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The present tense form of 'cull' is cull or culls. Example: He culls the weak plants from his garden. (He culls the weak plants from his garden.)
Definition of “cull”
- to select or gather the best or most desirable from a group
- to reduce the size or population of a group by removing the weaker or less desirable members
Tense sentence structure and examples:
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 | cull |
| Present Continuous | culling |
| Present Perfect | culled |
Example
He culls the weak plants from his garden.
Example
They cull the best apples for sale.
Example
I am culling the unnecessary files from my computer.
Example
They are culling the weaker members of the team.
Example
She has culled a lot of irrelevant information.
Example
They have culled the best candidates for the job.
cull Subject-Verb Agreement
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.
| Singular First Person (I) | cull |
| Singular Second Person (You) | cull |
| Singular Third Person (He/She/It) | culls |
| Plural (We/You/They) | cull |
Example
I cull the weak plants from my garden.
Example
You cull the weak plants from your garden.
Example
He culls the weak plants from his garden.
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She culls the weak plants from her garden.
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It culls the weak plants from its garden.
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We cull the weak plants from our garden.
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You cull the weak plants from your garden.
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They cull the weak plants from their garden.
