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The present tense form of 'intubate' is intubate or intubates. Example: The medical team intubates patients in the emergency room. (The medical team intubates patients in the emergency room.)

Definition of “intubate”

to insert a tube into the body, especially the trachea, to assist with breathing
to introduce a tube into a hollow organ or cavity of the body

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	intubate
Present Continuous	intubating
Present Perfect	intubated

Present Simple

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

Subject + Verb + (Object)

Example

The doctor intubates the patient for better oxygenation.

Example

They intubate patients in critical condition.

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

I am intubating the patient to secure the airway.

Example

They are intubating the trauma victim in the ambulance.

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 intubated multiple patients today.

Example

They have intubated all the patients in the ICU.

intubate 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, 'intubate' 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).