CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DESERTIFY
PRESENT
Present
I desertify
you desertify
he/she/it desertifies
we desertify
you desertify
they desertify
Present continuous
I am desertifying
you are desertifying
he/she/it is desertifying
we are desertifying
you are desertifying
they are desertifying
Present perfect
I have desertified
you have desertified
he/she/it has desertified
we have desertified
you have desertified
they have desertified
Present perfect continuous
I have been desertifying
you have been desertifying
he/she/it has been desertifying
we have been desertifying
you have been desertifying
they have been desertifying
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 desertified
you desertified
he/she/it desertified
we desertified
you desertified
they desertified
Past continuous
I was desertifying
you were desertifying
he/she/it was desertifying
we were desertifying
you were desertifying
they were desertifying
Past perfect
I had desertified
you had desertified
he/she/it had desertified
we had desertified
you had desertified
they had desertified
Past perfect continuous
I had been desertifying
you had been desertifying
he/she/it had been desertifying
we had been desertifying
you had been desertifying
they had been desertifying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will desertify
you will desertify
he/she/it will desertify
we will desertify
you will desertify
they will desertify
Future continuous
I will be desertifying
you will be desertifying
he/she/it will be desertifying
we will be desertifying
you will be desertifying
they will be desertifying
Future perfect
I will have desertified
you will have desertified
he/she/it will have desertified
we will have desertified
you will have desertified
they will have desertified
Future perfect continuous
I will have been desertifying
you will have been desertifying
he/she/it will have been desertifying
we will have been desertifying
you will have been desertifying
they will have been desertifying
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would desertify
you would desertify
he/she/it would desertify
we would desertify
you would desertify
they would desertify
Conditional continuous
I would be desertifying
you would be desertifying
he/she/it would be desertifying
we would be desertifying
you would be desertifying
they would be desertifying
Conditional perfect
I would have desertify
you would have desertify
he/she/it would have desertify
we would have desertify
you would have desertify
they would have desertify
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been desertifying
you would have been desertifying
he/she/it would have been desertifying
we would have been desertifying
you would have been desertifying
they would have been desertifying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you desertify
we let´s desertify
you desertify
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
desertified
Present Participle
desertifying
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 «DESERTIFY»
Discover the use of
desertify in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
desertify and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Trishna and the Dream of Water
More than 2 billion people live in these areas, including half the poor people of
the world. Although true deserts grow and shrink naturally, drylands can also "
desertify"— basically turn to desert— because of the way people use land and
water.
2
Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think
A contrarian assessment of the near future explains how rapidly growing technologies and other powerful forces will be able to meet and exceed the basic needs of all people, profiling the revolutionary work of leading innovators in such ...
Peter H. Diamandis, Steven Kotler, 2012
3
My Inaugural Address at the Great White Throne Judgment of ...
The central assumptions are dysfunctional or lethal (e.g., we can pollute and
desertify the planet to our heart's content). Civilizational collapse is not up to any
of us, no matter what we do. The best we can do is to be prepared. People would
...
... Valley began to desertify. Almost a century later, in the museum in Lone Pine,
not far off a sad dirt road called Citrus Street, I saw an old photo of a wide silver
lake, silver trees and silver mountains, tall crops of this and that, with a gleam of ...
William T. Vollmann, 2009
5
The State of Environment in Asia: 2005/2006
Until the creation of these zones, farmers tilled much land in the Horchin Desert
that could not be irrigated, and after a few years in the same location the land
would desertify, forcing the farmers to relocate. Repetition of this pattern allowed
...
Takehisa Awaji, Japan Environemntal Council (JEC), Shun'ichi Teranishi, 2006
6
QI: The Second Book of General Ignorance
The dull torpid acedia that does not care to find out, that has no hunger and thirst
for input, understanding and connection will desertify the human landscape and
land our descendants squarely in the soup. Do we want our species to makes its
...
John Lloyd, John Mitchinson, 2010
7
Reevaluating NAFTA: Theory and Practice
Expanding crop production can only happen at the expense of water resources,
especially in underground tables; soil erosion and diminishing returns become
inevitable as fertilizers and pesticides desertify land and denude the sea; and ...
8
River Disputes in India: Kerala Rivers Under Siege
... has been most distressing and depressing. Infraction after infraction of the
agreements is so deliberately and audaciously done that Kerala has been left
with no choice. 'desertise' is a better adverb than 'desertify' x / River Disputes in
India.
9
Philosophical Dialogues: Arne Naess and the Progress of ...
In 1945 man entered an atomic age and we now have the ability to desertify large
portions of the earth and perhaps to cause the extinction of most of the higher
forms of life.28 Human beings do alter things. They cause the extinction of many
...
Nina Witoszek, Andrew Brennan, 1999
... DESERTERS DESERTIC DESERTIFICATION DESERTIFICATIONS
DESERTIFIED DESERTIFIES DESERTIFY DESERTIFYING DESERTING
DESERTION DESERTIONS DESERTS DESERVE DESERVED DESERVEDLY
DESERVEDNESS ...
Maliha Mendoza Mahmood, 2013
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DESERTIFY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
desertify is used in the context of the following news items.
Modi's Forthcoming Bangladesh Visit: Consolidating Relations And …
Any tinkering by the Chinese to alter the flow of this river will eventually destroy the ecology in Assam and desertify almost half of Bangladesh. «Eurasia Review, May 15»
Battle lines drawn for control over water
... Project in India and the South-North Water Transfer Project in China will destroy river systems, displace people and desertify new regions.”. «gulfnews.com, Apr 15»
This Winter's Surprising Temperature Trend
The earth will continue to desertify if we don't do this. See the TED talk by Alan Savory. Reply · Like. · March 21 at 1:17pm. Lena Bonalumi · Top ... «TakePart, Mar 15»
Okhla birds could lose their habitat as sanctuary plans to drain barrage
The work, which will take at least one-and-a-half months to be completed, will almost desertify the area, leading to loss of habitat for hundreds ... «Daily Mail, Feb 15»
Children Will Inherit the Earth, Here's How We Can Make Sure They …
... the climate of our planet; to cause the extinction of so many species so quickly; to desertify our land and cause dead zones in our oceans. «One Green Planet, Oct 14»
Beijing has rice to go around, but that might not be enough
... is declining steadily as croplands desertify. This week, the State Forestry Administration said that 9% of China's wetlands disappeared during ... «China Economic Review, Jan 14»
TV Weekend: The Dust Bowl
Maybe Burns just means the drought—the film closes on a warning that the area could desertify again when the Ogallala Aquifer now being ... «TIME, Nov 12»
'Abundance,' by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler
Meanwhile, as the planet warms, ice caps melt, oceans acidify and dry regions desertify. To choose just one metric of doom, about 30 percent ... «New York Times, Mar 12»
NBA Players, Union Reject Latest Offer; Ask for More Talks
... deal proposed, the owners are getting comfortable making terroistic monetary threats to the players and half of the players want to desertify. «Pippen Ain't Easy, Nov 11»
Tackling desertification and food security risks in Jordan
“If these arid areas desertify, we will have a problem with food security,” says Dr Jawad Al-Bakri, Associate Professor at the University of ... «NATO HQ, Jun 11»
