CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SWANNING
PRESENT
Present
I swanning
you swanning
he/she/it swannings
we swanning
you swanning
they swanning
Present continuous
I am swanninging
you are swanninging
he/she/it is swanninging
we are swanninging
you are swanninging
they are swanninging
Present perfect
I have swanninged
you have swanninged
he/she/it has swanninged
we have swanninged
you have swanninged
they have swanninged
Present perfect continuous
I have been swanninging
you have been swanninging
he/she/it has been swanninging
we have been swanninging
you have been swanninging
they have been swanninging
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 swanninged
you swanninged
he/she/it swanninged
we swanninged
you swanninged
they swanninged
Past continuous
I was swanninging
you were swanninging
he/she/it was swanninging
we were swanninging
you were swanninging
they were swanninging
Past perfect
I had swanninged
you had swanninged
he/she/it had swanninged
we had swanninged
you had swanninged
they had swanninged
Past perfect continuous
I had been swanninging
you had been swanninging
he/she/it had been swanninging
we had been swanninging
you had been swanninging
they had been swanninging
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will swanning
you will swanning
he/she/it will swanning
we will swanning
you will swanning
they will swanning
Future continuous
I will be swanninging
you will be swanninging
he/she/it will be swanninging
we will be swanninging
you will be swanninging
they will be swanninging
Future perfect
I will have swanninged
you will have swanninged
he/she/it will have swanninged
we will have swanninged
you will have swanninged
they will have swanninged
Future perfect continuous
I will have been swanninging
you will have been swanninging
he/she/it will have been swanninging
we will have been swanninging
you will have been swanninging
they will have been swanninging
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would swanning
you would swanning
he/she/it would swanning
we would swanning
you would swanning
they would swanning
Conditional continuous
I would be swanninging
you would be swanninging
he/she/it would be swanninging
we would be swanninging
you would be swanninging
they would be swanninging
Conditional perfect
I would have swanning
you would have swanning
he/she/it would have swanning
we would have swanning
you would have swanning
they would have swanning
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been swanninging
you would have been swanninging
he/she/it would have been swanninging
we would have been swanninging
you would have been swanninging
they would have been swanninging
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you swanning
we let´s swanning
you swanning
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
swanninged
Present Participle
swanninging
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 «SWANNING»
Discover the use of
swanning in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
swanning and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Swanning Around: A Kiwi Bird's Wild Life
"This is a book about Kim Swan's view of life; pigs, pig dogs, deer, hunting, wildlife, game conservation, pine trees, possums (the ones you kill and skin), Possum (her hero and love of her life) and all the things that come together to ...
matters...it's all gay...down swans way...cheap...i'll say it again...ha...i'm swanning
about...eh...sloshed...swanning about sloshed...singing my swan song...ha...say
that when sober...swanning about sloshed...singing my swan song...swanning ...
3
Key Terms in Discourse Analysis
forms swanning, swanned and swans collocate with a set of words for places (
shops, town, pub) and countries (France, New York), which suggests a
SEMANTIC PREFERENCE. However, by examining the fuller context of swan as
a verb, we ...
Paul Baker, Sibonile Ellece, 2011
Roaring, Faurote's fans leapt over the barricade, storming the shooter's tent and
hoisting the 1903 texas state Champion onto their shoulders. swanning picked
up the winnings, shook abney's hand, then quickly gathered his men around him,
...
3. Signing. on. and. Swanning. Off. Kevin and Nick met a few days later outside
the local post office. It was an old brick building at the end of one of the many
parallel decaying terraces that led down the side of a steep hill towards the Tyne.
6
The Art and Spirit of Leadership
Poets are other people who, as a British woman who wrote me with appreciation
for the poem "Fire," noted are generally "people who spend their time swanning
around." I was tickled by the British turn of phrase "swanning around." Floating ...
7
The History and Antiquities of the Seigniory of Holderness: ...
Orders and paynes of the Court of the Manor of Hempholm, to be observed by S
manners. Every person claiming swans, meet the King's swanner at Gooddale
House by eight of the clock in the morning, at the two general days of swanning ...
8
The Mad and the Bad: A Nurses Story
So it bucked me up no end when I found I could still spot a psychopath at fifty
paces. Brinley, an ex-lorry-driver from Peckham, had come to Swanning from
Broadmoor, the hospital for the criminally insane. He'd qualified for entry to
Broadmoor ...
9
The history and antiquities of the seigniory of Holderness, ...
Every person claiming swans, meet the King's swanner at Gooddale House by
eight of the clock in the morning, at the two general days of swanning ; viz. the
Monday before Midsummer, and the Monday before Michaelmas, and shall
further ...
{You. can. do. a. little. swanning. around. now.) Swanyard Recording Studio Ltd
12-27 Swanyard, London Nl, England Telephone: 01-354 3737. Telex 263009.
Beatles Sue Heineken BY NICK RQBERTSHAW LONDON A cassette promotion.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SWANNING»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
swanning is used in the context of the following news items.
Young family swanning about Montrose!
Montrose Lifeboat and local police officers were called out to an unusual incident at the weekend when a family were seen 'swanning' about the town. A family ... «Montrose Review, Jun 15»
Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris are the latest celebrities to flock to the …
“Swanning has been a huge trend,” says Raquel Barrett, founder of the high-end float toy site FunBoy, which features bikini clad models — not kids — using her ... «New York Daily News, Jun 15»
Taylor Swift Instagrams Calvin Harris Swanning About So It Must Be …
Taylor Swift has gone absolutely hugely public about her relationship with Calvin Harris by sharing a photo on her Instagram account of the two of them riding an ... «The Debrief, Jun 15»
The Return of Swanning: We Just Can't Say No to Gold Pegasus …
We recently swapped out the cheeky pool float culture of swanning for slices of pizza. However, Funboy, the world's first luxury float brand, might have us ... «Curbed Hamptons, Jun 15»
Swanning around like a VIP
SNUGGLED in the sleepy village of Southrop, it is nearly impossible to imagine The Swan once held court to the capital's glitterati. Turning off a narrow country ... «Swindon Advertiser, May 15»
Swanning around... bird causes traffic tailbacks in Kingsbury
A SWAN caused huge tailbacks in Kingsbury yesterday morning (Sunday May 4) when it decided to take a leisurely stroll along the A4097 close to Kingsbury ... «Tamworth Herald, May 15»
BMW i8 road test review | Swanning around
SIMPLY stunning. The BMW i8 is an amazing car in so many ways, and the beauty is more than skin deep. Walking the line between green and mean, it garners ... «Toowoomba Chronicle, Mar 15»
Swanning at MoMA | Paul Newman legacy | Arts & culture panel
Eclectic Icelandic rock star Björk is celebrated in a Museum of Modern Art retrospective culling visuals, film, sound, instruments and costumes from her ... «Crain's New York Business, Feb 15»
SWANning the Science Gender Gap
A report in nature found that “Science remains institutionally sexist. Despite some progress, women scientists are still paid less, promoted less frequently, win ... «Nouse, Nov 14»
Media briefs: ABC staff turn poetic … swanning about … crybaby …
Swanning about. Where did Sydney Swans supporters go for Saturday's telecast? If I were the AFL and the Seven Network, I'd be wondering why the Sydney ... «Crikey, Sep 14»
