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Line 1: − The '''base form''' of a [[verb]] functions as the present-tense form for all persons and numbers. The exception to this is in the case of the third-person singular, which uses the "-s" form.+
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In the [[English language]], the '''base form''' of a [[verb]] functions as the present-[[tense]] form for all [[person (grammar)|persons]] and [[number (grammar)|numbers]]. The exceptions to this are in the case of the third-person singular, which uses the ''-s'' [[affix|suffix]], and in the case of the verb ''to be,'' which is completely irregular. The [[infinitive]] is formed by ''to'' plus the base form.
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