CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVIPOSIT
PRESENT
Present
I oviposit
you oviposit
he/she/it oviposits
we oviposit
you oviposit
they oviposit
Present continuous
I am ovipositing
you are ovipositing
he/she/it is ovipositing
we are ovipositing
you are ovipositing
they are ovipositing
Present perfect
I have oviposited
you have oviposited
he/she/it has oviposited
we have oviposited
you have oviposited
they have oviposited
Present perfect continuous
I have been ovipositing
you have been ovipositing
he/she/it has been ovipositing
we have been ovipositing
you have been ovipositing
they have been ovipositing
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 oviposited
you oviposited
he/she/it oviposited
we oviposited
you oviposited
they oviposited
Past continuous
I was ovipositing
you were ovipositing
he/she/it was ovipositing
we were ovipositing
you were ovipositing
they were ovipositing
Past perfect
I had oviposited
you had oviposited
he/she/it had oviposited
we had oviposited
you had oviposited
they had oviposited
Past perfect continuous
I had been ovipositing
you had been ovipositing
he/she/it had been ovipositing
we had been ovipositing
you had been ovipositing
they had been ovipositing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will oviposit
you will oviposit
he/she/it will oviposit
we will oviposit
you will oviposit
they will oviposit
Future continuous
I will be ovipositing
you will be ovipositing
he/she/it will be ovipositing
we will be ovipositing
you will be ovipositing
they will be ovipositing
Future perfect
I will have oviposited
you will have oviposited
he/she/it will have oviposited
we will have oviposited
you will have oviposited
they will have oviposited
Future perfect continuous
I will have been ovipositing
you will have been ovipositing
he/she/it will have been ovipositing
we will have been ovipositing
you will have been ovipositing
they will have been ovipositing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would oviposit
you would oviposit
he/she/it would oviposit
we would oviposit
you would oviposit
they would oviposit
Conditional continuous
I would be ovipositing
you would be ovipositing
he/she/it would be ovipositing
we would be ovipositing
you would be ovipositing
they would be ovipositing
Conditional perfect
I would have oviposit
you would have oviposit
he/she/it would have oviposit
we would have oviposit
you would have oviposit
they would have oviposit
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been ovipositing
you would have been ovipositing
he/she/it would have been ovipositing
we would have been ovipositing
you would have been ovipositing
they would have been ovipositing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you oviposit
we let´s oviposit
you oviposit
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
oviposited
Present Participle
ovipositing
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 «OVIPOSIT»
Discover the use of
oviposit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
oviposit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Insect Ecology: Behavior, Populations and Communities
It was observations like these that led ecologists to view a positive preference–
performance correlation, namely females preferring to oviposit on plants where
their offspring grow and survive best, as a potentially powerful factor favoring
dietary ...
Peter W. Price, Robert F. Denno, Micky D. Eubanks, 2011
2
Does Harassment by Unpaired Males Influence Egg-laying ...
The frequency of head biting and zigzag flight [signs of failed oviposition, Bick
and Bick, (1963)] and the number of females refusing to oviposit, suggests that
some females found the pool unsuitable for oviposition (or those females lacked
...
3
Parasitoids: Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology
The wasp would attempt to oviposit on glass beads coated with the chemical, if
they were about the same size as a host egg, but they would refuse to oviposit
either on uncoated glass beads or on flat surfaces smeared with accessory gland
...
4
Insects as Natural Enemies: A Practical Perspective
Indeed, observational and experimental studies of destructively host-feeding
parasitoids show in them a tendency to feed preferentially or exclusively on
earlier host stages and to oviposit preferentially or exclusively on/in later ones (
Kidd and ...
5
Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America
For example, female darts in the genus Euxoa oviposit into sand or soil. (If the
sand placed in a container has already been screened with fine mesh, you can
rescreen the sand to recover any eggs.) Underwings (Catocala) and others
oviposit ...
David L. Wagner, Dale F. Schweitzer, J. Bolling Sullivan, 2011
6
Research on Chrysomelidae: Volume 2
Donaciines either oviposit on or in the emergent parts, or on the submerged parts
, of aquatic plants (Crowson 1981; Askevold 1991a). Some donaciines
additionally oviposit in a gelatinous oviposition matrix (Mann & Crowson 1983a;
Cox ...
Pierre Jolivet, Jorge A. Santiago-Blay, Michael Schmitt, 2009
7
The wheat stem maggots of the genus Meromyza in the Pacific ...
Those of M. pratorum oviposit in July and August on whatever host plants are
available, and the fall emergence occurs in September, but some of the flies are
in the fields until about October 15. Since little, if any, wheat is up until after
October ...
L. P. Rockwood, Sarah Ernestine Keen Zimmerman, T. R. Chamberlin, 1947
8
Chemical Ecology of Insect Parasitoids
Female D. inconspicua prefer to oviposit on soft dummy rather than on hard
dummy hosts, suggesting that the softness of the dummy may be crucial for
stimulating oviposition by this tachinid. Female E. japonica check the texture and
curvature ...
Eric Wajnberg, Stefano Colazza, 2013
9
Issues in Medical Anthropology and Forensics: 2011 Edition
United States Department of Agriculture, Panama City: Volatiles emitted from
eight wound-isolated bacteria differentially attract gravid screwworms (Diptera:
Calliphoridae) to oviposit A new study, 'Volatiles emitted from eight wound-
isolated ...
possibly essential, mutualism exists not only between the Ficus species and its
pollinator wasp, but also between the pollinator wasp and the counterfeit wasps
that inhabit and oviposit in the same fig (Zhang et al. 2009). The life spans of ...
Ephraim Philip Lansky, Helena Maaria Paavilainen, 2010
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVIPOSIT»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
oviposit is used in the context of the following news items.
Fish & Wildlife Service Designates Critical Habitat for Mount …
Some genera, and even large proportions of some subfamilies, are known to oviposit haphazardly; however, the Shasta blue butterfly and its ... «Targeted News Service, Jun 15»
It Came for My Cherry Trees
The Eastern tent caterpillar (I'll use the acronym ETC occasionally) oviposit (lay their eggs) almost exclusively on trees in the plant family ... «Yesterday's Island/Today's Nantucket, Jun 15»
Sexual conflict maintains variation at an insecticide resistance locus
... Edenbridge, Kent, UK), allowed to mate and oviposit for 72 hours and then moved on to a similarly prepared jar – each replicate was moved ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jun 15»
A new online resource on the Asian longhorned beetle
The first lists nearly 160 different trees on which the ALB can feed, oviposit, or complete development under field conditions. Another lists tree ... «Phys.Org, Apr 15»
Assessing mealybug threats with early-season vine checks
Some females will oviposit in the fruit clusters, but the majority of the females return to the old wood to lay the overwintering eggs. Obscure and ... «Western Farm Press, Mar 15»
'Bugman' Ruud Kleinpaste on the Queensland fruit fly
After mating, the females looks for the next suitable fruit or vegetable host to oviposit in. The choice for a Queensland fruit fly is almost endless: ... «Stuff.co.nz, Mar 15»
DAVE SHORETT | Your local lake needs detectives
Morris recommends fishing through sunset when chironomid females oviposit, buzzing around the surface noticeably and you can use an adult ... «Kitsap Sun, Feb 15»
A Citizen Scientist's Adventures with Western Red-bellied Tiger …
... predators to terrariums, watching them mate and mate and mate, and emailing my mentors with delight when the females decided to oviposit. «Entomology Today, Nov 14»
[Health Risks & PMPs] Out of the Ordinary
Several fly species lay eggs on dead animals or rotting flesh. Accordingly, the flies may sometimes mistakenly oviposit in a foul-smelling wound ... «PCT Magazine, Oct 14»
Hits and misses in laying down the next generation
Just for clarification most Common Darters oviposit whilst still in tandem. ... do this, but the others seem to oviposit normally below the surface. «The Guardian, Sep 14»
