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The present tense form of 'darkled' is darkle or darkles. Example: The room darkles when the lights are turned off. (The room darkles when the lights are turned off.)
Definition of “darkle”
- to become dark or darker
- to make something dark or darker
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 | darkle |
| Present Continuous | darkling |
| Present Perfect | darkled |
Example
The room darkles when the lights are turned off.
Example
The sky darkles during a solar eclipse.
Example
The forest is darkling as the sun sets.
Example
The painting is darkling as she adds more black paint.
Example
The night has darkled since the sun went down.
Example
She has darkled the room by turning off the lights.
darkle 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) | darkle |
| Singular Second Person (You) | darkle |
| Singular Third Person (He/She/It) | darkles |
| Plural (We/You/They) | darkle |
Example
I darkle the room when I turn off the lights.
Example
You darkle the room when you turn off the lights.
Example
He darkles the room when he turns off the lights.
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She darkles the room when she turns off the lights.
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It darkles the room when it turns off the lights.
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We darkle the room when we turn off the lights.
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You darkle the room when you turn off the lights.
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They darkle the room when they turn off the lights.
