What is the present tense of “avail”!

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The present tense form of 'avails' is avail or avails. Example: He avails himself of every chance to improve his knowledge. (He avails himself of every chance to improve his knowledge.)

Definition of “avail”

  • to be of use or advantage
  • to take advantage of an opportunity or resource

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 Simpleavail
Present Continuousavailing
Present Perfectavailed
Present Simple
The simple present tense is used to describe habitual, regular, or general facts.
Subject + Verb + (Object)

Example

She avails herself of the available resources.

Example

They avail themselves of the opportunity to learn.

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 availing myself of the services provided.

Example

They are availing themselves of the benefits offered.

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 availed herself of the opportunity to grow.

Example

They have availed themselves of the resources provided.

avail 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, 'avails' 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).
Singular First Person (I)avail
Singular Second Person (You)avail
Singular Third Person (He/She/It)avails
Plural (We/You/They)avail

Example

I avail myself of the opportunity.

Example

You avail yourself of the opportunity.

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He avails himself of the opportunity.

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She avails herself of the opportunity.

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It avails itself of the opportunity.

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We avail ourselves of the opportunity.

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You avail yourselves of the opportunity.

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They avail themselves of the opportunity.

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