CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PHOTOSYNTHESISE
PRESENT
Present
I photosynthesise
you photosynthesise
he/she/it photosynthesises
we photosynthesise
you photosynthesise
they photosynthesise
Present continuous
I am photosynthesising
you are photosynthesising
he/she/it is photosynthesising
we are photosynthesising
you are photosynthesising
they are photosynthesising
Present perfect
I have photosynthesised
you have photosynthesised
he/she/it has photosynthesised
we have photosynthesised
you have photosynthesised
they have photosynthesised
Present perfect continuous
I have been photosynthesising
you have been photosynthesising
he/she/it has been photosynthesising
we have been photosynthesising
you have been photosynthesising
they have been photosynthesising
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 photosynthesised
you photosynthesised
he/she/it photosynthesised
we photosynthesised
you photosynthesised
they photosynthesised
Past continuous
I was photosynthesising
you were photosynthesising
he/she/it was photosynthesising
we were photosynthesising
you were photosynthesising
they were photosynthesising
Past perfect
I had photosynthesised
you had photosynthesised
he/she/it had photosynthesised
we had photosynthesised
you had photosynthesised
they had photosynthesised
Past perfect continuous
I had been photosynthesising
you had been photosynthesising
he/she/it had been photosynthesising
we had been photosynthesising
you had been photosynthesising
they had been photosynthesising
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will photosynthesise
you will photosynthesise
he/she/it will photosynthesise
we will photosynthesise
you will photosynthesise
they will photosynthesise
Future continuous
I will be photosynthesising
you will be photosynthesising
he/she/it will be photosynthesising
we will be photosynthesising
you will be photosynthesising
they will be photosynthesising
Future perfect
I will have photosynthesised
you will have photosynthesised
he/she/it will have photosynthesised
we will have photosynthesised
you will have photosynthesised
they will have photosynthesised
Future perfect continuous
I will have been photosynthesising
you will have been photosynthesising
he/she/it will have been photosynthesising
we will have been photosynthesising
you will have been photosynthesising
they will have been photosynthesising
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would photosynthesise
you would photosynthesise
he/she/it would photosynthesise
we would photosynthesise
you would photosynthesise
they would photosynthesise
Conditional continuous
I would be photosynthesising
you would be photosynthesising
he/she/it would be photosynthesising
we would be photosynthesising
you would be photosynthesising
they would be photosynthesising
Conditional perfect
I would have photosynthesise
you would have photosynthesise
he/she/it would have photosynthesise
we would have photosynthesise
you would have photosynthesise
they would have photosynthesise
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been photosynthesising
you would have been photosynthesising
he/she/it would have been photosynthesising
we would have been photosynthesising
you would have been photosynthesising
they would have been photosynthesising
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you photosynthesise
we let´s photosynthesise
you photosynthesise
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to photosynthesise
Past participle
photosynthesised
Present Participle
photosynthesising
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 «PHOTOSYNTHESISE»
Discover the use of
photosynthesise in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
photosynthesise and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Cambridge IGCSE® Biology Coursebook with CD-ROM
S If a plant is given plenty of sunlight, carbon dioxide and water, the limit on the
rate at which it can photosynthesise is its own ability to absorb these materials,
and make them react. However, quite often plants do not have unlimited supplies
of ...
Mary Jones, Geoff Jones, 2014
2
Alice in the Land of Plants: Biology of Plants and Their ...
How corals photosynthesise reside tiny mites. There is no satisfactory
explanation as to why laurel leaves (and leaves of other plants) grow such
formations during their development. Most likely, the mites provide some service
to the laurel in ...
Figure 1 Ferns are able to photosynthesise efficiently in shady places such as
this forest. Figure 2 The lettuces on the left were grown in an atmosphere
containing more carbon dioxide than those on the right. What factors affect the
rate of ...
M.B.V. Roberts, June Mitchelmore, 2000
4
AS biology for AQA (specification B)
For example, orchids have aerial roots that are several layers thick and are able
to photosynthesise. In some species, this is the only part of the plant that can
photosynthesise. 1 Look at figure 4. How can you tell that the roots of this
epiphyte ...
Christine Lea, Pauline Lowrie, Siobhan McGuigan, 2000
Picture 2 Primroses can photosynthesise efficiently in shady places such as
woods. Picture 3 The lettuces in the right-hand box were grown in an atmosphere
containing extra carbon dioxide. The lettuces in the left- hand box were grown in
a ...
Michael Roberts, Neil Ingram, 2001
This experiment demonstrates that within one leaf, some parts photosynthesise,
whilst other parts do not, depending on the availability of sunlight. PROCEDURE
(1) Cut out a stencil in aluminium foil or black paper. (2) Put the stencil over one ...
photosynthesise? Like plants (Chapter 9) and many protists (algae- Chapter 8),
cyanobacteria are photosynthetic organisms. Sheets of cyanobacteria on shallow
ocean floors were among the earliest forms of life on earth, and they were ...
8
Catalyst: Year 9 - Red Pupil Book
Fatima's younger brother Joe was asking her how plants eat. Having studied
biology in Year 9, Fatima explained how plants photosynthesise to make their
own food. She wrote down the word equation and symbol equation for
photosynthesis, ...
0) Explanation: The plant placed in the Sun would photosynthesise the most.
Hence, it would absorb carbon dioxide and produce the most oxygen. The plant
in the shade would photosynthesise too, but at a lower rate. It would thus absorb
less ...
10
Revise for Science GCSE.: Suffolk foundation
What makes plants photosynthesise faster? • more carbon dioxide because
carbon dioxide is one of the reactants of photosynthesis • more light because the
energy of the light is used to drive the photosynthesis reaction • higher
temperatures ...
Gill Alderton, David Berrington, M. W. Brimicombe, 2002
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHOTOSYNTHESISE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
photosynthesise is used in the context of the following news items.
Life's big surprises: The Vital Question and Life's Greatest Secret …
Some learned how to photosynthesise, for example, while others developed tremendous metabolic diversity, much of which we 'higher' life ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Who owns the wind?
... the rain which feeds the crops we eat and the sunshine they photosynthesise; like the scientific process; the writings of Socrates; Wikipedia; ... «Open Democracy, Jul 15»
Top 10 tips to stop your lawn from dying this summer
You should not remove more than 1/3 of the height of grass at a time, to reduce stress and leave enough blades for the lawn to photosynthesise ... «Lincolnshire Echo, Jul 15»
What if Kepler-452b was a better place to live?
Another where rocks photosynthesise or it rains gin. Who knows, perhaps we arrived on Earth from somewhere else and smashed all our ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
Why Earth 2.0 could be just like Earth
... "For plants the sunshine from this star is very similar to the sunshine from our star, so the plants would photosynthesise just like on Earth.". «BBC News, Jul 15»
Amazing sea slug runs on solar power, looks like a tiny sheep
Called the Costasiella Kuroshimae (or 'Leaf Sheep'), this is one of the very few animals in the world able to photosynthesise its food, retaining ... «RocketNews24, Jul 15»
Maize Matters: Starter fertilisers can help give crop a boost
This limits the plant's ability to photosynthesise. Ironically, the desire of grow-ers to promote maize growth by using plastic has worked against ... «FG Insight, Jul 15»
Cold snap brings stock death and sours pastures
"There's not the same potential for pastures and winter crops to photosynthesise and produce a lot of sugar, which is what gets the cattle putting ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
Lesser Spotted Ireland: I get by with a little kelp from my friends
Harvey's categorisation reflected the fact that the algae evolved to photosynthesise at different depths, Fitgerald says. As with all good plants, ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
Book reviews: Life's Engines and A New History of Life
Somehow the newly created binary organism swallowed yet another entity – a kind of bacteria that could photosynthesise. Again the ingested ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
