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The present tense form of 'retrieve' is retrieve or retrieves. Example: She retrieves important documents from the filing cabinet. (She retrieves important documents from the filing cabinet.)
Definition of “retrieve”
- to get or bring back something
- to find and bring back information or data
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 | retrieve |
| Present Continuous | retrieving |
| Present Perfect | retrieved |
Example
She retrieves important documents from the filing cabinet.
Example
They retrieve their belongings from the lost and found.
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I am retrieving the required information from the database.
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They are retrieving their emails from the server.
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She has retrieved the missing files.
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They have retrieved the necessary data for analysis.
retrieve 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) | retrieve |
| Singular Second Person (You) | retrieve |
| Singular Third Person (He/She/It) | retrieves |
| Plural (We/You/They) | retrieve |
Example
I retrieve my lost items.
Example
You retrieve your belongings.
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He retrieves his lost keys.
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She retrieves important documents.
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It retrieves data from the server.
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We retrieve our lost items.
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You retrieve your belongings.
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They retrieve important files.
