ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD IRRIGATE
From Latin irrigāre, from rigāre to moisten, conduct water.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO IRRIGATE
PRESENT
Present
I irrigate
you irrigate
he/she/it irrigates
we irrigate
you irrigate
they irrigate
Present continuous
I am irrigating
you are irrigating
he/she/it is irrigating
we are irrigating
you are irrigating
they are irrigating
Present perfect
I have irrigated
you have irrigated
he/she/it has irrigated
we have irrigated
you have irrigated
they have irrigated
Present perfect continuous
I have been irrigating
you have been irrigating
he/she/it has been irrigating
we have been irrigating
you have been irrigating
they have been irrigating
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 irrigated
you irrigated
he/she/it irrigated
we irrigated
you irrigated
they irrigated
Past continuous
I was irrigating
you were irrigating
he/she/it was irrigating
we were irrigating
you were irrigating
they were irrigating
Past perfect
I had irrigated
you had irrigated
he/she/it had irrigated
we had irrigated
you had irrigated
they had irrigated
Past perfect continuous
I had been irrigating
you had been irrigating
he/she/it had been irrigating
we had been irrigating
you had been irrigating
they had been irrigating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will irrigate
you will irrigate
he/she/it will irrigate
we will irrigate
you will irrigate
they will irrigate
Future continuous
I will be irrigating
you will be irrigating
he/she/it will be irrigating
we will be irrigating
you will be irrigating
they will be irrigating
Future perfect
I will have irrigated
you will have irrigated
he/she/it will have irrigated
we will have irrigated
you will have irrigated
they will have irrigated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been irrigating
you will have been irrigating
he/she/it will have been irrigating
we will have been irrigating
you will have been irrigating
they will have been irrigating
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would irrigate
you would irrigate
he/she/it would irrigate
we would irrigate
you would irrigate
they would irrigate
Conditional continuous
I would be irrigating
you would be irrigating
he/she/it would be irrigating
we would be irrigating
you would be irrigating
they would be irrigating
Conditional perfect
I would have irrigate
you would have irrigate
he/she/it would have irrigate
we would have irrigate
you would have irrigate
they would have irrigate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been irrigating
you would have been irrigating
he/she/it would have been irrigating
we would have been irrigating
you would have been irrigating
they would have been irrigating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you irrigate
we let´s irrigate
you irrigate
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
irrigated
Present Participle
irrigating
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.
2 QUOTES WITH «IRRIGATE»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
irrigate.
The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts.
Over the years, online, we've laid down a huge amount of information and data, and we irrigate it with networks and connectivity, and it's been worked and tilled by unpaid workers and governments.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IRRIGATE»
Discover the use of
irrigate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
irrigate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Robbing Yadullah's water to
irrigate Saeid's garden: ...
This report provides a case study from the province of Esfahan, in central Iran, describing the struggle of a village to secure the water resources without which local agriculture, and altogether life in the village, would be impossible.
François Molle, Alireza Mamanpoush, International Water Management Institute, 2004
2
To
Irrigate a Wasteland: The Struggle to Shape a Public ...
The Struggle to Shape a Public Television System in the United States John W.
Macy. To Irrigate a Wasteland JOHN W MACY, JR. To Irrigate a Wasteland The
Struggle.
3
A Navajo/English Bilingual Dictionary: Áłchíní Bi Naaltsoostsoh
(na) (ji) (a) (ni) classifier + verb stem/ (t) (»wh) (to irrigate land) Adp|dpji' na'net-
heezh. 'I irrigated yesterday.' Adppdpji' na'neel- yeezh. 'We irrigated yesterday.'
Adaadjip' nida'neel- yeezh. 'We irrigated yesterday.' Singular (one person) ...
4
differntial adaption strategies to climate change in african ...
The choice of irrigation clearly depends on dominant soil types. When soil
Arenasols is dominant in the district, farmers tend to choose rainfed agriculture.
On the other hand, when the soil is Cambisols or Planasols, they irrigate more
often.
5
Emergencies in Children's and Young People's Nursing
Irrigate for 10–20 minutes with normal saline: • warm the saline (unless a thermal
burn) place child/adolescent in reclining chair (or on parent's lap) or wrap child in
blanket on a couch rest patient's head on (affected) side with receiver to catch ...
E. A Glasper, Gill McEwing, Jim Richardson, 2011
6
Transition from local level management to state regulation: ...
When the water level reached this nail, an irrigator was entitled to continue his
irrigation turn until such time that he would be able to irrigate one-fourth of his
entire holding. The logic forwarded by the farmers is that at normal, or full, supply
...
Hassan, M. U., Hamid, A., Bandaragoda, D. J.
7
Water and the West: The Colorado River Compact and the ...
... allocated annual reserved rights to the five tribes as follows: Fort Yuma
Reservation (priority date of 1884) with a reserved right of 77,966 acre-feet or
enough water to irrigate 11,694 acres — whichever was less; Colorado River
Reservation ...
8
Growing strawberries in the southeastern Gulf Coast states
The amount you use depends on whether or not you irrigate. Apply the higher
amount when you irrigate and the lesser amount when you do not. Half of the
fertilizer should be broadcast and disked into the soil prior to bedding. Apply the
other ...
G. H. Scott, United States. Agricultural Research Service, 1977
9
Strategic Analyses of the National River Linking Project ...
But the data shows almost all farmers did not irrigate their parcels during the
kharif season in the proposed KBP command area. This is true even in the
parcels in the canal command areas. In the KBP, rainfall adequately meets the
water ...
10
Agro-well and Pump Diffusion in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka: ...
primary purpose of farmers in setting up agro- wells and pumps is to irrigate
OFCs and, when necessary, to irrigate paddy as a supplement to surface water
irrigation. Before the adoption of agro-wells and pumps, in both major and minor
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IRRIGATE»
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irrigate is used in the context of the following news items.
John Boehner Says California's Drought Is Obama's Fault. He's …
Groundwater is California's most important reserve in times of drought, and it is essential to farmers, many of whom rely on deep wells to irrigate ... «CityLab, Jul 15»
New program seeks to help Colorado farmers reduce energy use …
"There are dairy farms and other farms that use electricity to irrigate in Boulder County that are eligible," said Michael Turner, the energy ... «Boulder Daily Camera, Jul 15»
Iwi leaders want to share control of water - Sir Mark Solomon | Voxy …
So at the end of this process, if you get a deal with Government, people will not have to pay to use water, farmers will not have to pay to irrigate ... «Voxy, Jul 15»
Fire blight can be fatal for loquat trees - Daily Commercial: Real Estate
Try to irrigate before mowing or mow in the morning when temperatures are cooler. The grass will recover and regrow in these areas when ... «Daily Commercial, Jul 15»
ASU battles drought by making water conservation a priority - The …
Leon Jung uses recycled water to irrigate his lawn on April 6, 2015, in Pleasanton, California. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group/TNS). Share · Tweet · Share ... «The State Press, Jul 15»
Will Our Demand For Food Threaten Our Supply of Water?
He says we're using too much of it to irrigate, and we have to rethink how we farm. About Jon Foley. Jon Foley focuses on the complex ... «KGOU, Jul 15»
Morgan crops strong despite spring floods - Fort Morgan Times
It was so wet that many farmers didn't need to irrigate until this month. Keith Bath, a Fort Morgan farmer, said his corn is "growing like I've never ... «Fort Morgan Times, Jul 15»
Arboretum Spotlight: Biokovo geranium has it made in shade | The …
Water needs: Medium to low water; once established, irrigate once a week or less. Snapshot: Many geraniums offer a lot of color with not that ... «Sacramento Bee, Jul 15»
Capturing every drop of water | SanDiegoUnionTribune.com
“People tend to over irrigate without realizing it, because of the change of seasons,” says Laura Allen, an environmental scientist and author of ... «The San Diego Union-Tribune, Jul 15»
Farmers want Karuppanadhi dam's capacity increased - The Hindu
“If the dam's capacity was increased to store increased quantity of water, it can be used to irrigate even the cultivable lands around ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
