present tense
English
Noun
present tense (plural present tenses)
- (grammar) A grammatical tense whose principal function is to locate a situation or event in the present time.
- "Has the #5 bus arrived yet?" "Yeah, you didn't make it." (past tense)
- "The bus is too far away. I can’t make it." (present tense)
- "I see the #5 bus across the street. I won’t make it." (future tense)
Synonyms
- present
Derived terms
Derived terms
- dramatic present tense
- historical present tense
- historic present tense
- narrative present tense
- present historic tense
Translations
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See also
- be, is, was
- present continuous