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The present tense form of 'donate' is donate or donates. Example: He donates clothes and food to the homeless shelter regularly. (He donates clothes and food to the homeless shelter regularly.)

Definition of “donate”

to give or contribute something, especially money or goods, to a person or organization in need
to provide assistance or support to someone or something

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	donate
Present Continuous	donating
Present Perfect	donated

Present Simple

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

Subject + Verb + (Object)

Example

She donates money to the local animal shelter.

Example

They donate blood regularly.

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 donating my time to help with the event.

Example

They are donating food to the food bank.

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 donated a significant amount of money to various causes.

Example

They have donated their old furniture to a charity.

donate 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, 'donate' 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).