ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TRUANT
From Old French: vagabond, probably of Celtic origin; compare Welsh truan miserable, Old Irish trōg wretched.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TRUANT
PRESENT
Present
I truant
you truant
he/she/it truants
we truant
you truant
they truant
Present continuous
I am truanting
you are truanting
he/she/it is truanting
we are truanting
you are truanting
they are truanting
Present perfect
I have truanted
you have truanted
he/she/it has truanted
we have truanted
you have truanted
they have truanted
Present perfect continuous
I have been truanting
you have been truanting
he/she/it has been truanting
we have been truanting
you have been truanting
they have been truanting
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 truanted
you truanted
he/she/it truanted
we truanted
you truanted
they truanted
Past continuous
I was truanting
you were truanting
he/she/it was truanting
we were truanting
you were truanting
they were truanting
Past perfect
I had truanted
you had truanted
he/she/it had truanted
we had truanted
you had truanted
they had truanted
Past perfect continuous
I had been truanting
you had been truanting
he/she/it had been truanting
we had been truanting
you had been truanting
they had been truanting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will truant
you will truant
he/she/it will truant
we will truant
you will truant
they will truant
Future continuous
I will be truanting
you will be truanting
he/she/it will be truanting
we will be truanting
you will be truanting
they will be truanting
Future perfect
I will have truanted
you will have truanted
he/she/it will have truanted
we will have truanted
you will have truanted
they will have truanted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been truanting
you will have been truanting
he/she/it will have been truanting
we will have been truanting
you will have been truanting
they will have been truanting
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would truant
you would truant
he/she/it would truant
we would truant
you would truant
they would truant
Conditional continuous
I would be truanting
you would be truanting
he/she/it would be truanting
we would be truanting
you would be truanting
they would be truanting
Conditional perfect
I would have truant
you would have truant
he/she/it would have truant
we would have truant
you would have truant
they would have truant
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been truanting
you would have been truanting
he/she/it would have been truanting
we would have been truanting
you would have been truanting
they would have been truanting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you truant
we let´s truant
you truant
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
truanting
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.
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2 QUOTES WITH «TRUANT»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
truant.
I used to stand outside the theater knowing the truant officer was looking for me. I would stand there 'til someone came along and then ask them to buy my ticket.
They basically said that if I didn't show up for school they'd mark me present, they wouldn't send the truant officer after me. At 16 I enrolled in something called continuing education. Once a month I'd go out to Jamaica, but I didn't take it seriously.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRUANT»
Discover the use of
truant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
truant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
E. J. Pratt: The
truant years, 1882-1927
Recounts Pratt's accomplishments as a poet, editor, teacher, and lecturer, discusses his friendships and family relationships, and attempts to portray the complex personality of the mature poet
2
Truant Pastures: The Complete Poems of Harry C. Staley
The Complete Poems of Harry C. Staley Harry C. Staley. At P.S. 4 I swoop and
fire on the teaching staff, wound the principal, bank and swerve east-north-east to
battered Armentiere where, spying frightened relatives I strafe and watch them ...
Julio Vazquez. “Are you okay, lieutenant?” Asked one of the men. “We saw him
with the machete and we figured he'd turn and take a swing at you before you
could get your gun drawn.” O'Shaughnessy watched the life drain from the body ...
4
The Rites of Labor: Brotherhoods of Compagnonnage in Old and ...
In this major contribution to French social history and the anthropology of work culture, Truant re-creates the compagnons? economic activities, their often violent clashes with one another, and the myths and rituals that sustained their ...
Cynthia Maria Truant, 1994
5
The
truant scholar; Kate Rivers; and The blind girl and her ...
Eliza Paget. going to school ! we can make an excuse for staying away when we
go next Sunday.' " ' But it would be very wicked,' said the other girl ; who, though
as young as Maria, had a look of steadiness and thought which made her ...
6
School Attendance in 1920: An Analysis of School Attendance ...
(See footnotes at end of table.) Able to read and write and have attended t wo-
thirds of term preceding year. TABLE 6.-—TRUANT OFFICERS—CONDITIONS
OF EXEMPTION FROM ATTENDANCE—Continued. South Dakota. . Michigan .
Frank Alexander Ross, 1924
7
The New British: The Impact of Culture and Community on ...
Chapter 6 The Experience of School Truancy Most schools have a percentage of
children that play truant and this sample was no exception. Some schools had '
more of a problem' while others seemingly had 'very few truants' on their books.
8
Juvenile Delinquency in the Netherlands
Thus truancy is not only seen as a consequence and expression of a lack of
school integration but also as a facilitating factor, fostering delinquency. Both
school scales are related to truancy as well as to the frequency of truant- ing.
School ...
J. Junger-Tas, Richard L. Block, 1988
9
Wisconsin Statutes, 1923
All truant oflicers or other otlicers having the power of truant oflieers shall have
the power to apprehend without warrant, any child or children found violating the
provisions of sections 40.73 and 40.74, and cause such child or children to be ...
Wisconsin, Eugene Edward Brossard, 1923
10
Truancy: A Sociological Study
Casual Truants A casual truant is that student who keeps away from school and
cuts up to 1 0 per cent of the total number of working days during one academic
session. A casual truant may be a lone-wolf wanderer in the initial stage. He is an
...
George Mathew Parampukattil, 2006
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRUANT»
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truant is used in the context of the following news items.
Gov. signs bills that will end welfare benefits for families with truant …
Opponents say it unfairly targets low-income families and hurts siblings of truant children who have no control over the situation. “This legislation brings together ... «Michigan Radio, Jun 15»
Bill that cuts cash assistance for truant students advances
LANSING – Chronically truant students could cause a family to lose cash assistance benefits from the state under a bill that passed the state Senate on Tuesday. «Detroit Free Press, May 15»
Mother jailed after she let her children play truant
Great outdoors: Miss Ward let her children play truant because she thought they would learn more on day trips. Pictured above are two of her six children - Riley ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
NM House passes truancy driver's license suspensions bill
In 2014, 21.5 percent of New Mexico's high school students were classified habitually truant. Any student who has his or her license taken away wouldn't be able ... «KOB.com, Mar 15»
Locked Up At Age 11: One Truant's Cycle In And Out Of Juvenile …
Marquise was locked up not for a juvenile offense, but because he was a truant who wasn't following a judge's orders. Washington state leads the nation in ... «KUOW News and Information, Mar 15»
Driving ban for truants among new Nevada laws
If a student is declared habitually truant - which could happen after three or more unexcused absences in a school year - they could have their privileges ... «Washington Times, Dec 14»
Bills aim to keep Michigan kids in school, out of trouble
"We have a number of kids who are just truant and nothing gets done as a ... As part of the bills, truancy would be defined as missing 10 unexcused days in a ... «Detroit Free Press, Dec 14»
Skipping class in Lakeland can cost $108
Lakeland police are cracking down on truant students by citing them with tickets of ... Truant officer Adam Williams monitors the streets of Lakeland looking for ... «WTSP 10 News, Oct 14»
One Third of West Virginia Students are Truant
Here's some troubling news for educators: in West Virginia, one in every three children is truant. That means missing at least five days of school without an ... «WDTV, Sep 14»
California study: Truancy high among African-American pupils
SAN DIEGO -- African-American elementary students in California were chronically truant at nearly four times the rate of all students during the last school year, ... «San Jose Mercury News, Sep 14»
