What is Present tense?
'''Present tense''' is a verb form which is marked by time ([[tense]]). The present tense is used for actions in a time which is [[wikt:happen|happening]] now. In order to explain and understand present tense, it is useful to imagine time as a line on which the [[past tense]], the present and the [[future tense]] are [[wikt:position|positioned]].<ref>Sangmeister, Lisa. (2009). [https://books.google.com/books?id=guppGxH8DQAC&pg=PA11&dq= ''Past Tense in English: From OE to PDE,'' p. 11].</ref> The use of present continuous tense: * a. For something which is happening at the same time of speaking * b. For something which is happening at around the time of speaking but not necessarily exactly at the time of speaking * c. For something which is happening at period around the present (today, this season) ----- *See also this topic: [[Voice (grammar)|Voice]] ==References== {{reflist}} {{stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Present tense}} [[Category:Grammar]]