CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO THREAP
PRESENT
Present
I threap
you threap
he/she/it threaps
we threap
you threap
they threap
Present continuous
I am threaping
you are threaping
he/she/it is threaping
we are threaping
you are threaping
they are threaping
Present perfect
I have threaped
you have threaped
he/she/it has threaped
we have threaped
you have threaped
they have threaped
Present perfect continuous
I have been threaping
you have been threaping
he/she/it has been threaping
we have been threaping
you have been threaping
they have been threaping
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 threaped
you threaped
he/she/it threaped
we threaped
you threaped
they threaped
Past continuous
I was threaping
you were threaping
he/she/it was threaping
we were threaping
you were threaping
they were threaping
Past perfect
I had threaped
you had threaped
he/she/it had threaped
we had threaped
you had threaped
they had threaped
Past perfect continuous
I had been threaping
you had been threaping
he/she/it had been threaping
we had been threaping
you had been threaping
they had been threaping
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will threap
you will threap
he/she/it will threap
we will threap
you will threap
they will threap
Future continuous
I will be threaping
you will be threaping
he/she/it will be threaping
we will be threaping
you will be threaping
they will be threaping
Future perfect
I will have threaped
you will have threaped
he/she/it will have threaped
we will have threaped
you will have threaped
they will have threaped
Future perfect continuous
I will have been threaping
you will have been threaping
he/she/it will have been threaping
we will have been threaping
you will have been threaping
they will have been threaping
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would threap
you would threap
he/she/it would threap
we would threap
you would threap
they would threap
Conditional continuous
I would be threaping
you would be threaping
he/she/it would be threaping
we would be threaping
you would be threaping
they would be threaping
Conditional perfect
I would have threap
you would have threap
he/she/it would have threap
we would have threap
you would have threap
they would have threap
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been threaping
you would have been threaping
he/she/it would have been threaping
we would have been threaping
you would have been threaping
they would have been threaping
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you threap
we let´s threap
you threap
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
threaping
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 «THREAP»
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threap in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
threap and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The English dialect dictionary
YkS.s w.Yks. He sed he should go, an shoo said he shouldn't, an' they started 0'
threeapin, l-IAR-ru-tv Clock Alm. (1872) 48. Lan. Noather on um warrit nor thrapt,
Tm Bonam View Dial. (17.10) 26; Lan.1 He'd threap o' neet if yo'd hearken him.
2
Early Modern Northern English Lexis: A Literary Corpus-based ...
Threap, threpe [OE preapian] v. f (1) In gen. dial, use in Sc., Irel. and north, and
midl. Eng. | (2) Now Sc. and north, dial. 1530 Palsgrave / threpe a mater vpon
one, I beare one in hande y' he hath doone or said a thing a mysse: [...] this terme
is ...
Javier Ruano-García,
2010
3
The Dialect of Craven, in the West-Riding of the County of ...
Seven Champions. Per. Rel. THRAWN 1 THRAAN ' J ^e^aye^ disappointed ; p.
part, of throw. THREAP, To argue with pertinacity, to affirm positively. A. S.
threpian, urgere. Skinner. Redarguo, contendo. Ainsworth and Coles. Affirmer,
soutenir.
4
The Dialect of Craven: In the West-Riding of the County of York
In the West-Riding of the County of York William Carr. " And to hym a spere he
thraste That all to shivers he it braste." Seven Champion). Per. Rel. THRAWN ) ttir
aim' I Delayed, disappointed ; p. part, of throw. THREAP, To argue with pertinacity
...
THREAP, To argue with pertinacity, to affirm positively. A. S. threpian, urgere.
Skinner. Redarguo, contendo. Ainsworth and Coles. Affirmer, soutenir. Miege. "
Sol Gold is and Luna silver we threpe." Chaucer. " An fouk wad threep that she
did ...
William Carr (B.D.),
1828
6
A Tour in Wales. MDCCLXX.
THREAP-WOOD. HANMER. ti At the back of this house * lies the noted common
of Threap- Threap wood.; wood, from time immemorial a place of refuge for the
frail fair, who make here a transient abode, clandestinely to be freed from the ...
7
The Dialect of Craven in the West-Riding of the Country of ...
TH RAWN , THRAAN, THREAP, To argue with pertinacity, to afiirm positively.
A. S. threpian, urgere. Skinner. Redarguo, contendo. Ainsworth and Coles.
Afirmer, soutenir. Miege. “ Sol Gold is and Luna silver we threpe.” Chaucer. “ An
fouk wad ...
8
A glossary of north country words, in use. From an original ...
Threap, v. to persist vehemently in assertion or argument, be it right or wrong —
to aver pertinaciously in reply to denial. " Threap him down." Sax. threapian,
redarguere. Itt's not for a man with a woman to threape, Unless he first give o'er
the ...
John Trotter Brockett,
1829
9
A Glossary of North Country Words, in Use: With Their ...
Threap, v. to persist vehemently in assertion or argument, be it right or wrong —
to aver pertinaciously in reply to denial. " Threap him down." Sax. threapian,
redarguere. Itt's not for a man with a woman to threape, Unless he first give o'er
the ...
John Trotter Brockett,
1829
Threap-wood, derived from the Anglo-Saxon Threapian, to threap (a word still in
use), signifying to persist in a fact or argument, be it right or wrong. It is seated
between the parishes of Malpas, Hanmer, and Wor- thcnbunj; but belonged to
none ...
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THREAP»
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James Smetham calls on the Ruskins.
'Threap', an antiquated term, meaning, in this context, to scold. ↩; William Davies and Sarah Smetham, Letters of James Smetham with an Introductory Memoir, ... «The Fortnightly Review, Jan 14»