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The present tense form of 'quiddle' is quiddle or quiddles. Example: She often quiddles on her phone instead of doing her homework. (She often quiddles on her phone instead of doing her homework.)
Definition of “quiddle”
- to waste time or procrastinate
- to engage in trivial or unimportant activities
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 | quiddle |
| Present Continuous | quiddling |
| Present Perfect | quiddled |
Example
She often quiddles on her phone instead of doing her homework.
Example
They quiddle their time away instead of being productive.
Example
He is quiddling around instead of helping with the chores.
Example
They are quiddling their time away instead of working on their projects.
Example
She has quiddled away too much time on social media.
Example
They have quiddled their opportunities by not taking action.
quiddle 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) | quiddle |
| Singular Second Person (You) | quiddle |
| Singular Third Person (He/She/It) | quiddles |
| Plural (We/You/They) | quiddle |
Example
I quiddle my time away.
Example
You quiddle your time away.
Example
He quiddles his time away.
Example
She quiddles her time away.
Example
It quiddles its time away.
Example
We quiddle our time away.
Example
You quiddle your time away.
Example
They quiddle their time away.
