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The present tense form of 'shelve' is shelve or shelves. Example: He shelves his plans until he has more time. (He shelves his plans until he has more time.)

Definition of “shelve”

to put aside or postpone something
to place on a shelf for storage

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	shelve
Present Continuous	shelving
Present Perfect	shelved

Present Simple

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

Subject + Verb + (Object)

Example

He shelves his plans until further notice.

Example

They shelve their concerns for now.

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 shelving this project for the time being.

Example

They are shelving their decision until tomorrow.

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 shelved her book collection for now.

Example

They have shelved their plans for the weekend.

shelve 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, 'shelve' 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).