Present Tense

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What Is the Present Tense? (with Examples)

The present tense is a verb tense used to describe a current activity or state of being. However,
somewhat unusually, the present tense can also be used to describe past and future activities. For
example:

● I swim in the sea every Saturday.

(This is a current activity.)

● I am happy.

(This is a current state of being)

● The meeting ends at 6 o'clock.

(This is a future activity.)

● A man walks into a bar. Ouch!

(This is a past activity.)

Examples of the Types of Present Tense

The present tense is categorized further depending on whether the action is in
progress or completed (called the aspect of a verb). The four present tenses are:

The 4 Present
Examples Uses
Tenses

simple present tense ● I go. The simple present tense is

● I like chocolate.
● The train gets in at 5
o'clock.
● A horse walks into a bar,
and the barman says,
"why the long face?"
used:
(1) To describe facts and
habits.
(2) To describe scheduled
events in the future.
(3) To tell stories to make your
listener or reader feel more
engaged with the story.

present_continuous ● I am going. The present continuous tense

tense ● Barny is looking for the is used for an ongoing action
latest brochure. in the present.
 present perfect ● I have gone.
tense ● David has worked
alongside two of the
world's finest scientists
in the field of
entomology.
present perfect ● I have been going.
progressive ● Julie has been relying
on a pay rise to pay her
student loan.
More about the Simple Present Tense
Here is an infographic summarizing the simple present tense.
The present perfect tense is
used to describe actions that
began in the past and are still
continuing into the present.
The present perfect
progressive tense is used for:
(1) a continuous activity that
began in the past and
continues into the present, or
(2) a continuous activity that
began in past but has now
finished (usually very recently).
Examples of the Simple Present Tense

● I play every Tuesday
● My family goes to France every summer.
● Between two evils, I always pick the one I have never tried
before.
● Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening
statement. (US President Ronald Reagan)
● I like the word indolence. It makes my laziness seem classy.
(Philosopher Bernard Williams)
● I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as
they fly by. (Author Douglas Adams)
● I base most of my fashion taste on what doesn't itch.
(Comedian Gilda Radner)
● War does not determine who is right - only who is left.
(Philosopher Bertrand Russell)