present tense
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present tense
- /ˌpɹɛzənt ˈtɛns/
noun present tenses
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A grammatical tense whose principal function is to locate a situation or event in the present time.
Animals—lions and zebras and beautiful snakes—live vividly in the present tense, in a bright unconsciousness of time. That is their innocence and their limitation. Humans carry with them their experiences, their pasts; men and women work with a knowledge of consequences and, doing so, impose order o
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| Español | presente |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 현재 시제 hyeonjae sije |
| 日本語 | 現在時制 genzai jisei, 現在形 genzaikei |
| 中文 | 現在時態 /现在时态 xiànzài shítài, 現在時 /现在时 xiànzàishí |
| हिन्दी | वर्तमान vartamān, वर्तमान काल vartamān kāl |
| Português | presente |
| Français | présent |
| Deutsch | Gegenwart, Präsens |
| Italiano | presente indicativo, indicativo presente, presente |
| Ελληνικά | ενεστώτας enestótas |
| Română | prezent, timpul prezent |
| Русский | настоя́щее вре́мя nastojáščeje vrémja |
| Tiếng Việt | thì hiện tại |
| العربية | مُضَارِع muḍāriʕ, فِعْل مُضَارِع fiʕl muḍāriʕ, الْفِعْل الْمُضَارِع al-fiʕl al-muḍāriʕ |
| עברית | לשון הוה l'shón hové |
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