📌

Remember this!

The present tense form of 'align' is align or aligns. Example: She aligns her goals with her values. (She aligns her goals with her values.)

Definition of “align”

to arrange or adjust in a straight line
to bring into cooperation or agreement with a particular group, party, or cause
to be in or come into precise or proper relative position

Tense sentence structure and examples:

📝

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	align
Present Continuous	aligning
Present Perfect	aligned

Present Simple

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

Subject + Verb + (Object)

Example

He aligns the chairs in a row.

Example

They align their interests with the company's goals.

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

I am aligning my schedule with theirs.

Example

They are aligning their strategies for success.

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

She has aligned her priorities with her long-term goals.

Example

They have aligned their efforts with the team's objectives.

align Subject-Verb Agreement

📝

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, 'align' 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).