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The present tense form of 'chat' is chat or chats. Example: She chats with her friends every day after school. (She chats with her friends every day after school.)

Definition of “chat”

to engage in casual or informal conversation
to talk in a friendly and familiar way

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	chat
Present Continuous	chatting
Present Perfect	chatted

Present Simple

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

Subject + Verb + (Object)

Example

He chats with his coworkers during lunch breaks.

Example

They chat about their favorite TV shows.

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 chatting with my sister on the phone.

Example

They are chatting about their weekend plans.

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 chatted with her best friend today.

Example

We have chatted about our upcoming trip.

chat 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, 'chat' 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).