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The present tense form of 'liven' is liven or livens. Example: He liven up the room with his jokes. (He liven up the room with his jokes.)
Definition of “liven”
- to make something more lively or animated
- to become more lively or animated
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 | liven |
| Present Continuous | livening |
| Present Perfect | livened |
Example
She livens the room with her vibrant personality.
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The colorful decorations liven up the space.
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They are livening the atmosphere with their energetic performance.
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The lively music is livening up the party.
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She has livened many events with her dynamic presentations.
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They have livened up the office environment with their team-building activities.
liven 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) | liven |
| Singular Second Person (You) | liven |
| Singular Third Person (He/She/It) | livens |
| Plural (We/You/They) | liven |
Example
I liven up the room.
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You liven up the room.
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He livens up the room.
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She livens up the room.
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It livens up the room.
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We liven up the room.
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You liven up the room.
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They liven up the room.
