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The present tense form of 'bake' is bake or bakes. Example: He bakes cookies every weekend. (He bakes cookies every weekend.)

Definition of “bake”

to cook food in an oven or over a direct heat source
to prepare or make something by mixing ingredients and baking it in an oven

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	bake
Present Continuous	baking
Present Perfect	baked

Present Simple

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

Subject + Verb + (Object)

Example

She bakes bread every morning.

Example

They bake a pizza for dinner tonight.

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 baking a pie for dessert.

Example

They are baking cupcakes for the bake sale.

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 baked a batch of cookies for the party.

Example

They have baked a cake for the special occasion.

bake 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, 'bake' 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).