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The present tense form of 'ride' is ride or rides. Example: He rides his motorcycle every day. (He rides his motorcycle every day.)

Definition of “ride”

to sit on and control the movement of a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle
to travel in a vehicle or on a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle
to participate in an amusement park attraction

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	ride
Present Continuous	riding
Present Perfect	ridden

Present Simple

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

Subject + Verb + (Object)

Example

She rides her horse in the field.

Example

They ride bicycles in the park.

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 riding a motorcycle right now.

Example

They are riding horses in the countryside.

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 ridden a roller coaster before.

Example

They have ridden bikes in different countries.

ride 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, 'ride' 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).