CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SQUAIL
PRESENT
Present
I squail
you squail
he/she/it squails
we squail
you squail
they squail
Present continuous
I am squailing
you are squailing
he/she/it is squailing
we are squailing
you are squailing
they are squailing
Present perfect
I have squailed
you have squailed
he/she/it has squailed
we have squailed
you have squailed
they have squailed
Present perfect continuous
I have been squailing
you have been squailing
he/she/it has been squailing
we have been squailing
you have been squailing
they have been squailing
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 squailed
you squailed
he/she/it squailed
we squailed
you squailed
they squailed
Past continuous
I was squailing
you were squailing
he/she/it was squailing
we were squailing
you were squailing
they were squailing
Past perfect
I had squailed
you had squailed
he/she/it had squailed
we had squailed
you had squailed
they had squailed
Past perfect continuous
I had been squailing
you had been squailing
he/she/it had been squailing
we had been squailing
you had been squailing
they had been squailing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will squail
you will squail
he/she/it will squail
we will squail
you will squail
they will squail
Future continuous
I will be squailing
you will be squailing
he/she/it will be squailing
we will be squailing
you will be squailing
they will be squailing
Future perfect
I will have squailed
you will have squailed
he/she/it will have squailed
we will have squailed
you will have squailed
they will have squailed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been squailing
you will have been squailing
he/she/it will have been squailing
we will have been squailing
you will have been squailing
they will have been squailing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would squail
you would squail
he/she/it would squail
we would squail
you would squail
they would squail
Conditional continuous
I would be squailing
you would be squailing
he/she/it would be squailing
we would be squailing
you would be squailing
they would be squailing
Conditional perfect
I would have squail
you would have squail
he/she/it would have squail
we would have squail
you would have squail
they would have squail
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been squailing
you would have been squailing
he/she/it would have been squailing
we would have been squailing
you would have been squailing
they would have been squailing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you squail
we let´s squail
you squail
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
squailing
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 «SQUAIL»
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squail in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
squail and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dictionary of Newfoundland English
Diarrhoea squish See ASQUISH. squoil v also squail*, squile [skwod, skwoil). Cp
EDD squail: squoil Ha W 4 squalling 'awkward, irregularly shaped.' 1 To wear
down a heel so that boot or shoe is mis-shapen; often with down, over. 1897 J A ...
George Morley Story, W. J. Kirwin, John David Allison Widdowson, 1990
2
Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: Rea
Squail (also Squailer), verb. and subs (old). — 5«quot. 1847. Also SQUAWL.
1651. [Hunt, Bristol, quoted in Notesand Queries, 7 S., iv. 160l. Squail- ing a
goose hefore his door, and tossing cats and dogs on Shrove Tuesday. c.1696.
B. E., Diet ...
John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley, 1903
3
Oliver Optic's Magazine: Our Boys and Girls
——A squail struck over the line of demarcation on the opposite side from the
player striking it, is “out.” To Rout. — To strike a collection of the enemy's squails
so as to scatter them about. To Blockade. -—— To leave one's squails in such a ...
4
The Young Folk's Cyclopædia of Games and Sports
Each player has two squails, which are numbered or colored to distinguish them
from the others, and each in turn plays a squail toward the Process by placing it
so that the edge projects from the table, and then striking it with the palm of the ...
John Denison Champlin, Arthur Elmore Bostwick, 1890
5
Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary ... ...
SQUAIL (also Squailer), verb, and subs (old). — .Swquot. 1847. Also SQUAWL.
1651. [Hunt, Bristol, quoted in Notes and Queries, 7 S., iv. 169]. SQUAIL- ing a
goose before his door, and tossing cats and dogs on Shrove Tuesday. c.1696.
B. E. ...
John Stephen Farmer, Henley, 1903
6
Oliver Optic's Magazine: Our Boys and Girls ...
A squail struck over the line of demarcation on the opposite side from the player
striking it, is "out." To Rout. — To strike a collection of the enemy's squails so as to
scatter them about. To Blochade. — To leave one's squails in such a position as ...
William Taylor Adams, 1867
7
Cassell's book of in-door amusements, card games and ...
The players should be divided into sides, and one from each side should
alternately strike a squail towards the medal. An imaginary circle should be
drawn round the central medal, into which, if it is knocked out during the play, it
must be ...
154 Squail —— Squailer Squail, Sqwoil. (1) To throw (A.H.S.); used of sticks, not
stones.——N. & S.W. 'In the orchard Bevis and Mark squailed at the pea1s with
short sticks.'—Bev.-'s, oh. xvi. ' They would like to squail a stick at his high and ...
9
Cassell's book of sports and pastimes
The players should be divided into sides, and one from each side should
alternately strike a squail towards the medal. An imaginary circle should be
drawn round the central Squails. medal, into which, if it is knocked out during the
play, it must ...
10
Board and Table Games from Many Civilizations
Perhaps the most authoritative work on the subject, this encyclopedic volume is a basic reference to board and table games from around the world.
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