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The present tense form of 'dolly' is dolly or dollies. Example: They often dolly heavy equipment during film productions. (They often dolly heavy equipment during film productions.)

Definition of “dolly”

to move a camera smoothly on a dolly
to transport or carry something on a dolly
to push or pull a heavy object using a dolly

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	dolly
Present Continuous	dollying
Present Perfect	dollied

Present Simple

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

Subject + Verb + (Object)

Example

She dollys the camera smoothly.

Example

They dolly heavy objects with ease.

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 dollying the equipment into place.

Example

They are dollying the boxes to the storage area.

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 dollied the camera to different positions.

Example

They have dollied all the equipment for the shoot.

dolly 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, 'dolly' 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).