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The present tense form of 'injure' is injure or injures. Example: She injures herself when she falls off her bike. (She injures herself when she falls off her bike.)
Definition of “injure”
- to cause physical harm or damage to someone's body
- to cause someone to feel hurt, upset, or offended
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 | injure |
| Present Continuous | injuring |
| Present Perfect | injured |
Example
He injures himself often.
Example
She injures others with her words.
Example
I am injuring my knee by running too much.
Example
They are injuring their reputation with their actions.
Example
She has injured her shoulder in the past.
Example
They have injured their pride with their behavior.
injure 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) | injure |
| Singular Second Person (You) | injure |
| Singular Third Person (He/She/It) | injures |
| Plural (We/You/They) | injure |
Example
I injure myself.
Example
You injure yourself.
Example
He injures himself.
Example
She injures herself.
Example
It injures itself.
Example
We injure ourselves.
Example
You injure yourselves.
Example
They injure themselves.
