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The present tense form of 'house' is house or houses. Example: The organization houses homeless individuals in their facilities. (The organization houses homeless individuals in their facilities.)

Definition of “house”

to provide someone or something with a place to live or stay
to be a home or dwelling for someone or something
to contain or hold something within

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	house
Present Continuous	housing
Present Perfect	housed

Present Simple

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

Subject + Verb + (Object)

Example

The organization houses homeless individuals in their facilities.

Example

He houses his extensive art collection in a private gallery.

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

They are housing a group of international students in their dormitory.

Example

I am housing a friend temporarily until they find their own place.

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 museum has housed many famous artworks over the years.

Example

They have housed numerous endangered species in their conservation center.

house 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, 'house' 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).