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The present tense form of 'edited' is edit or edits. Example: He edits articles for a living. (He edits articles for a living.)

Definition of “edit”

to make changes or corrections to something
to prepare a written work for publication by correcting, condensing, or otherwise modifying it

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	edit
Present Continuous	editing
Present Perfect	edited

Present Simple

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

Subject + Verb + (Object)

Example

She edits documents for a living.

Example

They edit videos for their YouTube channel.

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 editing the manuscript for grammatical errors.

Example

They are editing the photos for the website.

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 edited numerous articles in her career.

Example

They have edited all the chapters of the book.

edit 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, 'edit' 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).