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Present tense
The present tense is the tense (form of a verb) that is often used to express:
- Action at the present time
- A state of being
- A habitual action
- An occurrence in the near future
- An action that occurred in the past and continues up to the present
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English present tense
In English, the present tense is subdivided into the following forms:
- Present Simple: "I go to school every day."
- Present Continuous: "You are being rude." (at this moment)
- Present Perfect Simple: "I have had two computers."
- Present Perfect Continuous: "She has been living in London for a year."
Strictly speaking, these different present tenses are actually aspects.
Spanish present tense
In Spanish, the present tense is used almost identically to that of English. Conjugation:
| hablar | comer | insistir | |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | hablo | como | insisto |
| tú | hablas | comes | insistes |
| él | habla | come | insiste |
| nosotros | hablamos | comemos | insistimos |
| vosotros | habláis | coméis | insistís |
| ellos | hablan | comen | insisten |
French present tense
In French, the present tense is used almost identically to that of English. Conjugation:
| parler | prendre | finir | partir | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | parle | prend | finis | pars |
| tu | parles | prends | finis | pars |
| il | parle | prend | finit | part |
| nous | parlons | prenons | finissons | partons |
| vous | parlez | prenez | finissez | partez |
| ils | parlent | prennent | finissent | partent |
See also
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