CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO THIMBLERIGGING
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 thimblerigging
you would thimblerigging
he/she/it would thimblerigging
we would thimblerigging
you would thimblerigging
they would thimblerigging
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 thimblerigging
you would have thimblerigging
he/she/it would have thimblerigging
we would have thimblerigging
you would have thimblerigging
they would have thimblerigging
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 «THIMBLERIGGING»
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thimblerigging in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
thimblerigging and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
It had, moreover, the unkindncss to suggest that the holding of stalls in a fancy
fair by ladies was no better than thimblerigging, and that even the presence of
that venerable personage Aunt Sally could not secure this entertainment from ...
2
The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art
It had, moreover, the unkindness to suggest that the holding of stalls in a fancy
fair by ladies was no better than thimblerigging, and that even the presence of
that venerable personage Aunt Sally could not secure this entertainment from ...
3
The Spell of Italy: Vacation, Magic, and the Attraction of ...
Thimblerigging. Dividing time between an eternal past and an apparent present
is no easy task. The evocation of an eternal past from out of the ruins of antiquity
requires some form of appearance (Schein) to suggest its accessibility. That past
...
4
Recent Events in the East: Being a Reprint of Mr. Urquhart's ...
COMPUNCTIOUS THIMBLERIGGING. September 22d. Trembling with
indignation and burning with disgust, we have perused, on opening the pale
sheet of the false witness, of yesterday morning, the following leader thus printed
and worded ...
RECIPROCITY THIMBLERIGGING. Reciprocity is based on the idea that the
value of merchandise received from any country must be paid directly to that
country, either in gold or merchandise — that there can be no liquidation through
an ...
6
The Sporting magazine; or Monthly calendar of the ...
w. b. Thimblerigging, beat Mr. Bake's bk. d. Banquo Mr. Sagar'a be. d. Darius,
beat Mr. Horridge's be. w. d. Hobhie Noble Mr. Slater's w. r. b. Sunflower, beet Mr.
Hardman's w. r. b. Mayfly. ii. Papist beat Thimblerigging | Sunflower beat Darius.
THIMBLERIGGING EXPOSITION. In the sapping and mining industry above
referred to, we shall see how “the best minds of Massachusetts” have equalled
rodent vermin, have been as diflicult to follow and counteract, and have
undermined to ...
8
The Magician and the Cardsharp: The Search for America's ...
Thimblerigging was a British version of the venerable threeshell game played
with three large thimbles and a real pea. Thegame wasactually much
moredifficult toput over than the threeshell game, requiringexquisitely developed
sleights to ...
In a merciless criticism of the Governmentproposals on Irish Tithes, Mr. Stanley
compared them to thimblerigging, and suggested that in the end the Church
property would be found to have disappeared altogether like the pea. Is the crime
that ...
10
The Sporting review, ed. by 'Craven'.
w. b. Gavotte, by Confessing Penitent, oat of Guitar Mr. Williams's r. b. Watchlight,
beat Mr. Sagar's r. d. Caimgorum Mr. Ridgway's r. w. b. Holyrood, beat Mr. Jebb's
bk. d. Derby Mr. A. Graham's bd. w. b. Thimblerigging, beat Mr. Hampson's r. d. ...
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THIMBLERIGGING»
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thimblerigging is used in the context of the following news items.
We've Been Here Before: Goldman Sachs, 1929 & 2009
In addition to these, Galbraith devotes an entire chapter titled “In Goldman, Sachs, We Trust,” specifying what he called “large-scale corporate thimblerigging” ... «Seeking Alpha, Apr 09»
Goldman Sachs Government
... he titled “In Goldman, Sachs, We Trust,” to detailing the “large-scale corporate thimblerigging” that Goldman and other Wall Street firms practiced in the 1920s. «American Spectator, Oct 08»
