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Possession of such weapons is nothing to boast about.Nadie puede jactarse en cuanto a la posesión de estas armas.© 2010 Naciones Unidashttp://www.un.org/ 2/25/2011© United Nations 2010http://www.un.org/ 2/25/2011
Why would I boast about something like that?¿Por qué iba a alardear de algo así?Katzenbach, John / The Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John / La Historia del LocoLa Historia del LocoKatzenbach, JohnThe Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John© 2004 by John Katzenbach
In the United Kingdom, the Smoking Cessation Services established throughout the country after a large investment by the executive government boasted magnificent results.En Reino Unido, los "Servicios para Dejar de Fumar" (Smoking Cessation Services) que se implantaron de forma generalizada en todo el país después de una fuerte inversión por parte del Ejecutivo rindieron magníficos resultados.© SEPAR - Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica© SEPAR - Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica
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Collocations
boast about
alardear
Word forms
boast
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | boast | boasts |
Possessive case | boast's | boasts' |
boast
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | boasted |
Imperative | boast |
Present Participle (Participle I) | boasting |
Past Participle (Participle II) | boasted |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I boast | we boast |
you boast | you boast |
he/she/it boasts | they boast |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am boasting | we are boasting |
you are boasting | you are boasting |
he/she/it is boasting | they are boasting |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have boasted | we have boasted |
you have boasted | you have boasted |
he/she/it has boasted | they have boasted |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been boasting | we have been boasting |
you have been boasting | you have been boasting |
he/she/it has been boasting | they have been boasting |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I boasted | we boasted |
you boasted | you boasted |
he/she/it boasted | they boasted |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was boasting | we were boasting |
you were boasting | you were boasting |
he/she/it was boasting | they were boasting |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had boasted | we had boasted |
you had boasted | you had boasted |
he/she/it had boasted | they had boasted |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been boasting | we had been boasting |
you had been boasting | you had been boasting |
he/she/it had been boasting | they had been boasting |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will boast | we shall/will boast |
you will boast | you will boast |
he/she/it will boast | they will boast |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be boasting | we shall/will be boasting |
you will be boasting | you will be boasting |
he/she/it will be boasting | they will be boasting |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have boasted | we shall/will have boasted |
you will have boasted | you will have boasted |
he/she/it will have boasted | they will have boasted |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been boasting | we shall/will have been boasting |
you will have been boasting | you will have been boasting |
he/she/it will have been boasting | they will have been boasting |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would boast | we should/would boast |
you would boast | you would boast |
he/she/it would boast | they would boast |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be boasting | we should/would be boasting |
you would be boasting | you would be boasting |
he/she/it would be boasting | they would be boasting |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have boasted | we should/would have boasted |
you would have boasted | you would have boasted |
he/she/it would have boasted | they would have boasted |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been boasting | we should/would have been boasting |
you would have been boasting | you would have been boasting |
he/she/it would have been boasting | they would have been boasting |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am boasted | we are boasted |
you are boasted | you are boasted |
he/she/it is boasted | they are boasted |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being boasted | we are being boasted |
you are being boasted | you are being boasted |
he/she/it is being boasted | they are being boasted |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been boasted | we have been boasted |
you have been boasted | you have been boasted |
he/she/it has been boasted | they have been boasted |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was boasted | we were boasted |
you were boasted | you were boasted |
he/she/it was boasted | they were boasted |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being boasted | we were being boasted |
you were being boasted | you were being boasted |
he/she/it was being boasted | they were being boasted |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been boasted | we had been boasted |
you had been boasted | you had been boasted |
he/she/it had been boasted | they had been boasted |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be boasted | we shall/will be boasted |
you will be boasted | you will be boasted |
he/she/it will be boasted | they will be boasted |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been boasted | we shall/will have been boasted |
you will have been boasted | you will have been boasted |
he/she/it will have been boasted | they will have been boasted |