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The present tense form of 'drone' is drone or drones. Example: He often drones on about his boring job. (He often drones on about his boring job.)

Definition of “drone”

to make a continuous low humming sound
to speak in a monotonous tone
to fly or operate a drone aircraft

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	drone
Present Continuous	droning
Present Perfect	droned

Present Simple

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

Subject + Verb + (Object)

Example

The bees drone as they collect nectar.

Example

He often drones about his problems.

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

The sound of the fan is droning in the background.

Example

He is droning on and on about his favorite movie.

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

The music has droned for hours.

Example

She has droned her speech multiple times.

drone 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, 'drone' 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).