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The present tense form of 'salve' is salve or salves. Example: She salves her dry skin with moisturizer every day. (She salves her dry skin with moisturizer every day.)
Definition of “salve”
- to soothe or relieve (a person's distress or anguish)
- to heal or treat (a wound or sore) with salve
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 | salve |
| Present Continuous | salving |
| Present Perfect | salved |
Example
She salves her wounds regularly.
Example
They salve their conscience by doing good deeds.
Example
I am salving my emotional distress through therapy.
Example
They are salving their relationship by communicating openly.
Example
She has salved her emotional pain with meditation.
Example
They have salved their wounds with herbal remedies.
salve 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) | salve |
| Singular Second Person (You) | salve |
| Singular Third Person (He/She/It) | salves |
| Plural (We/You/They) | salve |
Example
I salve my wounds.
Example
You salve your wounds.
Example
He salves his wounds.
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She salves her wounds.
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It salves its wounds.
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We salve our wounds.
Example
You salve your wounds.
Example
They salve their wounds.
