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

Contents

1 English present tense 2 Spanish present tense 3 French present tense 4 See also

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
vostros	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

• Future tense
• Past tense
• Grammatical aspect