CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DESALINATE
PRESENT
Present
I desalinate
you desalinate
he/she/it desalinates
we desalinate
you desalinate
they desalinate
Present continuous
I am desalinating
you are desalinating
he/she/it is desalinating
we are desalinating
you are desalinating
they are desalinating
Present perfect
I have desalinated
you have desalinated
he/she/it has desalinated
we have desalinated
you have desalinated
they have desalinated
Present perfect continuous
I have been desalinating
you have been desalinating
he/she/it has been desalinating
we have been desalinating
you have been desalinating
they have been desalinating
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 desalinated
you desalinated
he/she/it desalinated
we desalinated
you desalinated
they desalinated
Past continuous
I was desalinating
you were desalinating
he/she/it was desalinating
we were desalinating
you were desalinating
they were desalinating
Past perfect
I had desalinated
you had desalinated
he/she/it had desalinated
we had desalinated
you had desalinated
they had desalinated
Past perfect continuous
I had been desalinating
you had been desalinating
he/she/it had been desalinating
we had been desalinating
you had been desalinating
they had been desalinating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will desalinate
you will desalinate
he/she/it will desalinate
we will desalinate
you will desalinate
they will desalinate
Future continuous
I will be desalinating
you will be desalinating
he/she/it will be desalinating
we will be desalinating
you will be desalinating
they will be desalinating
Future perfect
I will have desalinated
you will have desalinated
he/she/it will have desalinated
we will have desalinated
you will have desalinated
they will have desalinated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been desalinating
you will have been desalinating
he/she/it will have been desalinating
we will have been desalinating
you will have been desalinating
they will have been desalinating
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would desalinate
you would desalinate
he/she/it would desalinate
we would desalinate
you would desalinate
they would desalinate
Conditional continuous
I would be desalinating
you would be desalinating
he/she/it would be desalinating
we would be desalinating
you would be desalinating
they would be desalinating
Conditional perfect
I would have desalinate
you would have desalinate
he/she/it would have desalinate
we would have desalinate
you would have desalinate
they would have desalinate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been desalinating
you would have been desalinating
he/she/it would have been desalinating
we would have been desalinating
you would have been desalinating
they would have been desalinating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you desalinate
we let´s desalinate
you desalinate
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
desalinated
Present Participle
desalinating
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 «DESALINATE»
Discover the use of
desalinate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
desalinate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Cengage Advantage Books: Sustaining the Earth
One is the high cost of desalination, due mostly to the fact that it takes a lot of
energy to desalinate water. A second problem is that pumping large volumes of
seawater through pipes, including chemicals used to sterilize the water and re-
duce ...
2
Living in the Environment: Principles, Connections, and ...
This may change if scientists can figure out how to use solar energy or other
means to desalinate seawater cheaply and how to safely dispose of the salty
wastewater left behind. Another possibility is the development of molecular-size ...
G. Miller, Scott Spoolman, 2011
3
Living in the Environment, Enhanced Homework Edition
One is the high cost, because it takes a lot of energy to desalinate water. The
second problem is that desalination produces large quantities of briny
wastewater that contain lots of salt and other minerals. Dumping concentrated
brine into ...
4
Integrated Water Management and Modeling at Multiple Spatial ...
Desalinate seawater. A second mega project envisions conveying Red Sea
water more than 300 km north from Aqaba to the Dead Sea. The 400-meter
elevation drop between the two seas can generate hydropower to desalinate the
seawater ...
David Ezechiel Rosenberg, 2008
5
Structural Characteristics and Molecular Interactions of ...
Desalinate seawater. A second mega project envisions conveying Red Sea
water more than 300 km north from Aqaba to the Dead Sea. The 400-meter
elevation drop between the two seas can generate hydropower to desalinate the
seawater ...
David Ezechiel Rosenberg, Joshua Todd Pittenger, 2008
6
The Infinite Resource: The Power of Ideas on a Finite Planet
The energy needed to not only bring water to a boil, but literally turn all the water
one wanted to desalinate into steam made it prohibitive. Newer desalination
technologies borrow tricks from nature and from materials science. Biologists
have ...
7
Adaptation to a Changing Climate in the Arab Countries: A ...
... irrigation water 0.04 Expand reservoir capacity (large scale) 0.05 Reduce
irrigated areas 0.10 Desalinate using renewable energy 1.30 Desalinate using
conventional energy 1.85 Reduce domestic and industrial demand 2.00 Source:
World ...
8
The Botany of Mangroves
Coping with excess salt Scholander (1968) has discussed the physiological
status of plants that grow in mangal in an article titled "How mangroves
desalinate water," which describes the necessary process in direct terms. Salt in
high ...
Philip Barry Tomlinson, 1994
2ND. LEVEL. Calm Waters: Calms nearby water to make swimming easier.
Desalinate: Removes salt from seawater so it is drinkable. Long Breath: Target's
breath can be held much longer than normal.
10
Reading for Academic Success: Powerful Strategies for ...
Excerpt From a Chemistry Vocabulary Journal Desalinate I know that the prefix
de- can mean "to remove from." I also remember that the suffix -ate can mean "
having" or "acting upon." I'm not sure what -salin- is, but the reading is about ...
Richard W. Strong, Harvey F. Silver, Matthew J. Perini, 2002
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DESALINATE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
desalinate is used in the context of the following news items.
IBM Finds Carbon Nanotubes Could Efficiently Filter Seawater
This new method of filtration could be used to improve fresh water purification, as well as to desalinate seawater. With freshwater dwindling ... «Product Design & Development, Jul 15»
3 Non-Alcoholic Beers You'll Actually Want to Drink
... destructive to flavor (though more labor and equipment intensive) is reverse osmosis, the same method that's used to desalinate ocean water ... «Eater, Jul 15»
Thin Film Solar Technology Market at $32.1 billion Will Reaching $ 1 …
Solar energy provides energy for lighting and power, for data centers, for electric vehicles, for transportation, and to desalinate water, making ... «CSO Australia, Jul 15»
Shaikh Mohammed's water aid drive now a non-profit body
They use the latest technologies and desalinate water using solar power. The foundation also provides solutions for communities that suffer ... «Khaleej Times, Jul 15»
Want to Save The Bullet Train, Governor … Get Better Bullet Points!
And throw in a few ways to build reservoirs and desalinate the Pacific Ocean to boot. Water is pretty tough to live without--in fact, water is a lot ... «City Watch, Jul 15»
And Not a Drop to Drink
One, desalinate seawater. There's no shortage of seawater. The desalting technology is well-known — reverse osmosis and distillation. «Naples Daily News, Jul 15»
Pope Francis's Sinister 'Science' Advisors
Why has the amount of energy needed to desalinate a gallon of water plunged 90 percent since 1970? Technology. These facts are widely ... «FrontPage Magazine, Jul 15»
Why so many NC shark attacks? Expert sees 'perfect storm' of factors
That could happen with heavy storms that would desalinate the ocean water around North Carolina or might not change until the weather cools ... «myfox8.com, Jun 15»
Here's the only explainer on California drought you need
The federal government is also sending millions of dollars in “drought aid,” and local counties are exploring how to desalinate ocean water to ... «Grist, Jun 15»
College Station exploring sources of water as demand grows and …
One option is for the city to desalinate salty water and make it drinkable, a process Coleman said would be expensive. A second option is to ... «The Eagle, Jun 15»
