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The present tense form of 'assigns' is assign or assigns. Example: He assigns specific roles to his employees. (He assigns specific roles to his employees.)
Definition of “assign”
- to allocate or designate a task, duty, or responsibility to someone
- to attribute a particular quality or characteristic to someone or something
- to transfer legal rights or interests to someone
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 | assign |
| Present Continuous | assigning |
| Present Perfect | assigned |
Example
She assigns tasks to her team regularly.
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They assign responsibilities to different departments.
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I am assigning new projects to the team.
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They are assigning duties to the employees.
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She has assigned all the tasks for today.
Example
They have assigned specific roles to each team member.
assign 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.
| Singular First Person (I) | assign |
| Singular Second Person (You) | assign |
| Singular Third Person (He/She/It) | assigns |
| Plural (We/You/They) | assign |
Example
I assign tasks to my team.
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You assign tasks to your team.
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He assigns tasks to his team.
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She assigns tasks to her team.
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It assigns tasks to its team.
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We assign tasks to our team.
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You assign tasks to your team.
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They assign tasks to their team.
