CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SPIT-ROAST
PRESENT
Present
I spit-roast
you spit-roast
he/she/it spit-roasts
we spit-roast
you spit-roast
they spit-roast
Present continuous
I am spit-roasting
you are spit-roasting
he/she/it is spit-roasting
we are spit-roasting
you are spit-roasting
they are spit-roasting
Present perfect
I have spit-roasted
you have spit-roasted
he/she/it has spit-roasted
we have spit-roasted
you have spit-roasted
they have spit-roasted
Present perfect continuous
I have been spit-roasting
you have been spit-roasting
he/she/it has been spit-roasting
we have been spit-roasting
you have been spit-roasting
they have been spit-roasting
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 spit-roasted
you spit-roasted
he/she/it spit-roasted
we spit-roasted
you spit-roasted
they spit-roasted
Past continuous
I was spit-roasting
you were spit-roasting
he/she/it was spit-roasting
we were spit-roasting
you were spit-roasting
they were spit-roasting
Past perfect
I had spit-roasted
you had spit-roasted
he/she/it had spit-roasted
we had spit-roasted
you had spit-roasted
they had spit-roasted
Past perfect continuous
I had been spit-roasting
you had been spit-roasting
he/she/it had been spit-roasting
we had been spit-roasting
you had been spit-roasting
they had been spit-roasting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will spit-roast
you will spit-roast
he/she/it will spit-roast
we will spit-roast
you will spit-roast
they will spit-roast
Future continuous
I will be spit-roasting
you will be spit-roasting
he/she/it will be spit-roasting
we will be spit-roasting
you will be spit-roasting
they will be spit-roasting
Future perfect
I will have spit-roasted
you will have spit-roasted
he/she/it will have spit-roasted
we will have spit-roasted
you will have spit-roasted
they will have spit-roasted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been spit-roasting
you will have been spit-roasting
he/she/it will have been spit-roasting
we will have been spit-roasting
you will have been spit-roasting
they will have been spit-roasting
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would spit-roast
you would spit-roast
he/she/it would spit-roast
we would spit-roast
you would spit-roast
they would spit-roast
Conditional continuous
I would be spit-roasting
you would be spit-roasting
he/she/it would be spit-roasting
we would be spit-roasting
you would be spit-roasting
they would be spit-roasting
Conditional perfect
I would have spit-roast
you would have spit-roast
he/she/it would have spit-roast
we would have spit-roast
you would have spit-roast
they would have spit-roast
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been spit-roasting
you would have been spit-roasting
he/she/it would have been spit-roasting
we would have been spit-roasting
you would have been spit-roasting
they would have been spit-roasting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you spit-roast
we let´s spit-roast
you spit-roast
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
spit-roasted
Present Participle
spit-roasting
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 «SPIT-ROAST»
Discover the use of
spit-roast in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
spit-roast and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
spit-roast. accompaniments. Having a roast on the spit has always been great for
special occasions and when entertaining large numbers of people. It is, however,
advisable to have some knowledge and the correct equipment in order to ...
2
Traditional South African Cooking
BRAAIED PORK SPARERIBS Spareribs have become a popular item on the
menus of many South African restaurants, but they are also delicious cooked
over the coals for a family braai An ox spit-roast over the coals was once the fare
for a ...
Magdaleen Van Wyk, Pat Barton, 2007
... lamb, rabbit and beef prime rib are a few candidates for spit-roasting, but there
are many others. The fully flavored, fat-wrapped veal loin is a stellar spit roast, as
are rock Cornish hens with herb bouquets and the spicy cinnamon pork loin.
4
The Perfect
Roast Beef Meal
Some modern ovens incorporate a spit so you can spit roast a joint as easily as
oven baking. The heat is usually above the rotating spit. You place a metal tin
below the joint to catch the surplus juices. The advantage of oven spit roasting
over ...
5
How to
Roast a Pig: From Oven-Roasted Tenderloin to ...
How to Spit Roast a Pig When you embark on the satisfyingjourney of hog
roasting, you are following in the footsteps of our ancestors, cooking in a way that
has been used all over the world since the dawn of time. Many people think that ...
6
American Dictionary of the English Language: Exhibiting the ...
Dressed by exposure to heat on a spit. ROAST'ER, n. 1. One that roasts meat ;
also, a gridiron. 2. A pig for roasting. ROAST lN(i,f , ppr. I. Preparing for the table
by exposure to heut on a spit ; drying and parching. 9. Bantering with severity.
Noah Webster, John Walker, 1830
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The Opera of Bartolomeo Scappi (1570): L'arte et prudenza ...
Various ways to spit-roast a capon. Whenever a capon is young, it will always be
better for roasting than an old one. But if you want to roast an old one, you will
have to hang it a while. When it has been plucked and drawn, whether it will be ...
8
Paul Kirk's Championship Barbecue: Bbq Your Way to Greatness ...
Leg of goat is also great to spit-roast or rotisserie (see section entitled “How to
Cook LAMB AND CABRITO on an Outdoor Rotisserie”). SERVES 6 TO 8 JERK
SEASONING 1 cup chopped onions 1/4 cup soy sauce 6 cloves garlic, minced 1
...
9
Renaissance Food from Rabelais to Shakespeare: Culinary ...
In the recipe, Scappi explains that it is not usual to spit roast this cut, but he finds
that it can be roasted with excellent results, especially when the animal is mature.
Thus this may well be a procedure he invented, or at least popularized.
Dr Joan Fitzpatrick, 2013
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Recovering from a Position of Ignorance
Now I have a closer idea how a spit roast pig or a roast turkey must feel,
thankfully without the sensation of sage and onion stuffing. It certainly felt like my
giblets were being closely examined and the quantity of oils ensured I was well
basted at ...
9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPIT-ROAST»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
spit-roast is used in the context of the following news items.
Fay Maschler's week in food: The Wells Tavern, cured salmon and …
5. Only the weather didn't play ball at the Hello Summer gathering at Highgate's Red Lion & Sun (theredlionandsun.com). Spit-roast lamb and Penfolds wines ... «Evening Standard, May 15»
How do you roast an egg?
It was once, however, common for cooks to spit-roast a hen's eggs over a roaring fire. Academic David Walddon, a food historian, has unearthed a fascinating ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
Kebab store in the middle of nowhere is pulling a south coast crowd
Mr Azbajic, who has lived in Canberra for the past 25 years, said he first learned from his family in Croatia how to spit-roast meat, and he had been perfecting the ... «The Canberra Times, Dec 14»
Former All Black firing up Aussie spit-roast franchise for Kiwis
Former All Black Justin Marshall is bringing a popular Australian mobile spit-roast business to New Zealand. The Auckland franchise of Coast to Coast The ... «New Zealand Herald, Apr 14»
Horror at barbecue as automatic spit-roast explodes and turns chef …
A Chinese man who tried to use a hydraulic pressure spindle to barbecue a sheep ended up with a metal bar impaled through his abdomen when it exploded. «Daily Mail, Dec 12»
Zuma Dubai introduces spit-roast Robata for brunch
Zuma Dubai is introducing a selection of authentic spit-roasted dishes to its Friday brunch Robata grill selection. The restaurant, located at The Gate Village in ... «Hotelier Middle East, Jun 12»
Spit-roast pig guest of honour at Dalston street party
A spit-roasted pig wearing a crown and Union Jack sunglasses elevated one street bash's party food a notch or two above the ham sandwiches and sausage ... «Hackney Gazette, Jun 12»
Letter from London: Shearman Lawyer in 'Spit-Roast' Email Shame
It was just another day at Shearman & Sterling. Daniel England, a British trainee lawyer based out of the firm's Singapore office, took a break from whatever ... «Above the Law, Feb 12»
Kiwi fruits
Soon after, Clement discovered a spit-roast was British slang for a threesome and declined, mightily embarrassed. Plotlines influenced by real incidents such as ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 08»
