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The present tense form of 'docked' is dock or docks. Example: He usually docks his boat at the marina. (He usually docks his boat at the marina.)

Definition of “dock”

to bring a ship or boat into a dock
to cut off the tail or part of the tail of an animal
to deduct or withhold a certain amount from someone's pay

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	dock
Present Continuous	docking
Present Perfect	docked

Present Simple

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

Subject + Verb + (Object)

Example

He docks his boat at the marina.

Example

They dock the ships in the harbor.

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 docking the sailboat right now.

Example

They are docking the cruise ship at the terminal.

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 docked her boat for the day.

Example

They have docked all the ships in the fleet.

dock 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, 'dock' 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).