CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TOUSLE
PRESENT
Present
I tousle
you tousle
he/she/it tousles
we tousle
you tousle
they tousle
Present continuous
I am tousling
you are tousling
he/she/it is tousling
we are tousling
you are tousling
they are tousling
Present perfect
I have tousled
you have tousled
he/she/it has tousled
we have tousled
you have tousled
they have tousled
Present perfect continuous
I have been tousling
you have been tousling
he/she/it has been tousling
we have been tousling
you have been tousling
they have been tousling
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 tousled
you tousled
he/she/it tousled
we tousled
you tousled
they tousled
Past continuous
I was tousling
you were tousling
he/she/it was tousling
we were tousling
you were tousling
they were tousling
Past perfect
I had tousled
you had tousled
he/she/it had tousled
we had tousled
you had tousled
they had tousled
Past perfect continuous
I had been tousling
you had been tousling
he/she/it had been tousling
we had been tousling
you had been tousling
they had been tousling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will tousle
you will tousle
he/she/it will tousle
we will tousle
you will tousle
they will tousle
Future continuous
I will be tousling
you will be tousling
he/she/it will be tousling
we will be tousling
you will be tousling
they will be tousling
Future perfect
I will have tousled
you will have tousled
he/she/it will have tousled
we will have tousled
you will have tousled
they will have tousled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been tousling
you will have been tousling
he/she/it will have been tousling
we will have been tousling
you will have been tousling
they will have been tousling
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would tousle
you would tousle
he/she/it would tousle
we would tousle
you would tousle
they would tousle
Conditional continuous
I would be tousling
you would be tousling
he/she/it would be tousling
we would be tousling
you would be tousling
they would be tousling
Conditional perfect
I would have tousle
you would have tousle
he/she/it would have tousle
we would have tousle
you would have tousle
they would have tousle
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been tousling
you would have been tousling
he/she/it would have been tousling
we would have been tousling
you would have been tousling
they would have been tousling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you tousle
we let´s tousle
you tousle
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
tousling
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 «TOUSLE»
Discover the use of
tousle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
tousle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Tousle.—We'll call it two weeks, othergates a fortnight. I There it is. A receipt in
full of all demands is requisite, and will be esteemed a favour. In transactions of
the kind in question you must know I am very strict. Mrs. M. (laughing).—Now ...
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Indirect and Direct Aggression
Table 2 Frequency of Chick Activities Recorded Prior to Tousle Events in Chicks
of Differing Size and Age Tousle Rates per Minute As median tousle rates to all
chick categories were 0, mean (± S.E.) values are given, to illustrate differences
in ...
This skillful blend of fantasy and adventure reveals what might have happened before the queen makes her third and last guess and the story of Rumpelstiltskin—as we know it—ends.
Everybody eats precipitously, MacCampbell especially. When about half through,
one-third of the tousle-headed ones get up and bolt for the instrument-room. A
line forms, Bishop opens the door and begins passing out sad-looking transits.
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Jamieson's Dictionary of the Scottish language
Burns. To TOUSLE, Towzle, v. a. 1. To put into disorder ; often, to rumple, 8. Gent.
Shep. 2. To handle roughly, as dogs do each other. Folwart. — Isl. tusk-a, luctari,
tusk, lucta lenis et jocosa. TOUSLE, Tousle, t. Rough dalliance, 8. K. Galloway.
John Jamieson, John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.), John Longmuir, 1895
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London Magazine: Or, Gentleman's Monthly Intelligencer...
Madame La Tousle was a sprightly little figure of a French woman— loinewhere
between twenty and thirty, with a tolerable (hare of beauty, and a degree of
vivacity that could not fail of rendering any woman pleasing. As Monsieur began
to be ...
A tousle or — a tousling," he rumbled, working with both hands, "and for his
tousle a Jackie Cooper boy goes crazy, he even brings home black eyes that the
Pop should tousle with him . . ." "A blood poison!" Simon cried. "That — ho-boy!
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A Dictionary of the Scottish Language
lsl. tuck-a, luctari, task, lucta lenis et jocosa. TOUSLE, Tovzu-z, :. Rough dalliance
, S. R. Galloway. To TOUSLE out, 1:. a. I. To turn out in a confused way, S.A.
Antiquary. To TOUSS, c. a. 1. To confuse; to put in disorder; to rumple, Roxb.;
synon.
John Jamieson, John Johnstone, 1846
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RUFF'S GUIDE TO THE TURF FOR 1860.
Same meeting, carrying 5st, was not placed for the Amderby Hp Plate, fbr all
ages, T.Y.C. — see Tousle. At Middleham, carrying fist, wasthirdfor an Opt Sell
Stakes— tee Annie, by Knight of Avenel. SHOT, bl. f., by Longbow, ont of
Defamation, ...
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spring edition ruff's guide to the turf, 1861
Handicap of ml. ; T.Y.C. (* f^r-) Chantress. by Chanticleer, 5 yrs, Sst - D. Hughe* 1
Tousle, 3 yrs,7st 21b- - - J. Snowden 2 Lawr Pudrick, 3 yrs, 6st 71B - - Entwistle 3
Adelaide, 4 vrs, 7st - Challoner 4 Bucephalus," 5 yrs, 7st - - A.Edwards 5 6 to 4 ...
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOUSLE»
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tousle is used in the context of the following news items.
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