CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO THIMBLERIGGED
PRESENT
Present
I thimblerig
you thimblerig
he/she/it thimblerigs
we thimblerig
you thimblerig
they thimblerig
Present continuous
I am thimblerigging
you are thimblerigging
he/she/it is thimblerigging
we are thimblerigging
you are thimblerigging
they are thimblerigging
Present perfect
I have thimblerigged
you have thimblerigged
he/she/it has thimblerigged
we have thimblerigged
you have thimblerigged
they have thimblerigged
Present perfect continuous
I have been thimblerigging
you have been thimblerigging
he/she/it has been thimblerigging
we have been thimblerigging
you have been thimblerigging
they have been thimblerigging
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 thimblerigged
you thimblerigged
he/she/it thimblerigged
we thimblerigged
you thimblerigged
they thimblerigged
Past continuous
I was thimblerigging
you were thimblerigging
he/she/it was thimblerigging
we were thimblerigging
you were thimblerigging
they were thimblerigging
Past perfect
I had thimblerigged
you had thimblerigged
he/she/it had thimblerigged
we had thimblerigged
you had thimblerigged
they had thimblerigged
Past perfect continuous
I had been thimblerigging
you had been thimblerigging
he/she/it had been thimblerigging
we had been thimblerigging
you had been thimblerigging
they had been thimblerigging
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will thimblerig
you will thimblerig
he/she/it will thimblerig
we will thimblerig
you will thimblerig
they will thimblerig
Future continuous
I will be thimblerigging
you will be thimblerigging
he/she/it will be thimblerigging
we will be thimblerigging
you will be thimblerigging
they will be thimblerigging
Future perfect
I will have thimblerigged
you will have thimblerigged
he/she/it will have thimblerigged
we will have thimblerigged
you will have thimblerigged
they will have thimblerigged
Future perfect continuous
I will have been thimblerigging
you will have been thimblerigging
he/she/it will have been thimblerigging
we will have been thimblerigging
you will have been thimblerigging
they will have been thimblerigging
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would thimblerigged
you would thimblerigged
he/she/it would thimblerigged
we would thimblerigged
you would thimblerigged
they would thimblerigged
Conditional continuous
I would be thimblerigging
you would be thimblerigging
he/she/it would be thimblerigging
we would be thimblerigging
you would be thimblerigging
they would be thimblerigging
Conditional perfect
I would have thimblerigged
you would have thimblerigged
he/she/it would have thimblerigged
we would have thimblerigged
you would have thimblerigged
they would have thimblerigged
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been thimblerigging
you would have been thimblerigging
he/she/it would have been thimblerigging
we would have been thimblerigging
you would have been thimblerigging
they would have been thimblerigging
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you thimblerig
we let´s thimblerig
you thimblerig
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
thimblerigged
Present Participle
thimblerigging
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 «THIMBLERIGGED»
Discover the use of
thimblerigged in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
thimblerigged and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
THE WESTMINSTER REVIEW VOL. XXXIV JUNE-SEPTEMBER 1840
Is any man so blind that he cannot see the exact face that is writhing under the
thimblerigged hero's hat ? Like Timanthes of old, our artist expresses great
passions without the aid of the human countenance. Here is another specimen ...
2
The works of William Makepeace Thackeray ...
Is any man so blind that he cannot see the exact face that is writhing under the
thimblerigged hero's hat ? Like Timanthes of old, our artist expresses great
passions without the aid of the human countenance. Here is another specimen. Is
there ...
William Makepeace Thackeray, Sir Leslie Stephen, 1901
... as a chaser ! Even Ab- ner Jackling paid occasional homage to the Major's
culinary genius. On days when he had scrouged a particularly good bargain out
of someone, or thimblerigged a settler out of his claim, he would hobble down 50
...
Grace Sartwell Mason, John Northern Hilliard, 1916
4
Little Journeys to the Homes Of...: Good men and great
<J Yet it was Barnum himself who said that the public delights in being
humbugged, and strange it is that we will not allow ourselves to be thimblerigged
without paying for the privilege. Nordau's success hinged on his audacious
assumption ...
Elbert Hubbard, Roycroft Shop, 1910
5
Roundabout Papers: The Second Funeral of Napoleon : Critical ...
... and form little histories for these worthies, charming Newgate romances, such
as have been of late the fashion! Is any man so blind that he cannot see the exact
face that is writhing under the thimblerigged hero's hat? Like Timanthes of old, ...
William Makepeace Thackeray, 1889
6
The complete works of William Makepeace Thackeray: with ...
... and form little histories for these worthies, charming Newgate romances, such
as have been of late the fashion! Is any man so blind that he cannot see the exact
face that is writhing under the thimblerigged hero's hat? Like Timanthes of old, ...
William Makepeace Thackeray, 1889
Is any man so blind that he cannot see the exact face that is writhing under the
thimblerigged hero's hat ? Like Timanthes of old, our artist expresses great
passions without the aid of the human countenance. Here is another specimen. Is
there ...
William Makepeace Thackeray, 1885
8
Logic of Alice: Clear Thinking in Wonderland
Indeed, the morphology of human history (when you think about it) seems exces-
sively concerned with falls: There's Lucifer's fall and Adam's fall, the fall of Rome,
a Wall Street crash, thimblerigged no doubt, but still a fall. There's Humpty ...
9
The Beastly Bride: Tales of the Animal People
Despite the gold she wore around her neck, Elster felt as if she were a tarnished
coin thimblerigged along the dance floor. “I have an admission to make,” she
whispered in the prince's ear when next she passed him. “I'm not the sorcerer's ...
Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling, 2010
10
An Essay on the Genius of George Cruikshank
Is any man so blind that he cannot see the exact face that is writhing under the
thimblerigged hero's hat ? Like Timanthes of old, our artist expresses great
passions without the aid of the human countenance. Here is another specimen ...
William Makepeace Thackeray, 1840
