the present tense
noun/ðə ˌpreznt ˈtens/
/ðə ˌpreznt ˈtens/
(also the present)
[usually singular] (grammar)- the form of a verb that expresses an action that is happening now or at the time of speakingTopics Languagea1
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the present tense