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The present tense form of 'climb' is climb or climbs. Example: She climbs the stairs every day for exercise. (She climbs the stairs every day for exercise.)

Definition of “climb”

to move upward, especially by using the hands and feet
to ascend or scale (a mountain, hill, etc.)
to go up or ascend

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	climb
Present Continuous	climbing
Present Perfect	climbed

Present Simple

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

Subject + Verb + (Object)

Example

I climb the stairs every morning.

Example

She climbs the ladder to change the lightbulb.

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

They are climbing the mountain right now.

Example

He is climbing the rope during gym class.

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 climbed this hill before.

Example

We have climbed this trail many times.

climb 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, 'climb' 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).