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The present tense form of 'freeze' is freeze or freezes. Example: She freezes whenever she goes outside in the cold. (She freezes whenever she goes outside in the cold.)
Definition of “freeze”
- to become hardened into ice or solidified by cold
- to be or feel extremely cold
- to immobilize or stop the movement or progress of something
Tense sentence structure and examples:
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 | freeze |
| Present Continuous | freezing |
| Present Perfect | frozen |
Example
Water freezes at zero degrees Celsius.
Example
She freezes the leftovers for later.
Example
I am freezing in this cold weather.
Example
They are freezing vegetables for storage.
Example
She has frozen the ice cream for dessert.
Example
They have frozen the lake for ice skating.
freeze Subject-Verb Agreement
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.
| Singular First Person (I) | freeze |
| Singular Second Person (You) | freeze |
| Singular Third Person (He/She/It) | freezes |
| Plural (We/You/They) | freeze |
Example
I freeze in the cold weather.
Example
You freeze easily in the winter.
Example
He freezes when it's below zero.
Example
She freezes in the chilly wind.
Example
It freezes in the winter.
Example
We freeze when the temperature drops.
Example
You freeze if you don't wear warm clothes.
Example
They freeze in the snow.
