CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BRACHIATE
PRESENT
Present
I brachiate
you brachiate
he/she/it brachiates
we brachiate
you brachiate
they brachiate
Present continuous
I am brachiating
you are brachiating
he/she/it is brachiating
we are brachiating
you are brachiating
they are brachiating
Present perfect
I have brachiated
you have brachiated
he/she/it has brachiated
we have brachiated
you have brachiated
they have brachiated
Present perfect continuous
I have been brachiating
you have been brachiating
he/she/it has been brachiating
we have been brachiating
you have been brachiating
they have been brachiating
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 brachiated
you brachiated
he/she/it brachiated
we brachiated
you brachiated
they brachiated
Past continuous
I was brachiating
you were brachiating
he/she/it was brachiating
we were brachiating
you were brachiating
they were brachiating
Past perfect
I had brachiated
you had brachiated
he/she/it had brachiated
we had brachiated
you had brachiated
they had brachiated
Past perfect continuous
I had been brachiating
you had been brachiating
he/she/it had been brachiating
we had been brachiating
you had been brachiating
they had been brachiating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will brachiate
you will brachiate
he/she/it will brachiate
we will brachiate
you will brachiate
they will brachiate
Future continuous
I will be brachiating
you will be brachiating
he/she/it will be brachiating
we will be brachiating
you will be brachiating
they will be brachiating
Future perfect
I will have brachiated
you will have brachiated
he/she/it will have brachiated
we will have brachiated
you will have brachiated
they will have brachiated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been brachiating
you will have been brachiating
he/she/it will have been brachiating
we will have been brachiating
you will have been brachiating
they will have been brachiating
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would brachiate
you would brachiate
he/she/it would brachiate
we would brachiate
you would brachiate
they would brachiate
Conditional continuous
I would be brachiating
you would be brachiating
he/she/it would be brachiating
we would be brachiating
you would be brachiating
they would be brachiating
Conditional perfect
I would have brachiate
you would have brachiate
he/she/it would have brachiate
we would have brachiate
you would have brachiate
they would have brachiate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been brachiating
you would have been brachiating
he/she/it would have been brachiating
we would have been brachiating
you would have been brachiating
they would have been brachiating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you brachiate
we let´s brachiate
you brachiate
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
brachiated
Present Participle
brachiating
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 «BRACHIATE»
Discover the use of
brachiate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
brachiate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The English Cyclopaedia: Division. Geography. 4v. and Suppl
3. C. lancifolia (C. anguttifolia, Pavon; O. Tunita, Lopez). Leaves obovate-
lanceolate, very smooth on each Bide, without glands; panicle large, brachiate ;
corolla silky on the outside ; capsules oblong, smoothish, five times as long as
broad.
2
The Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of ...
Leaves obovate-laneeolate, very smooth on each side, without glands ; panicle
large, brachiate ; corolla silky on the outside ; capsules oblong, smoothish, five
times as long as broad. (Syn. C. nitida, R. and P.; offi inalis, Ruiz ; lanceolata, ...
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 1837
3
African Ecology and Human Evolution
While it may be appropriate to class the apes as brachiators on anatomical
grounds (Washburn and Avis 1958), it must be emphasized that in the wild only
the gibbons and siamaugs brachiate extensively; all of the great apes are
essentially ...
François Bourlière, Clark F. Howell, 2013
4
Human Adaptation: The Biosocial Background
While it may be appropriate to class the apes as brachiators on anatomical
ground, it must be emphasized that in the wild only the gibbons and siamangs
brachiate extensively; all of the great apes are essentially quadrupedal. We
never saw ...
5
The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of ...
Leaves obovate-lanceolate, very smooth on each side, without glands ; panicle
large, brachiate ; corolla silky on the outside; capsules oblong, smoothish, five
times as long as broad. (Syn. C. nitida, R. and P. ; officinalis, Ruiz ; lanceolata, ...
6
The penny cyclopædia [ed. by G. Long].
Leaves obovate-lanceolate, very smooth on each side, without glands ; panicle
large, brachiate ; corolla silky on the outside; capsules oblong, smoothish, five
tiroes as long as broad. (Syn. C. rtitida, R. and P.; oflv inalis, Ruiz ; laneeolata, ...
Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge, George Long, 1837
7
THE PENNY CYCLOPAEDIA OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE DIFFUSION OF ...
Leaves obovate-lanceolate, very smooth on each side, without glands ; panicle
large, brachiate ; corolla silky on the outside ; capsules oblong, smoothish, five
times as long as broad. (Syn. C. nitida, R. and P. ; officinalis, Ruiz ; lanceolata, ...
8
The Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Difussion of ...
Leaves obovate-kmceolate, wry smooth on each side, without glands ; panicle
large, brachiate ; corolla silky on the outside ; capsules oblong, smoothish, five
times as long as broad. (Syn. (J. nitida, R. and P. ; officinalis, Ruiz ; lanceolata, ...
Society for the Difussion of Useful Knowledge, 1837
9
Vol. III. - Caclyciflorae
leaves roundish, naked above and shining, pilose beneath and on the branchlets
; panicle brachiate, pubescent; calycine teeth very short; corolla clothed by silky
tomentum outside, with a bearded limb; style exserted; stigma bipartite ; capsule
...
10
General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants
stem climbing? branchlets very pilose; leaves lanceolate, acuminated, quite
entire, S-nerved, rough above, but very pilose beneath; panicle brachiate, hispid.
l'). S. Native of Peru. Melastoma coerfilea, Pav. in herb. Lamb. Flowers small,
white.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRACHIATE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
brachiate is used in the context of the following news items.
Santa Fe Apes Get a New Home
All three white-handed gibbons at the Santa Fe Teaching Zoo brachiate down a rope in the enclosure. Brachiation is the swinging method of ... «WUFT, Oct 14»
The human age: The world shaped by us
Even with knuckle-walking far behind us, we sometimes feel the urge to brachiate in that way, hand over hand on a playground's “monkey bars. «GreenBiz.com, Sep 14»
Brookfield Zoo gibbon family welcomes baby boy
Ultimately he will become a brachiater, and that's our new vocabulary word for today: brachiate. "Brachiating. That's how gibbons move through ... «WLS-TV, Jun 14»
After 39 Years, a Zookeeper Says Goodbye
William would brachiate around in the farthest corner from Kessler, swinging limb to limb, elaborately ignoring the 130-pound human in the ... «Valley News, Mar 14»
National Zoo's longest-serving keeper bids farewell
William would brachiate around in the farthest corner from Kessler, swinging limb to limb, elaborately ignoring the 130-pound human in the ... «Washington Post, Mar 14»
Awesome Video Of California Ape Rescue Center Puts Gibbons …
... almost musical, but perhaps far more impressive is their ability to brachiate by swinging between branches that can be as far as 40 feet apart. «Huffington Post, Dec 13»
Verdon Gorge: Rock Climbing Adventures in France
It's a big commitment to rappel down a 1,000-foot face to a small stance and then brachiate back to the rim, but it's super fun and part of the Verdon's magic. «About - News & Issues, Jul 13»
Video: Brachiating 'Bot Swings Its Arm Like An Ape
... gait and grabby motion is a key challenge, but with the right movements, the researchers say it's theoretically possible to brachiate forever. «Popular Science, May 12»
'Island' Building For Endangered Red Apes
When living free in the forest, orangutans — big cheek-padded males, females and clinging offspring — brachiate through the treetops, cluster ... «NPR, Nov 11»
Zoologger: The most athletic ape in the canopy
They are one of the few animals that brachiate: they swing themselves along the undersides of branches using only their arms. That's until they ... «New Scientist, Aug 11»
