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The present tense form of 'chiming' is chime or chimes. Example: The clock chimes every hour. (The clock chimes every hour.)

Definition of “chime”

to make a ringing sound, like a bell
to announce or signal something with a ringing sound
to be in agreement or harmony

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	chime
Present Continuous	chiming
Present Perfect	chimed

Present Simple

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

Subject + Verb + (Object)

Example

The grandfather clock chimes every hour.

Example

The wind chimes chime in the breeze.

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

The church bells are chiming for the wedding.

Example

The doorbell is chiming repeatedly.

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

The clock has chimed three times already.

Example

The bells have chimed to mark the hour.

chime 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, 'chiming' 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).