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The present tense form of 'borrow' is borrow or borrows. Example: He borrows money from his friends when he needs it. (He borrows money from his friends when he needs it.)
Definition of “borrow”
- to take and use something belonging to someone else with the intention of returning it
- to receive or obtain something temporarily with the promise or understanding of returning it
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 | borrow |
| Present Continuous | borrowing |
| Present Perfect | borrowed |
Example
She borrows books from the library regularly.
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They borrow tools from their neighbors.
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I am borrowing my friend's laptop for the weekend.
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They are borrowing a car for their trip.
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She has borrowed a lot of money from different sources.
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They have borrowed books from the library before.
borrow 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) | borrow |
| Singular Second Person (You) | borrow |
| Singular Third Person (He/She/It) | borrows |
| Plural (We/You/They) | borrow |
Example
I borrow books from the library.
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You borrow money from your friends.
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He borrows books from the library.
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She borrows money from her parents.
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It borrows tools from the neighbors.
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We borrow items from each other.
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You borrow things from your siblings.
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They borrow equipment from the company.
