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The present tense form of 'modulate' is modulate or modulates. Example: They modulate the volume of the music to create a pleasant listening experience. (They modulate the volume of the music to create a pleasant listening experience.)

Definition of “modulate”

to regulate or adjust the intensity, tone, or pitch of something
to vary or change in order to achieve a desired effect
to control or manipulate something

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	modulate
Present Continuous	modulating
Present Perfect	modulated

Present Simple

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

Subject + Verb + (Object)

Example

They modulate the temperature to maintain comfort.

Example

He modulates his guitar to create different sounds.

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 modulating the color scheme for the website.

Example

They are modulating the speed of the machinery.

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 modulated the tone of her voice for the radio show.

Example

They have modulated the lighting effects for the stage performance.

modulate 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, 'modulate' 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).