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Definition of
present tense noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
present tense
noun
noun
(
also
the present
)
[
usually singular
]
(
grammar
)
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the form of a verb that expresses an action that is happening now or at the time of speaking
See
present tense
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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