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The present tense form of 'aggrading' is aggrades. Example: The sediment deposition aggrades the riverbed, increasing its elevation. (The sediment deposition aggrades the riverbed, increasing its elevation.)

Definition of “aggrades”

to build up or increase the elevation of land by the deposition of sediment
to cause the accumulation of sediment and the increase in elevation of a riverbed or coastline

Tense sentence structure and examples:

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Notes from a Native English Speaker

Here are the general structures of a present and past participle. Remember, some verbs have an irregular form and may not follow this structure: Present Participle: [Verb] -ing Past Participle: [Verb] -ed

Present Simple	aggrades
Present Continuous	aggrading
Present Perfect	aggraded

Present Simple

The simple present tense is used to describe habitual, regular, or general facts.

Subject + Verb + (Object)

Example

The sediment deposition aggrades the riverbed.

Example

The process aggrades the coastline naturally.

Present Continuous

The present continuous tense is used to describe actions happening at the moment of speaking or future plans.

Subject + am/is/are + Present Participle + (Object)

Example

The river is aggrading its banks due to increased sediment load.

Example

They are aggrading the riverbed to improve water flow.

Present Perfect

The present perfect tense is used to indicate actions completed at some point in the past but relevant to the present.

Subject + have/has + Past Participle + (Object)

Example

The river has aggraded the floodplain over time.

Example

They have aggraded the coastline to protect against erosion.

aggrades Subject-Verb Agreement

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Notes from a Native English Speaker

Subject-verb agreement means that a subject and its verb match. They’re either both plural or both singular. A singular subject takes a singular verb. - Example: The cat is sleeping. A plural subject takes a plural verb. - Example: The cats are sleeping.

In the present tense, 'aggrading' follows the typical rule of adding 's' when the subject is third person singular (he, she, it), but it remains the same for all other subjects (first person, second person, and plural subjects).