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Present tense - Definition and Overview |
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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
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
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| yo | hablo | como | insisto
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| tú | hablas | comes | insistes
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| él | habla | come | insiste
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| nosotros | hablamos | comemos | insistimos
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| vostros | habláis | coméis | insistís
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| ellos | hablan | comen | insisten
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French present tense
In French, the present tense is used almost identically to that of English.
Conjugation:
| | parler | prendre | finir | partir
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| je | parle | prend | finis | pars
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| tu | parles | prends | finis | pars
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| il | parle | prend | finit | part
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| nous | parlons | prenons | finissons | partons
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| vous | parlez | prenez | finissez | partez
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| ils | parlent | prennent | finissent | partent
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