temp

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Occupationstemptemp1 /temp/ noun [countable] BOWORKERan office worker who is only employed temporarilyExamples from the Corpustemp• I am currently working as a temp, so any contributions to the fund will be minimal until I find full-time employment.• But the part-time employee whom Kelly sent was not your average temp.• Some were lost by hapless temps.• The topper is, they hired temps to do my day job.• As teams of temps struggled to cope with the mounting chaos, Jackson tried to keep the Equal Opportunities flame burning.Related topics: Occupationstemptemp2 verb [intransitive] BOWORK/DO WORKto work as a temp Carol’s temping until she can find another job. → See Verb tableExamples from the Corpustemp• Tricia decided to temp when her youngest child started nursery full time.From Longman Business Dictionarytemptemp1 /temp/ noun [countable]HUMAN RESOURCESJOB a person, especially a secretary, who is employed to work in an office for only a short or limited period of time while someone is absent or while there is a lot of work to doThere is a shortage of good temps in London.We’ve got a temp in this week.a temp agency (=a business that supplies temps, especially secretaries)temptemp2 verb [intransitive]HUMAN RESOURCES especially British English to work as a tempHe has been temping for an accountancy firm.→ See Verb tableOrigin temp1 (1900-2000) temporary

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temp

Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, they	temp
he, she, it	temps
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	temped
Present perfect
I, you, we, they	have temped
he, she, it	has temped
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had temped
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will temp
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have temped
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Continuous Form
Present
I	am temping
he, she, it	is temping
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you, we, they	are temping
Past
I, he, she, it	was temping
you, we, they	were temping
Present perfect
I, you, we, they	have been temping
he, she, it	has been temping
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been temping
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be temping
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been temping
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