CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO UNDERWHELM
PRESENT
Present
I underwhelm
you underwhelm
he/she/it underwhelms
we underwhelm
you underwhelm
they underwhelm
Present continuous
I am underwhelming
you are underwhelming
he/she/it is underwhelming
we are underwhelming
you are underwhelming
they are underwhelming
Present perfect
I have underwhelmed
you have underwhelmed
he/she/it has underwhelmed
we have underwhelmed
you have underwhelmed
they have underwhelmed
Present perfect continuous
I have been underwhelming
you have been underwhelming
he/she/it has been underwhelming
we have been underwhelming
you have been underwhelming
they have been underwhelming
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 underwhelmed
you underwhelmed
he/she/it underwhelmed
we underwhelmed
you underwhelmed
they underwhelmed
Past continuous
I was underwhelming
you were underwhelming
he/she/it was underwhelming
we were underwhelming
you were underwhelming
they were underwhelming
Past perfect
I had underwhelmed
you had underwhelmed
he/she/it had underwhelmed
we had underwhelmed
you had underwhelmed
they had underwhelmed
Past perfect continuous
I had been underwhelming
you had been underwhelming
he/she/it had been underwhelming
we had been underwhelming
you had been underwhelming
they had been underwhelming
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will underwhelm
you will underwhelm
he/she/it will underwhelm
we will underwhelm
you will underwhelm
they will underwhelm
Future continuous
I will be underwhelming
you will be underwhelming
he/she/it will be underwhelming
we will be underwhelming
you will be underwhelming
they will be underwhelming
Future perfect
I will have underwhelmed
you will have underwhelmed
he/she/it will have underwhelmed
we will have underwhelmed
you will have underwhelmed
they will have underwhelmed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been underwhelming
you will have been underwhelming
he/she/it will have been underwhelming
we will have been underwhelming
you will have been underwhelming
they will have been underwhelming
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would underwhelm
you would underwhelm
he/she/it would underwhelm
we would underwhelm
you would underwhelm
they would underwhelm
Conditional continuous
I would be underwhelming
you would be underwhelming
he/she/it would be underwhelming
we would be underwhelming
you would be underwhelming
they would be underwhelming
Conditional perfect
I would have underwhelm
you would have underwhelm
he/she/it would have underwhelm
we would have underwhelm
you would have underwhelm
they would have underwhelm
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been underwhelming
you would have been underwhelming
he/she/it would have been underwhelming
we would have been underwhelming
you would have been underwhelming
they would have been underwhelming
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you underwhelm
we let´s underwhelm
you underwhelm
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
underwhelmed
Present Participle
underwhelming
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 «UNDERWHELM»
Discover the use of
underwhelm in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
underwhelm and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Effective Prototyping for Software Makers
This book will help software makers—developers, designers, and architects—build effective prototypes every time: prototypes that convey enough information about the product at the appropriate time and thus set expectations appropriately ...
Jonathan Arnowitz, Michael Arent, Nevin Berger, 2010
2
The Oxford Handbook of Construction Grammar
The first time I heard the word underwhelm, I was impressed by what I took to be
the speaker's cleverness in creating this instantly understandable neologism on
the fly. As time went by and I heard more tokens of underwhelm, it occurred to me
...
Thomas Hoffmann, Graeme Trousdale, 2013
3
On the Productivity of Verbal Prefixation in English: ...
The OED even makes direct reference to the corresponding constructions in over
- in the entries for underachieve, underdetermine, underfill, underreact, under-
recover, underride, and underwhelm. In the cases of underdetermine, underfill, ...
4
Oxford American Large Print Dictionary
... impress or make a positive impact on (someone); disappoint. un•der•world n. 1
those who live. 1313. underwhelm.
Oxford University Press, 2008
5
How to Build the Team You Want: ...and Lead Them to Victory!
Do. Not. Overwhelm. &. Do. Not. Underwhelm. Everyone learns at different
speeds. A quick learner going through a slow training process may get bored and
de-motivated and may think: “This place is boring. I might be happier somewhere
...
6
The Minimalists: Essential Essays:
Some of these people evenbegan implementing aspectsofmy lifestyle intotheir
daily rituals, experiencing a new life,a more fulfilling life, alife of underwhelm.
MOTION CREATES EMOTION By Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus.
Joshua Fields Millburn, Ryan Nicodemus, 2011
7
Your Phd Coach: How To Get The Phd Experience You Want, 1E: ...
At the same time, the PhD can also be an experience of underwhelm: realizing
your findings will not make a huge dent on existing bodies of knowledge and are
unlikely to lead to world peace or a Nobel Prize; the boredom of collecting,
sorting ...
Gill, Jeff, Medd, Will, 2013
8
Winning Market Leadership: Strategic Market Planning for ...
... in none of them. This is a sure way to “underwhelm”. 12 Andrew S. Grove, Only
the Paranoid Survive (New York: Doubleday, 1996), pp. 85–89. FIGURE 1-4:
How to Underwhelm the Competition 13 Based on. 20 Winning Market
Leadership.
Adrian Ryans, Roger More, Donald Barclay, 2010
9
Strategic Supremacy: How Industry Leaders Create Spheres of ...
Because the construction of overlaps is such a delicate task, most overlaps
ultimately fail or produce less than ideal results (see sidebar, “When Overlaps
Underwhelm”). In addition to the four pitfalls just mentioned, even once effective ...
10
Pocket Fowler's Modern English Usage
If there was an opportunity to be underwhelming, he unfailingly seized it—
Observer, 1984. This fanciful variation on overwhelming means 'unimpressive' (
underwhelmed and occasionally the simple verb underwhelm are also used); it
dates ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNDERWHELM»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
underwhelm is used in the context of the following news items.
Nielsens: 'Cait,' 'Sharknado' underwhelm
Cait can wait? Despite an enormous publicity campaign that included a Diane Sawyer interview, a Vanity Fair cover and a lengthy appearance at the ESPY ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
Yahoo earnings likely to underwhelm investors
The tech giant is due to post disappointing second-quarter figures this month, with concerns that its sizeable stake in Alibaba may not turn out to be its saviour. «IG, Jul 15»
U.S. underwhelm again, but survive to play another day
Lauren Holiday was one of two Americans who will be unavailable for the quarterfinals through yellow card accumulation. EDMONTON, Alberta -- It was the late ... «ESPN FC, Jun 15»
BlackBerry's Q1 Revenues Will Underwhelm, Analysts Say
BlackBerry is expected to report another disappointing chapter this week in Canada's favourite will-they-or-won't-they turnaround story. Analysts estimate the ... «Huffington Post Canada, Jun 15»
Patent-licensing company Wi-LAN continues to underwhelm investors
Investors in Wi-LAN Inc. have mostly given up on waiting for a big windfall. A new deal signed with Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., while promising for future ... «The Globe and Mail, Jun 15»
EconomyJapanese exports underwhelm despite weak yen
Japanese trade figures for May disappointed, as weakness in the yen did little to boost exports. Exports from Japan rose for a ninth consecutive month, but the ... «Financial Times, Jun 15»
Banking giant HSBC's meeting with investors set to underwhelm
HSBC Holdings can tell investors at a meeting on Tuesday that it plans to slash jobs, hawk off global businesses or even ditch its tax domicile in Britain. «South China Morning Post, Jun 15»
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga underwhelm at Hollywood Bowl show
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga underwhelm at Hollywood Bowl show. May 31, 2015. Updated June 2, 2015 10:41 a.m.. 1 of 1. Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga ... «OCRegister, Jun 15»
EconomyJapanese retail sales underwhelm, rise 0.4%
How's the Japanese consumer feeling one year on from a 3 percentage point lift in the sales tax? The latest retail sales figures are disappointing, but they do ... «Financial Times, May 15»
'Game of Thrones' Premiere Manages to Underwhelm Even With a …
(Spoiler alert: Do not read on if you have not yet seen the Season 5 premiere of HBO's “Game of Thrones” entitled “The Wars to Come.”) As episodes of HBO's ... «TheWrap, Apr 15»
