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Present Tense




  • 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


There are two common types of present tenses found in most (in the indicative Mood ) and the present Subjunctive (subjunctive mood).




ENGLISH PRESENT INDICATIVE TENSE

In English , the present tense is subdivided into the following forms:

Strictly speaking, these different present tenses are actually Aspect s.


SPANISH PRESENT INDICATIVE TENSE

In Spanish , the present tense is used almost identically to that of English.
Conjugation:


FRENCH PRESENT INDICATIVE TENSE

In French , the present tense is used almost identically to that of English.
Conjugation:

To express the present continuous, expressions such as "en train de" or "en cours de" are frequently used.

''Jean est en train de manger.'' John is eating, John is in the middle of eating.

''On est en train de chercher un nouvel appartement.'' We're looking for a new apartment, we're in the process of finding a new apartment.


GERMAN PRESENT INDICATIVE TENSE

In German , the present tense is used in a similar fashion. However it has no present continuous tense.
Conjugation:


ITALIAN PRESENT INDICATIVE TENSE

In Italian , the present tense is used almost identically to that of English.
Conjugation:


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