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The present tense form of 'deglute' is deglute or deglutes. Example: She deglutes her food slowly to aid digestion. (She deglutes her food slowly to aid digestion.)
Definition of “deglute”
- to swallow food or drink
- to pass food or drink through the throat
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 | deglute |
| Present Continuous | degulting |
| Present Perfect | degluted |
Example
She deglutes her food slowly.
Example
They deglute the pills with water.
Example
I am degulting the food carefully.
Example
They are degulting the liquid medication.
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She has degluted all her meals today.
Example
They have degluted the medicine as instructed.
deglute 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) | deglute |
| Singular Second Person (You) | deglute |
| Singular Third Person (He/She/It) | deglutes |
| Plural (We/You/They) | deglute |
Example
I deglute my food.
Example
You deglute your food.
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He deglutes his food.
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She deglutes her food.
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It deglutes its food.
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We deglute our food.
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You deglute your food.
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They deglute their food.