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The present tense form of 'frighten' is frighten or frightens. Example: The horror movie frightens me. (The horror movie frightens me.)

Definition of “frighten”

to cause fear or alarm in someone
to make someone feel afraid or scared

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	frighten
Present Continuous	frightening
Present Perfect	frightened

Present Simple

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

Subject + Verb + (Object)

Example

The loud noise frightens the baby.

Example

Spiders frighten her.

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 horror movie is frightening the audience.

Example

The thunderstorm is frightening the dog.

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 frightened herself with her own reflection.

Example

They have frightened their neighbors with their Halloween decorations.

frighten 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, 'frighten' 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).