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The present tense form of 'prophesy' is prophesy or prophesies. Example: She often prophesies about upcoming events. (She often prophesies about upcoming events.)

Definition of “prophesy”

to predict or foretell future events or outcomes
to speak or write as a prophet or with divine inspiration

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	prophesy
Present Continuous	prophesying
Present Perfect	prophesied

Present Simple

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

Subject + Verb + (Object)

Example

The oracle prophesies the fate of individuals.

Example

They prophesy about future trends.

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 prophesying the outcome of this situation.

Example

They are prophesying the next big technological breakthrough.

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 prophesied numerous events that came true.

Example

They have prophesied the rise and fall of empires.

prophesy 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, 'prophesy' 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).