CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WRONG-FOOT
PRESENT
Present
I wrong-foot
you wrong-foot
he/she/it wrong-foots
we wrong-foot
you wrong-foot
they wrong-foot
Present continuous
I am wrong-footing
you are wrong-footing
he/she/it is wrong-footing
we are wrong-footing
you are wrong-footing
they are wrong-footing
Present perfect
I have wrong-footed
you have wrong-footed
he/she/it has wrong-footed
we have wrong-footed
you have wrong-footed
they have wrong-footed
Present perfect continuous
I have been wrong-footing
you have been wrong-footing
he/she/it has been wrong-footing
we have been wrong-footing
you have been wrong-footing
they have been wrong-footing
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 wrong-footed
you wrong-footed
he/she/it wrong-footed
we wrong-footed
you wrong-footed
they wrong-footed
Past continuous
I was wrong-footing
you were wrong-footing
he/she/it was wrong-footing
we were wrong-footing
you were wrong-footing
they were wrong-footing
Past perfect
I had wrong-footed
you had wrong-footed
he/she/it had wrong-footed
we had wrong-footed
you had wrong-footed
they had wrong-footed
Past perfect continuous
I had been wrong-footing
you had been wrong-footing
he/she/it had been wrong-footing
we had been wrong-footing
you had been wrong-footing
they had been wrong-footing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will wrong-foot
you will wrong-foot
he/she/it will wrong-foot
we will wrong-foot
you will wrong-foot
they will wrong-foot
Future continuous
I will be wrong-footing
you will be wrong-footing
he/she/it will be wrong-footing
we will be wrong-footing
you will be wrong-footing
they will be wrong-footing
Future perfect
I will have wrong-footed
you will have wrong-footed
he/she/it will have wrong-footed
we will have wrong-footed
you will have wrong-footed
they will have wrong-footed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been wrong-footing
you will have been wrong-footing
he/she/it will have been wrong-footing
we will have been wrong-footing
you will have been wrong-footing
they will have been wrong-footing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would wrong-foot
you would wrong-foot
he/she/it would wrong-foot
we would wrong-foot
you would wrong-foot
they would wrong-foot
Conditional continuous
I would be wrong-footing
you would be wrong-footing
he/she/it would be wrong-footing
we would be wrong-footing
you would be wrong-footing
they would be wrong-footing
Conditional perfect
I would have wrong-foot
you would have wrong-foot
he/she/it would have wrong-foot
we would have wrong-foot
you would have wrong-foot
they would have wrong-foot
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been wrong-footing
you would have been wrong-footing
he/she/it would have been wrong-footing
we would have been wrong-footing
you would have been wrong-footing
they would have been wrong-footing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you wrong-foot
we let´s wrong-foot
you wrong-foot
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
wrong-footed
Present Participle
wrong-footing
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 «WRONG-FOOT»
Discover the use of
wrong-foot in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
wrong-foot and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Collection of Confusible Phrases
... foot foremost) be in a bad temper when one gets up: I am afraid you got out of
bed with the wrong foot foremost this morning. See also: catch someone on the
wrong foot put afoot wrong. get off one's bike get on one's bike get off one's bike ...
2
Getting Off on the
Wrong Foot
How utterly humiliating it must be for you, being attracted to the bare feet of another man. So coarse, so muscular, so sweaty -- and these are the things that turn you on? Is that what you fantasize about?
3
Bowling: Steps to Success
In 1958, a bowler who finished on the wrong foot won the first PBA event. "Wrong
Foot" Lou Campi developed his finish position from playing bocce ball, a game
similar to lawn bowling played for centuries in Italy. The wrong-footed finish is ...
4
Starting Off on the
Wrong Foot: U.S. Relations with China ...
'Starting Off On The Wrong Foot' is an exhaustive study of the history of relations between the United States and China, as well as Korea, and examines the roots of tension which still linger among these three nations.
A little boy continually gets his shoes on the wrong feet until he devises a system that helps him always be right.
6
Shoes on the
Wrong Foot
Shoes on the wrong foot is a journey in the life of CeCe Copeland, a single mom who while young and ambitious and full of adventure was soon met with the reality in the world of men.
7
Scream Team #3: The Big
Foot in the End Zone
“You know, because we got off on the wrong foot.” Beck was admiring Karl's
Wolfenstein “Wolfie of the Year” poster. His head snapped around. “Wrong foot?
Who has the wrong foot?” “Sorry,Beck, that'snot what I meant.”Karl changed ...
8
Idioms and Other English Expressions: Grades 4-6
a bad start Mom thought Jenny would make a great babysitter, but we simply got
off on the wrong foot. As soon as the door shut behind my parents, Jenny started
ordering me around, and she wouldn't let me watch what I wanted on TV.
Timothy Rasinski, Kathleen Knoblock, Kathleen N. Kopp, 2007
9
Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms
Opposite get off on the wrong foot get off on the wrong foot, also start off on the
wrong foot to begin doing something in a way that is likely to fail ♢ Holly 's new
secretary really got off on the wrong foot by being rude to visitors. * Opposite get
off ...
10
American Slang: Cultural Language Guide to Living in the USA
On the wrong foot: to make a move in the wrong direction; starting the wrong way.
You're starting on the wrong foot if you antagonize your co-workers. Put one's
best foot forward: See, Put. Put one's foot down: get strict. Do I have to put my foot
...
Joseph Melillo, Edward M. Melillo, 2004
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WRONG-FOOT»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
wrong-foot is used in the context of the following news items.
Labour try to wrong-foot Cameron over Heathrow plans
In the long running political manoeuvres which have dogged the expansion of Heathrow for many years, there has, this lunchtime, been a very important ... «ITV News, Jul 15»
INVESTMENT FOCUS-Post-election standoff may still wrong-foot …
(Repeats story that first ran on Friday). * Banks ramp up insurance charges for post-vote sterling weakness. * Analysts say some investors still too complacent. «Reuters, Apr 15»
Brian Monteith: A way for SNP to wrong-foot Labour
A week rarely passes when our First Minister does not take some action or make some utterance that is carefully calculated to wrong-foot the Labour Party and ... «Scotsman, Mar 15»
COLUMN-Oil prices jolted as falling rigs wrong-foot bears: Kemp
(John Kemp is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own). By John Kemp. LONDON Feb 2 (Reuters) - Oil prices surged 8 percent on Friday as ... «Reuters, Feb 15»
