CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO UNDERSAY
PRESENT
Present
I undersay
you undersay
he/she/it undersays
we undersay
you undersay
they undersay
Present continuous
I am undersaying
you are undersaying
he/she/it is undersaying
we are undersaying
you are undersaying
they are undersaying
Present perfect
I have undersayed
you have undersayed
he/she/it has undersayed
we have undersayed
you have undersayed
they have undersayed
Present perfect continuous
I have been undersaying
you have been undersaying
he/she/it has been undersaying
we have been undersaying
you have been undersaying
they have been undersaying
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 undersayed
you undersayed
he/she/it undersayed
we undersayed
you undersayed
they undersayed
Past continuous
I was undersaying
you were undersaying
he/she/it was undersaying
we were undersaying
you were undersaying
they were undersaying
Past perfect
I had undersayed
you had undersayed
he/she/it had undersayed
we had undersayed
you had undersayed
they had undersayed
Past perfect continuous
I had been undersaying
you had been undersaying
he/she/it had been undersaying
we had been undersaying
you had been undersaying
they had been undersaying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will undersay
you will undersay
he/she/it will undersay
we will undersay
you will undersay
they will undersay
Future continuous
I will be undersaying
you will be undersaying
he/she/it will be undersaying
we will be undersaying
you will be undersaying
they will be undersaying
Future perfect
I will have undersayed
you will have undersayed
he/she/it will have undersayed
we will have undersayed
you will have undersayed
they will have undersayed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been undersaying
you will have been undersaying
he/she/it will have been undersaying
we will have been undersaying
you will have been undersaying
they will have been undersaying
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would undersay
you would undersay
he/she/it would undersay
we would undersay
you would undersay
they would undersay
Conditional continuous
I would be undersaying
you would be undersaying
he/she/it would be undersaying
we would be undersaying
you would be undersaying
they would be undersaying
Conditional perfect
I would have undersay
you would have undersay
he/she/it would have undersay
we would have undersay
you would have undersay
they would have undersay
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been undersaying
you would have been undersaying
he/she/it would have been undersaying
we would have been undersaying
you would have been undersaying
they would have been undersaying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you undersay
we let´s undersay
you undersay
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
undersayed
Present Participle
undersaying
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 «UNDERSAY»
Discover the use of
undersay in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
undersay and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Flowers. never. oversay,. never. undersay,. never. are. in. poor. taste. just ask
your florist. Remember that with the Florists' Telegraph Delivery Service flowers
may be telegraphed in a few ...
2
A Dictionary of the Portuguese and English Languages, in Two ...
To Undersay, v. n. (termo desusado,) contradizer, dizer o contarlo. Under-
secrelary, s. segundo^ secretario. To Undersell, v. a. vender aigu- ma cousa por
menos do que outrem a vende. espeques a alguma cousa, Undershot, adj. que
anda ...
Antonio Vieyra, Jacinto Dias do Canto, 1827
3
The American Encyclopaedic Dictionary: A ... Work of ...
undersay. on -der-plSt, s. [Pref. under-, and Eng. plot, s.] 1. A plot subordinate to
another, as in a play or novel. "It la a aound, good comedy, with a highly cnmle
underplot:'— Kotee and Queries, Dec 2S, 1886, p. 627. 2. A clandestine or ...
4
The Columbian cyclopedia
UNDERSAY, v. un 'der-sd' : in OE., to say in a slighting way, or by way of
contradiction. UNDER-SECRETARY, n. un'der-sek 're-id' 'ri: an assistant
secretary. UNDERSELL, v. un'der-sel': to sell at a lower price than. UNDER-
SERVANT, n.
5
The North American Review
My words undersay it, of course; I mean something rarer than critical, something
better than ethical, and perhaps I had better retreat upon such a word as spiritual.
Spiritual in a fine way Mr. Phillips's work is, running into frank realism where a ...
Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, 1899
6
The Faery queene, book VI. Colin Clout's come home again. ...
They say they con to heaven the high-way, 90 But by my soul I dare undersay
They never set foot in that same trode, But balk the right way, and strayen abroad.
They boast they ban the devil at commaund, But ask hem therefore what ...
Edmund Spenser, John Aikin, 1810
7
The Works of Mr. Edmund Spenser: In Six Volumes : with a ...
They say they con to Heaven the high-way; But by my Soul I dare undersay, They
never set Foot in that same trode, But balk the right way, and lh-ayen abroad.
They boafi they han the Devil at commaund; But ask hem, therefore what they
han ...
Edmund Spenser, John Hughes, Theodore Bathurst, 1715
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Definitions: Implications for Syntax, Semantics, and the ...
Isit goingtobe adequate for all definitionsembedded undersay?The structure
oftheclause is (simplifying) [NP VP]. Thetargetis in the VP, andmaybe of any
category.Is it sufficient thatthe subject NP is given an'EQU' quantification?
Theeffect will ...
9
Encyclopaedia Londinensis
They say, they con to heaven the highway; But by my soule I dare undersay, '
They never set foot in that same troad,' _ But 'balke their right way, and strayen
abroad. Spenser. To UNDERSCO'RE, o. a. To mark .under.—Cranmer
underscored ...
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The Works of the British Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical ...
They say they con to heaven the high-way, But by my soul l dare undersay They
never set foot in that same trode, But ball: the right. way, and strayen abroad.
They boasl; they han the devil at commaund, Bu: all: hem therefore what they han
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