CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO AUTOTOMISE
PRESENT
Present
I autotomise
you autotomise
he/she/it autotomises
we autotomise
you autotomise
they autotomise
Present continuous
I am autotomising
you are autotomising
he/she/it is autotomising
we are autotomising
you are autotomising
they are autotomising
Present perfect
I have autotomised
you have autotomised
he/she/it has autotomised
we have autotomised
you have autotomised
they have autotomised
Present perfect continuous
I have been autotomising
you have been autotomising
he/she/it has been autotomising
we have been autotomising
you have been autotomising
they have been autotomising
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 autotomised
you autotomised
he/she/it autotomised
we autotomised
you autotomised
they autotomised
Past continuous
I was autotomising
you were autotomising
he/she/it was autotomising
we were autotomising
you were autotomising
they were autotomising
Past perfect
I had autotomised
you had autotomised
he/she/it had autotomised
we had autotomised
you had autotomised
they had autotomised
Past perfect continuous
I had been autotomising
you had been autotomising
he/she/it had been autotomising
we had been autotomising
you had been autotomising
they had been autotomising
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will autotomise
you will autotomise
he/she/it will autotomise
we will autotomise
you will autotomise
they will autotomise
Future continuous
I will be autotomising
you will be autotomising
he/she/it will be autotomising
we will be autotomising
you will be autotomising
they will be autotomising
Future perfect
I will have autotomised
you will have autotomised
he/she/it will have autotomised
we will have autotomised
you will have autotomised
they will have autotomised
Future perfect continuous
I will have been autotomising
you will have been autotomising
he/she/it will have been autotomising
we will have been autotomising
you will have been autotomising
they will have been autotomising
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would autotomise
you would autotomise
he/she/it would autotomise
we would autotomise
you would autotomise
they would autotomise
Conditional continuous
I would be autotomising
you would be autotomising
he/she/it would be autotomising
we would be autotomising
you would be autotomising
they would be autotomising
Conditional perfect
I would have autotomise
you would have autotomise
he/she/it would have autotomise
we would have autotomise
you would have autotomise
they would have autotomise
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been autotomising
you would have been autotomising
he/she/it would have been autotomising
we would have been autotomising
you would have been autotomising
they would have been autotomising
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you autotomise
we let´s autotomise
you autotomise
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
autotomised
Present Participle
autotomising
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 «AUTOTOMISE»
Discover the use of
autotomise in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
autotomise and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Encyclopedia of Infectious Diseases: Modern Methodologies
The spiny sand crab Blepharipoda occidentalis, like most other crabs, has the
ability to autotomise a limb to escape predation. Metacercariae dispro—
portionately infect the crab's claws, suggesting that they might become
transmitted during ...
2
Proceedings of the second Franco-British Symposium on Molluscs
Autotomy of the mantle: D. fragilis is described by Alder and Hancock (1864) to
readily autotomise the mantle edge (as its name implies) but they did not mention
that for D. concinna. Edmunds (1972) considers this an important taxonomic ...
Alan Bebbington, Malacological Society of London, 1983
3
New Zealand Journal of Zoology
Spiders are able to autotomise appendages as a defence mechanism (Bonnet
1930). Portia, however, seemed to differ markedly from other salti- cids and most
other spiders that were kept in the laboratory in how readily appendages were ...
4
The Great Barrier Reef: Biology, Environment and Management
This multiarmed (6 arms) species often has an irregular profile with unequal
portions due to its propensity to autotomise distal portions of its arms followed by
regeneration. The pincushion star Culcita novaeguineae is also common (Fig.
26.1F ...
Pat Hutchings, Mike Kingsford, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, 2008
1996) or partially autotomise their siphon as does Paratimonia gobii (Maillard
1976). This can be interpreted as a way for the parasite to increase the predation
probability by a bird final host or by a benthic gobid fish, respectively. The life
cycle ...
6
An Introduction to Zoology
... of their epidermis (skin). Such color shifting serves not only to camouflage the
octopus but as communication with other octopuses as well. When under attack
some species can detach their own limbs (autotomise), in a manner similar ...
Joseph Springer, Dennis Holley, 2012
7
Echinoderm studies 5 (1996)
A more complex case is provided by asteriid asteroids like Asterias rubens, in
which the arms autotomise only within a localised breakage region at the arm
base. Here, the collagenous dermis of the aboral integument contains an upper,
...
8
Spider Behaviour: Flexibility and Versatility
Spiders did not survive encounters with centipedes and did not autotomise legs
during these encounters. However, several spiders survived encounters with
scorpions, and of those that did survive, significantly more autotomised a leg than
did ...
Marie Elisabeth Herberstein, 2011
9
The Ecology and Biology of Nephrops norvegicus
Limb loss is common in decapod crustaceans, and the animals can autotomise a
limb if they are physically provoked (for review, see Juanes and Smith, 1995). It is
considered to be an adaptation to avoid predators and limit injury. But although ...
10
Cultures, Ideologies, and the Dictionary: Studies in Honor ...
... asphalt, asphaltene, asphaltite, asphaltum, Astronomer Royal, ate, atheling,
atomise, attache, attendant (usher, clerk), atticise, attitudinise, atweel, auld lang
syne, Aussie, authorise, Authorized Version, automatise, autotomise, avianise,
aye.
Braj B. Kachru, Henry Kahane, 1995
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AUTOTOMISE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
autotomise is used in the context of the following news items.
'Weird' deep sea creature washes up in Dunedin
"So like lizards, oarfish are thought to be able to autotomise sections of tail. Exactly why they do this, nobody seems to know, but it's not thought ... «Waikato Times, Apr 15»
African mice give clue to 'self-repairing skin'
Several animals are able to lose (or 'autotomise') sections of tissue or whole limbs in order to escape capture by predators. After this tissue is ... «NHS Choices, Sep 12»
