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The present tense form of 'pencil' is pencil or pencils. Example: He pencils his notes during class. (He pencils his notes during class.)

Definition of “pencil”

to write or draw with a pencil
to make a preliminary sketch or outline

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	pencil
Present Continuous	penciling
Present Perfect	penciled

Present Simple

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

Subject + Verb + (Object)

Example

She pencils a quick doodle in her notebook.

Example

They pencil their ideas on a whiteboard.

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 penciling a rough draft of the painting.

Example

They are penciling the outlines of the characters.

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 penciled many portraits in her career.

Example

They have penciled various illustrations for the book.

pencil 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, 'pencil' 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).