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The present tense form of 'hire' is hire or hires. Example: She hires contractors to complete specific projects. (She hires contractors to complete specific projects.)

Definition of “hire”

to employ or engage the services of someone for a job or position
to obtain the temporary use of something in exchange for payment

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	hire
Present Continuous	hiring
Present Perfect	hired

Present Simple

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

Subject + Verb + (Object)

Example

They hire interns during the summer.

Example

He hires a cleaning service for his house.

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 company is hiring new employees.

Example

She is hiring a marketing consultant.

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

They have hired a new manager.

Example

She has hired a professional photographer.

hire 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, 'hire' 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).