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The present tense form of 'scarf' is scarf or scarfs. Example: She scarfs down her breakfast every morning. (She scarfs down her breakfast every morning.)
Definition of “scarf”
- to eat or consume food quickly and greedily
- to wrap a scarf around one's neck or head for warmth or fashion
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 | scarf |
| Present Continuous | scarfing |
| Present Perfect | scarfed |
Example
She scarfs down her meals.
Example
They scarf their snacks.
Example
I am scarfing down my lunch.
Example
We are scarfing the noodles.
Example
He has scarfed all the chips.
Example
They have scarfed the entire pizza.
scarf 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) | scarf |
| Singular Second Person (You) | scarf |
| Singular Third Person (He/She/It) | scarfs |
| Plural (We/You/They) | scarf |
Example
I scarf down my meals.
Example
You scarf down your meals.
Example
He scarfs down his meals.
Example
She scarfs down her meals.
Example
It scarfs down its meals.
Example
We scarf down our meals.
Example
You scarf down your meals.
Example
They scarf down their meals.
