CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SLUFF
PRESENT
Present
I sluff
you sluff
he/she/it sluffs
we sluff
you sluff
they sluff
Present continuous
I am sluffing
you are sluffing
he/she/it is sluffing
we are sluffing
you are sluffing
they are sluffing
Present perfect
I have sluffed
you have sluffed
he/she/it has sluffed
we have sluffed
you have sluffed
they have sluffed
Present perfect continuous
I have been sluffing
you have been sluffing
he/she/it has been sluffing
we have been sluffing
you have been sluffing
they have been sluffing
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 sluffed
you sluffed
he/she/it sluffed
we sluffed
you sluffed
they sluffed
Past continuous
I was sluffing
you were sluffing
he/she/it was sluffing
we were sluffing
you were sluffing
they were sluffing
Past perfect
I had sluffed
you had sluffed
he/she/it had sluffed
we had sluffed
you had sluffed
they had sluffed
Past perfect continuous
I had been sluffing
you had been sluffing
he/she/it had been sluffing
we had been sluffing
you had been sluffing
they had been sluffing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will sluff
you will sluff
he/she/it will sluff
we will sluff
you will sluff
they will sluff
Future continuous
I will be sluffing
you will be sluffing
he/she/it will be sluffing
we will be sluffing
you will be sluffing
they will be sluffing
Future perfect
I will have sluffed
you will have sluffed
he/she/it will have sluffed
we will have sluffed
you will have sluffed
they will have sluffed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been sluffing
you will have been sluffing
he/she/it will have been sluffing
we will have been sluffing
you will have been sluffing
they will have been sluffing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would sluff
you would sluff
he/she/it would sluff
we would sluff
you would sluff
they would sluff
Conditional continuous
I would be sluffing
you would be sluffing
he/she/it would be sluffing
we would be sluffing
you would be sluffing
they would be sluffing
Conditional perfect
I would have sluff
you would have sluff
he/she/it would have sluff
we would have sluff
you would have sluff
they would have sluff
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been sluffing
you would have been sluffing
he/she/it would have been sluffing
we would have been sluffing
you would have been sluffing
they would have been sluffing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you sluff
we let´s sluff
you sluff
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
sluffing
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 «SLUFF»
Discover the use of
sluff in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
sluff and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sluff of history's boot soles: an anecdotal history of ...
This is not just a local history about the lawyers and judges of Dayton.
2
The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style
B. Misspelled sluff as a Verb. Slough off(= [1] to shed an outer skin; or [2] to cast
off, discard) is sometimes incorrectly written sluff off (a phonetic spelling) — e.g.: "
As he delves deeper into a lousy world in which people steal children for money,
...
3
Bridge Endplays for Everyone: Yes, Even You!
West must either play on your problem suit (diamonds), saving you a trick there,
or he must lead a spade and give you a ruff-and-sluff. In the latter case, you will
be able to ruff in one hand and throw a diamond from the other, again restricting ...
4
The Early Childhood Curriculum
“Sluff, sluff, sluff,” he said in rhythm with each step. Forgetting the ball entirely, he
began to imitate a leaf that had just begun to fall, still saying “Sluff, sluff, sluff,” but
changing the shuffle to a falling-down dance. Three-year-old Tomiko was on ...
Suzanne Krogh, Kristine Slentz, 2001
5
Industrial Instrumentation & Control,2e
1 8 Vortex Shedding Flowmeter. As a vortex is shed from one side of the sluff
body the fluid velocity on that side increases and the pressure decreases, and at
the same time the velocity on the opposite side decreases and pressure
increases, ...
6
Zula Blackburn and the Rising Sun Festival
He quickly became bored with that and decided to check on Ding and Sluff to see
how the supplies were increasing. He pulled the door to the storage room open
and caught Ding and Sluff with their hands on cracked shells and waste bins ...
7
A Bridge to Inspired Declarer Play
If the defense plays a heart or a diamond, declarer can ruff in dummy and discard
a club from his hand (called a 'ruff and a discard' or a 'ruff and sluff ). If the
defender on lead plays a club, declarer will have achieved his goal of having the
...
8
Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain
Third, there's two ways to handle sluffs: go slower than the sluff or go faster than
the sluff. If you go slower than the sluff, you make a turn or two and wait for it to
run out ahead of you. With the new wide skis and snowboards, many of the more
...
9
Crystal Fount and Rechabite Recorder
It's an infarnal imposition upon the travelling public tew steal the people's boots in
this way : And see what the scamp has left in their place ! I 'spec sich a pair of old,
worn out, soleless, un- heeled sluff scull's ain't worth three cents. I can't get ...
10
A Dictionary of the English Language
SLOVENLY, (sluv'-ven-le) ad. In a coarse inelegant manner. SLOVENRY, (sluv'-
ven '-re) n. j. Dirtiness; want of neatness. SLOUGH, (sluff) n. s. A deep miry place ;
a hole full of dirt ; the skin which a serpent casts off at his periodical renovation ...
Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson, 1828
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLUFF»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
sluff is used in the context of the following news items.
Bridge column for July 14
... the good decision to continue with a fourth heart, giving declarer a useless ruff-sluff. South ruffed low in his hand and West discarded his singleton diamond. «STLtoday.com, Jul 15»
Bridge: July 08, 2015
East must concede a ruff-sluff or give dummy the queen of diamonds. DAILY QUESTION. You hold: J 7 A 5 4 K 10 6 J 10 7 6 3. Your partner opens one spade, ... «Oroville Mercury Register, Jul 15»
Slide shallow but still deadly
A small sluff avalanche that claimed the life of one Jackson resident and severely injured another this week was only a few inches deep and streamed quietly ... «Jackson Hole News&Guide, May 15»
Do We Talk Funny? 51 American Colloquialisms
Utah: sluff school — play hooky. 46. Vermont: pestle around — putter about. 47. Virginia: garlicky — bad flavor, said of milk. 48. Washington: marblehead ... «NPR, May 15»
What causes avalanches?
There are two types of avalanches: sluff and slab. READ MORE: RCMP identify Alberta man killed in Kananaskis Country avalanche. Sluff, or loose, avalanches ... «Globalnews.ca, Feb 15»
Cody Townsend congratulates Travis Rice on riding the "Line Of The …
I didn't want to sluff the line out. I sat there for hours and scooped to bring the snow uphill and was able to cut through the cornice without getting snow in the ... «Transworld Snowboarding, Dec 14»
PURE: How to ski steeps
Check hazards: where will the sluff go, and how can you avoid its path? Where can you exit, and where are the safe spots to stop if something happens? 3. «Red Bull, Oct 14»
Video clip shows A-7K Corsair jet's strafing passes on Michigan …
The Corsair (dubbed “SLUFF”, Short Little Ugly Fat Fellow) belongs to the 121st Tactical Fighter Wing Ohio ANG (OH), 162d Tactical Fighter Squadron, ... «The Aviationist, Jun 14»
Glacial hints: A brief guide to sluffs and roller balls
Roller balls and sluffs can be a warning of one of the greatest threats in the hills - avalanches. An SAIS avalanche risk forecaster used dogs to help show the ... «BBC News, Feb 14»
New Books on the Game
West won with his queen, but was endplayed, forced either to lead a spade away from his queen and into declarer's king-jack or to concede a ruff-and-sluff. «New York Times, Dec 13»
