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The present tense form of 'decorate' is decorate or decorates. Example: He decorates his office with plants and artwork. (He decorates his office with plants and artwork.)

Definition of “decorate”

to make something look more attractive by adding ornaments or other decorative features
to give a medal or award to someone as a mark of honor or achievement
to furnish or adorn with something ornamental

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	decorate
Present Continuous	decorating
Present Perfect	decorated

Present Simple

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

Subject + Verb + (Object)

Example

She decorates her bedroom with fairy lights.

Example

They decorate the classroom with student artwork.

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 decorating the living room for the party.

Example

They are decorating the office for the holiday season.

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 decorated the front porch with festive decorations.

Example

They have decorated the restaurant for the grand opening.

decorate 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, 'decorate' 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).