CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SLUNK
PRESENT
Present
I slink
you slink
he/she/it slinks
we slink
you slink
they slink
Present continuous
I am slinking
you are slinking
he/she/it is slinking
we are slinking
you are slinking
they are slinking
Present perfect
I have slunk
you have slunk
he/she/it has slunk
we have slunk
you have slunk
they have slunk
Present perfect continuous
I have been slinking
you have been slinking
he/she/it has been slinking
we have been slinking
you have been slinking
they have been slinking
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 slunk
you slunk
he/she/it slunk
we slunk
you slunk
they slunk
Past continuous
I was slinking
you were slinking
he/she/it was slinking
we were slinking
you were slinking
they were slinking
Past perfect
I had slunk
you had slunk
he/she/it had slunk
we had slunk
you had slunk
they had slunk
Past perfect continuous
I had been slinking
you had been slinking
he/she/it had been slinking
we had been slinking
you had been slinking
they had been slinking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will slink
you will slink
he/she/it will slink
we will slink
you will slink
they will slink
Future continuous
I will be slinking
you will be slinking
he/she/it will be slinking
we will be slinking
you will be slinking
they will be slinking
Future perfect
I will have slunk
you will have slunk
he/she/it will have slunk
we will have slunk
you will have slunk
they will have slunk
Future perfect continuous
I will have been slinking
you will have been slinking
he/she/it will have been slinking
we will have been slinking
you will have been slinking
they will have been slinking
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would slunk
you would slunk
he/she/it would slunk
we would slunk
you would slunk
they would slunk
Conditional continuous
I would be slinking
you would be slinking
he/she/it would be slinking
we would be slinking
you would be slinking
they would be slinking
Conditional perfect
I would have slunk
you would have slunk
he/she/it would have slunk
we would have slunk
you would have slunk
they would have slunk
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been slinking
you would have been slinking
he/she/it would have been slinking
we would have been slinking
you would have been slinking
they would have been slinking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you slink
we let´s slink
you slink
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
slinking
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 «SLUNK»
Discover the use of
slunk in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
slunk and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
WRAP COAT IN THREE-QUARTER LENGTH IS MADE OF SLUNK PRINTED TO
RESEMBLE LEOPARD AND TRIMMED WITH BLACK FOX COLLAR AND
CUFFS (ASSOCIATED FURS, $300) Calf with catchier name is one of season's
new ...
2
History of the Ludwig Drum Company
... and those heads came from unborn calves. We called it slunk skin. The slunk
skins were always plentiful, more so than heads for the batter side. These slunk
skins were the same ones used for making ladies fine gloves. The good slunk
skin ...
Paul William Schmidt, 1991
3
The Making of a Drum Company: The Autobiography of William ...
Each would call us both as nearly simultaneously as possible with the news that
a fresh supply of calfskin and slunk heads was assembled for our picking and
approval. When I got that call I would drop whatever I was doing and race
through ...
William Frederick Ludwig, Rob Cook, 2001
4
I Only Wanted to Play Football
good hiding to Slunk... and to us for encouraging him. Another time, Slunk had a
rolled up piece of paper with flour inside it and, standing right outside the window
in front of my gran, he was blowing the flour out of it. Of course, with the wind ...
5
Garner's Modern American Usage
✳Slank and ✳slinked are nonstandard variants in the past tense and past
participle—e.g.: • “The advent of the riders bruited by scurvid curs that howled
woundedly and slank [read slunk] among the crumbling walls.” Cormac McCarthy
, Blood ...
6
Mark Twain's Letters, Volume 1: 1853-1866
I slunk from back street to back street, I slunk away from approaching faces that
looked familiar, I slunk to my meals, ate them humbly and with a mute apology for
every mouthful I robbed my generous landlady of, and at midnight, after ...
Kenneth M. Sanderson, Edgar Marquess Branch, Michael B. Frank, Mark Twain, Mark Twain, Edgar Marquess Branch, 1988
7
Bully Goat Grim: A Maynard Moose Tale
A Maynard Moose Tale. Now there is nothing worse than having Random
Hostility Syndrome and not being able to injure anybody. It was distremely
depressing to the Bully Goat Grim, and so finally he just give up and slunk away.
8
Interlanguage Variation in Theoretical and Pedagogical ...
If no form was stored, they would compute the possible form slunk and compare it
to prototype schema (32). But, because slunk only loosely matches the prototype,
sometimes slunk would be accepted and sometimes the regular past tense ...
9
The Spirit of the Public Journals ...: Being an Impartial ...
I have occasionally, as companion in my rambles, Mr. Robert Slunk; and, though
you may not infer it from his c'ognomen, he is a very Chesterfield in point of
breeding. We were walking in Holborn once, and he came in contact with the pail
of a ...
Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott, 1825
10
The Drama in Pokerville: The Bench and Bar of Jurytown, and ...
was to be unwillingly convinced of all she heard, and to look very grave
whenever Dr. Slunk was mentioned. This dashing gentleman stopped at nothing,
as everybody knew, and, to say the least, Miss Fanny Wilkins was acting very
strangely !
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLUNK»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
slunk is used in the context of the following news items.
Former Owner Of Terrifying "Watcher House" Speaks
Police were unable to identify the source of the notes, and a once-enthralled media grudgingly slunk back to blogging about wasted ice cream truck drivers and ... «Gothamist, Jul 15»
Here is my love letter to Greggs, with thanks to Jake Gyllenhaal
Has Jake Gyllenhaal ever slunk out of work pretending to do something important but actually gone and eaten three consecutive yum-yums and a serviceable ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Botswana's Chobe: Of hippos, elephants and lion hunts
We all laughed nervously as we moved off and the hippo slunk away again with another snort. If “Guts” had sunk as many sundowners as I already had that ... «News24, Jul 15»
"Minions" Makes Mincemeat Of "Jurassic World" Opening With …
But shed no tears for the vanquished reptiles, which slunk into second place with $18.1 million in sales. That movie, also from Universal, was on track today to ... «Santa Monica Mirror, Jul 15»
The government would have loved it if I had quietly slunk away, but …
Amartya Sen speaks about his assessment of Modi's first year as PM, researching gender in the 1960s, his love for Sanskrit literature, and what judo can teach ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
Letters: The Undead Novel
I slunk down in my chair, ashamed of having been publicly chided for desecrating the sacrament of book-chat discourse. But as Alice Gregory and Charles ... «New York Times, May 15»
McDonalds Is Trying to Restore the Wholesome Family Identity It …
“The public embarrassment ended soon enough, and I slunk away with my free breakfast, thinking: Now there's an idea that never should have left the ... «New York Observer, Feb 15»
Mahinda Rajapaksa's astrologer who advised early election packs …
As a defeated Mahinda Rajapaksa slunk out of Sri Lanka's presidential palace, the astrologer who counselled him to call a disastrous early election was ... «Hindustan Times, Jan 15»
Right to write
He loved Germany too much to leave it. “What kind of German would I be if I had slunk away to a life of ease in my country's hour of affliction and ignominy? «The Economist, Dec 14»
Shopping With Lindsay Duncan, but Coming Home Empty-Handed
... Balance,” there was a little flurry of excitement along the eighth row when Ralph Fiennes, the actor, slunk in next to his frequent companion, Amanda Harlech, ... «New York Times, Nov 14»
