CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TUMBLE-DRIES
PRESENT
Present
I tumble-dries
you tumble-dries
he/she/it tumble-drieses
we tumble-dries
you tumble-dries
they tumble-dries
Present continuous
I am tumble-driesing
you are tumble-driesing
he/she/it is tumble-driesing
we are tumble-driesing
you are tumble-driesing
they are tumble-driesing
Present perfect
I have tumble-driesed
you have tumble-driesed
he/she/it has tumble-driesed
we have tumble-driesed
you have tumble-driesed
they have tumble-driesed
Present perfect continuous
I have been tumble-driesing
you have been tumble-driesing
he/she/it has been tumble-driesing
we have been tumble-driesing
you have been tumble-driesing
they have been tumble-driesing
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 tumble-driesed
you tumble-driesed
he/she/it tumble-driesed
we tumble-driesed
you tumble-driesed
they tumble-driesed
Past continuous
I was tumble-driesing
you were tumble-driesing
he/she/it was tumble-driesing
we were tumble-driesing
you were tumble-driesing
they were tumble-driesing
Past perfect
I had tumble-driesed
you had tumble-driesed
he/she/it had tumble-driesed
we had tumble-driesed
you had tumble-driesed
they had tumble-driesed
Past perfect continuous
I had been tumble-driesing
you had been tumble-driesing
he/she/it had been tumble-driesing
we had been tumble-driesing
you had been tumble-driesing
they had been tumble-driesing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will tumble-dries
you will tumble-dries
he/she/it will tumble-dries
we will tumble-dries
you will tumble-dries
they will tumble-dries
Future continuous
I will be tumble-driesing
you will be tumble-driesing
he/she/it will be tumble-driesing
we will be tumble-driesing
you will be tumble-driesing
they will be tumble-driesing
Future perfect
I will have tumble-driesed
you will have tumble-driesed
he/she/it will have tumble-driesed
we will have tumble-driesed
you will have tumble-driesed
they will have tumble-driesed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been tumble-driesing
you will have been tumble-driesing
he/she/it will have been tumble-driesing
we will have been tumble-driesing
you will have been tumble-driesing
they will have been tumble-driesing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would tumble-dries
you would tumble-dries
he/she/it would tumble-dries
we would tumble-dries
you would tumble-dries
they would tumble-dries
Conditional continuous
I would be tumble-driesing
you would be tumble-driesing
he/she/it would be tumble-driesing
we would be tumble-driesing
you would be tumble-driesing
they would be tumble-driesing
Conditional perfect
I would have tumble-dries
you would have tumble-dries
he/she/it would have tumble-dries
we would have tumble-dries
you would have tumble-dries
they would have tumble-dries
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been tumble-driesing
you would have been tumble-driesing
he/she/it would have been tumble-driesing
we would have been tumble-driesing
you would have been tumble-driesing
they would have been tumble-driesing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you tumble-dries
we let´s tumble-dries
you tumble-dries
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to tumble-dries
Past participle
tumble-driesed
Present Participle
tumble-driesing
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 «TUMBLE-DRIES»
Discover the use of
tumble-dries in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
tumble-dries and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Heinemann English Dictionary
Word Family tumble-dry rerfr (tumble- dries; tumble-drying; tumble-dried). tumbler
noun 1 a flat-bottomed drinking glass. 2 a person who performs somersaults and
other tricks. 3 any of the parts of a lock which move when the key is turned.
(3) Set Water Saver for size of load shown on scale. • *: "And you dry in any
weather with the PLUG-IN CLOTHES DRYER" "Every day's a perfect drying day
with your grand, new Dryer. It gently Tumble -Dries your clothes in warm, dry air.
3
ABC of Communication Studies
It tumble-dries to order - ready to iron; to air; to wear! Life's better with Bosch Note
the use of: 1 Repetition — the brand name Bosch appears five times, Superwash
four. 2 Triple words or phrases (another form of repetition) - 'operates smoothly ...
David Gill, Bridget Adams, 1998
Sugu Pillay. Telling Our Own Stories, Civic Centre Bridge, Wellington I Tell me,
City of Action Who owns a story? By Lauris Edmond's injunction I can't live here
by Chance I have to Verb and Vibe Or else fail you My migrating soul Tumble
dries ...
For your Laundromat" will do the / A NEW AUTOMATIC CLOTHES DRY A twin
companion to the Laundromat. It tumble-dries your clothes perfectly . . . then
shuts itself off automatically. work automatically ! You'll have no tubs to fill, no
hand ...
CompleteHeat should be available by mid-summer; Lennox has not yet
announced its price. An old architectural design reemerges as a solution to
energy-conservation goals. APPLIANCES TWO-WAY TUMBLE DRIES BETTER
THAN ONE It ...
SUN VALLEY TAILORED. A random-weave texture with a hand-crafted look. A
decorative star-and-stripe braid outlines mattress and hem. Machine- washable.
Tumble-dries. Antique gold, aqua, avocado, cornflower, snow, pumpkin,
seaspray, ...
Harry Vernon Anderson, 1968
SUN VALLEY TAILORED. A random-weave texture with a hand-crafted look. A
decorative star-and-stripe braid outlines mattress and hem. Machine- washable.
Tumble-dries. Antique gold, aqua, avocado, cornflower, snow, pumpkin,
seaspray, ...
9
Catalog of Sears, Roebuck and Company
Blend of polyester and Avril® rayon Sewn with strong n> Ion thread I'KRM A -PR
EST* fabric machine washes at warm temperature and tumble dries. No ironing
necessary. State color numbet I -multi P Throw style Spreads. Quilled over 2 75 ...
Sears, Roebuck and Company, 1975
Maximum number of units l.e. 40 per cent were using tumble dries, while 29 per
cent carried out both sun and tumble drying, and 27 per cent were dependent
only on sun drying. • Around three-fourths (72%) of the manufacturing units
utilized ...
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TUMBLE-DRIES»
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tumble-dries is used in the context of the following news items.
Book Review: 'Lost in the Meritocracy' by Walter Kirn
When he tries to fit in with the sailors, he washes and tumble-dries his deck shoes until they look sufficiently worn, but they end up shrinking and giving him ... «Washington Post, Jun 09»
