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The present tense form of 'chuckle' is chuckle or chuckles. Example: She often chuckles when watching comedy shows. (She often chuckles when watching comedy shows.)

Definition of “chuckle”

to laugh quietly or inwardly
to express amusement or satisfaction

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	chuckle
Present Continuous	chuckling
Present Perfect	chuckled

Present Simple

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

Subject + Verb + (Object)

Example

He chuckles whenever he hears a good joke.

Example

She chuckles at her own silly mistakes.

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 chuckling at the hilarious video.

Example

They are chuckling over the funny story.

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 chuckled several times today.

Example

They have chuckled at the comedian's jokes.

chuckle 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, 'chuckle' 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).