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The present tense form of 'census' is census or censuses. Example: The organization censuses the community every five years to track population changes. (The organization censuses the community every five years to track population changes.)

Definition of “census”

to conduct a census, which is an official count or survey of a population
to gather information or data about a population through a census

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	census
Present Continuous	censusing
Present Perfect	censused

Present Simple

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

Subject + Verb + (Object)

Example

The organization censuses the population regularly.

Example

They census different age groups for statistical analysis.

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 censusing the rural areas for accurate data.

Example

They are censusing specific communities for research purposes.

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 censused the entire region for population estimates.

Example

They have censused multiple cities for economic analysis.

census 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, 'census' 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).