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am	a form of the verb "be" that is present tense and used with the pronoun "I."
are¹	a form of the verb "be" that is present tense and used with the pronouns "you," "we," or "they." It is also used with plural nouns.
does	a present tense of do¹.
goes	the present tense of go.
has	the present tense of "have," used with "he," "she," or "it," or with singular nouns.
present¹	having to do with the tense of a verb that describes action or existence now. "Is," "possess," and "throws" are examples of verbs in the present tense. [1/4 definitions]
present tense	a form of a verb that shows that something is happening now or that a condition exists in the present time. In the sentence, "The sky is blue," "is" is in the present tense.
-s¹	a suffix used to form the third person singular present tense of all regular and most irregular verbs.

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