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I know her.

He knows her.
The present simple tense of do is used as the supporting auxiliary when you want to:
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ENGLISH EASY LEARNING GRAMMARFinite and non-finite verbsIn a sentence, there is


normally at least one verb that has both a subject and a tense. When a verb has a subject and a tense, it
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ENGLISH EASY LEARNING GRAMMARTenseWe use verbs to talk about actions and
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Word Frequency

     

present being somewhere


(prezənt)

1. ADJECTIVE [verb-link ADJECTIVE]

If someone is present at an event, they are there.

The president was not present at the meeting.  [+  at] 

Nearly 85 per cent of men are present at the birth of their children.  [+  at] 

The whole family was present. 

Synonyms: here, there, near, available   More Synonyms of present

2. ADJECTIVE [verb-link ADJECTIVE]

If something, especially a substance or disease, is present in something else, it exists within that thing.

This special form of vitamin D is naturally present in breast milk.  [+  in] 

One theory is that the infection has been present in humans for a very long time. 

If the gene is present, a human embryo will go on to develop as a male. 

Synonyms: in existence, existing, existent, extant   More Synonyms of present

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Word Frequency
     

present gift
 (prezənt)

Word forms: plural presents

COUNTABLE NOUN

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