CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO STREW
PRESENT
Present
I strew
you strew
he/she/it strews
we strew
you strew
they strew
Present continuous
I am strewing
you are strewing
he/she/it is strewing
we are strewing
you are strewing
they are strewing
Present perfect
I have strewed
you have strewed
he/she/it has strewed
we have strewed
you have strewed
they have strewed
Present perfect continuous
I have been strewing
you have been strewing
he/she/it has been strewing
we have been strewing
you have been strewing
they have been strewing
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 strewed
you strewed
he/she/it strewed
we strewed
you strewed
they strewed
Past continuous
I was strewing
you were strewing
he/she/it was strewing
we were strewing
you were strewing
they were strewing
Past perfect
I had strewed
you had strewed
he/she/it had strewed
we had strewed
you had strewed
they had strewed
Past perfect continuous
I had been strewing
you had been strewing
he/she/it had been strewing
we had been strewing
you had been strewing
they had been strewing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will strew
you will strew
he/she/it will strew
we will strew
you will strew
they will strew
Future continuous
I will be strewing
you will be strewing
he/she/it will be strewing
we will be strewing
you will be strewing
they will be strewing
Future perfect
I will have strewed
you will have strewed
he/she/it will have strewed
we will have strewed
you will have strewed
they will have strewed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been strewing
you will have been strewing
he/she/it will have been strewing
we will have been strewing
you will have been strewing
they will have been strewing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would strew
you would strew
he/she/it would strew
we would strew
you would strew
they would strew
Conditional continuous
I would be strewing
you would be strewing
he/she/it would be strewing
we would be strewing
you would be strewing
they would be strewing
Conditional perfect
I would have strew
you would have strew
he/she/it would have strew
we would have strew
you would have strew
they would have strew
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been strewing
you would have been strewing
he/she/it would have been strewing
we would have been strewing
you would have been strewing
they would have been strewing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you strew
we let´s strew
you strew
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
strewing
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 «STREW»
Discover the use of
strew in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
strew and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The female poets of Great Britain, chronologically arranged
Strew them far, and wide, and high, A rosy shower 'twixt earth and sky ! Strew
about ! Strew about ! Bright jonquil, in golden pride, Fair carnation, freak'd and
dyed, Strew about! Strew about! Dark-eyed pinks, with fringes light, Rich
geraniums, ...
2
Conjugaison des verbes anglais irreguliers
Present présent Present continuous présent continu Present perfect passé
composé I strew I am strewing Ihave strewn You strew He strews
You are strewing He is strewing You have strewn He has strewn We
strew ...
3
Belford Regis: Or, Sketches of a Country Town
Strew them far and wide, and high, . . -A rosy shower 'twixt earth and sky, Strew
about ! strew about! Larkspur trim, and poppy dyed, And freak'd carnation's
bursting pride, Strew about! strew about! Dark-eyed pinks, with fringes light, Eich
...
Mary Russell Mitford, 1835
4
The Works of Mary Russell Mitford: Prose and Verse ...
Maidens of the fairy tread ! Strew them far ana wide, and high, A rosy shower '
twixt earth and sky, Strew about! strew about! Larkspur trim, and poppy dyed, And
freaky carnation's bursting pride. Strew about! strew about! Dark-eyed pinks, with
...
Mary Russell Mitford, 1841
5
A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language
fengis, straw-berry ; perhaps from its propagation by runners ; cf. strew. Stray, to
wander. (F. _ L.) O. V. estraier, to wander; orig. to rove about the streets or ways.
Cf. Prov, estradier, a wanderer in the streets, one who strays, from Prov. estrada ...
Walter W. Skeat, Walter William Skeat, 2005
Strew tii i.' m la r and wide, and high, A rosy shower 'twixt earth and sky, r?trew
about! strew about! Larkspur Irim, and poppy dyed, And lrcak'd carnation's
bursting pride, Strew about! strew about! Dark-eyed pinks, with Cringes light,
ICieh ...
Mary Russell Mitford, 1850
7
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
Strew about, strew about! 1st Angci. Dews from an immortal wing, Little bosoms
nourishing ; Smiles of an immortal glow, □ Making goodly seed to grow ; Chorus.
— Strew about, strew about ! . 2ii AngeL Drops of radiance, glittering bright, ...
8
Dramatic scenes, sonnets, and other poems
Dark-eyed pinks, with fringes light, Rich geraniums, clustering bright, Strew about
! Strew about ! Flaunting pea, and harebell blue, And damask-rose of deepest
hue, And purest lilies, maidens, strew ! Strew about ! Strew about ! Home the ...
Mary Russell Mitford, 1827
9
The General chronicle and literary magazine
V. T\R. Johnson is in doubt, as to the orthography of the verb to *-* strew,
hesitating between strew and strow: ' Skinner,' says he, 'proposes strew, and
Junius writes straw. Their reasons,' he adds, ' will appear in the word from which
it may ba ...
10
The Dramatic Works of Mary Russell Mitford
Strew the tender citron there, The crushed magnolia, proud and rare, Strew about
! strew about ! Orange blossoms newly dropt, Chains from high acacia cropt,
Strew about ! strew about ! Pale musk roses, light and fine, Cloves and stars of ...
Mary Russell Mitford, 1854
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STREW»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
strew is used in the context of the following news items.
Suspects Sought In Middletown Burglary
Officers responded to a burglary alarm at the story about 5 a.m. and found the door damaged and items strew across the store, police said. Two individuals were ... «Hartford Courant, May 15»
This Crazy Land Art Deflects Noise From Amsterdam's Airport
De Kort drew on 17th-century Chladni patterns. In his experiments on acoustics, German scientist Ernst Chladni strew sand or salt across a metal plate and then ... «Smithsonian, May 15»
Man in Lake District hamlet ordered to pay £600k bill after terrorising …
Steven Young, publicly stated that he planned to get hold of dead rats and strew their corpses around the courtyard of Lin Cragg Farm, which neighbours his ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
Maoists call for boycott of PM's visit to Chhattisgarh
They also blocked the Bhanupratappur-Pakahanjore road by felling trees at Konde village, within Badgaon police station limits, and strew pamphlets opposing ... «Times of India, May 15»
Audio shows Germanwings pilot locked out, tried to smash door down
... velocity to kill all 144 of the mostly German and Spanish passengers along the with six crew members and strew the aircraft's debris over several kilometres. «Malay Mail Online, Mar 15»
1 dead after truck slams into power pole
The impact crushed the truck's entire front end and strew debris all over the road. A photo of the scene shows the truck had completely turned over. It's not known ... «9NEWS.com, Jan 15»
Wanderers teen ace joins Blackpool
startlet, outstanding,stellar are just a few of the adjectives badly strew by the BN.I'm not knocking the young player,I wish him all the best. If this kid's an ace why ... «The Bolton News, Jan 15»
Door spraying is apparently obsessive
You could put a bowl of them in front of the door, or just strew them around. Cats aren't fond of the smell of the citrus. It's possible that the new rug is attracting the ... «San Jose Mercury News, Dec 14»
Truck dumps 40000 pounds of lobster on highway
More than 40,000 pounds of live lobster were strew over a New Brunswick highway Wednesday when the tractor-trailer hauling the crustaceans tipped over. «Toronto Sun, Dec 14»
Archaeologists could determine what Brick beach wreck is in 2 weeks
The wooden ruins are being examined by marine archaeologists. The unknown wooden boat's parts were strew all around the piles of unused steel, that waits to ... «Asbury Park Press, Nov 14»
