrimshanking
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 skrimshanked
you skrimshanked
he/she/it skrimshanked
we skrimshanked
you skrimshanked
they skrimshanked
Past continuous
I was skrimshanking
you were skrimshanking
he/she/it was skrimshanking
we were skrimshanking
you were skrimshanking
they were skrimshanking
Past perfect
I had skrimshanked
you had skrimshanked
he/she/it had skrimshanked
we had skrimshanked
you had skrimshanked
they had skrimshanked
Past perfect continuous
I had been skrimshanking
you had been skrimshanking
he/she/it had been skrimshanking
we had been skrimshanking
you had been skrimshanking
they had been skrimshanking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will skrimshank
you will skrimshank
he/she/it will skrimshank
we will skrimshank
you will skrimshank
they will skrimshank
Future continuous
I will be skrimshanking
you will be skrimshanking
he/she/it will be skrimshanking
we will be skrimshanking
you will be skrimshanking
they will be skrimshanking
Future perfect
I will have skrimshanked
you will have skrimshanked
he/she/it will have skrimshanked
we will have skrimshanked
you will have skrimshanked
they will have skrimshanked
Future perfect continuous
I will have been skrimshanking
you will have been skrimshanking
he/she/it will have been skrimshanking
we will have been skrimshanking
you will have been skrimshanking
they will have been skrimshanking
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would skrimshank
you would skrimshank
he/she/it would skrimshank
we would skrimshank
you would skrimshank
they would skrimshank
Conditional continuous
I would be skrimshanking
you would be skrimshanking
he/she/it would be skrimshanking
we would be skrimshanking
you would be skrimshanking
they would be skrimshanking
Conditional perfect
I would have skrimshank
you would have skrimshank
he/she/it would have skrimshank
we would have skrimshank
you would have skrimshank
they would have skrimshank
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been skrimshanking
you would have been skrimshanking
he/she/it would have been skrimshanking
we would have been skrimshanking
you would have been skrimshanking
they would have been skrimshanking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you skrimshank
we let´s skrimshank
you skrimshank
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
skrimshanked
Present Participle
skrimshanking
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 «SKRIMSHANK»
Discover the use of
skrimshank in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
skrimshank and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Eddie Dickens Trilogy
Captain Skrimshank was busy writing in a ledger marked 'LOG BOOK' as Mr
Briggs knocked on the door and led Eddie and Lady Constance into the cabin.
He was dressed as he was always dressed, in a beautifully clean and pressed
uniform ...
2
Lushai Customs and Ceremonies
Skrimshankers who have failed to carry their quota of wood or water are
punished by being given double tasks next day and if they continue to
skrimshank are given treble or quadruple tasks. If certain boys are known to
skrimshank habitually, ...
Bimal J. Dev, Dilip Kumar Lahiri, 1983
3
Persons from Porlock: and other plays for radio
Mervyn I'm talking about Skrimshank's. Peter I guessed you were. Hank Why is it
called Skrimshank's? Mervyn Skrimshank's Cave. I called it that. It was I who
discovered it, you see. But I'm keeping it dark from the fraternity. Peter Well, do I ...
4
A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Hence, to 'scrounge': army: late C.19-20. skrimshank, -er. See scrimshank, -er.
skzip. A c. spelling of scrip, q.v. skrouge, skrowdge. See scrouge, v. skrump. See
skrimp. skrunt. A whore: Scots dial. >, by 1890f col!.: mid-C.19—20. his duty, ...
5
Seven Pillars Of Wisdom [ By: T. E. Lawrence ]:
My temper was very unheroic, for I was furious with my other servants, with my
own play-acting as a Beduin, and most of all with Gasim, a gaptoothed,
grumbling fellow, skrimshank in all our marches, bad-tempered, suspicious,
brutal, a man ...
6
A Prince of Our Disorder: The Life of T. E. Lawrence
His long trek back through the burning desert to retrieve the straggler Gasim ("a
gap-toothed, grumbling fellow, skrimshank in all our marches, bad-tempered,
suspicious, brutal, a man whose engagement I regretted"), is well known.
Lawrence ...
7
British Spies and Irish Rebels: British Intelligence and ...
He was 'an absolutely rotten man ... and one of the type who is always trying to
skrimshank from his regiment', General Macready wrote. "The young man is
simply out to feather his nest.' Even Lord Londonderry complained as late as
August ...
8
Seven Pillars of Wisdom:
My temper was veryunheroic, forIwas furious with my otherservants,with my own
playacting as a Beduin, and most of all with Gasim, a gap toothed, grumbling
fellow, skrimshank in all our marches, badtempered, suspicious, brutal,a
manwhose ...
My temper was very unheroic, forIwasfurious withmy other servants,with my
ownplayacting asa Beduin,and most ofall with Gasim, a gap toothed, grumbling
fellow, skrimshank in all our marches, badtempered, suspicious, brutal, aman
whose ...
10
Chambers English Thesaurus
... excitable, fickle, fidgety, frivolous, highly-strung, jumpy, kittenish, lively, nervous
, playful, restive. skìve v dodge, idle, malinger, shirk, skrimshank, skulk, slack,
swing the lead. skiver n do-nothin g, idler, loafer, malingerer, scrimshanker,
shirker, ...
