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The present tense is the tense (that is, the form of the verb) that may be used to express: Grammatical tense is a way languages express the time at which an event described by a sentence occurs. ... It has been suggested that Verbal agreement be merged into this article or section. ...

• action at the present time;
• a state of being;
• a habitual action;
• an occurrence in the near future; or
• an action that occurred in the past and continues up to the present.

There are two common types of present tenses to be found in most Indo-European languages: the present indicative (i.e., the combination of present tense and indicative mood) and the present subjunctive (i.e., the combination of present tense and subjunctive mood). For other uses, see Indo-European. ... In linguistics, many grammars have the concept of grammatical mood, which describes the relationship of a verb with reality and intent. ... In linguistics, many grammars have the concept of grammatical mood (or mode), which describes the relationship of a verb with reality and intent. ... The subjunctive mood (sometimes referred to as the conjunctive mood) is a grammatical mood of the verb that expresses wishes, commands (in subordinate clauses), and statements that are contrary to fact. ...

English present tense

English, like other Germanic languages, has two tenses, past and non-past. These tenses have several aspects. The present tense aspects comprise: The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The Germanic languages are a group of related languages constituting a branch of the Indo-European (IE) language family. ...

• present simple, which is used to describe both habits and or routines (I eat breakfast every morning at 6:30. I go to work everyday), and general facts (The earth revolves around the sun);

We use the present simple for thoughts and feelings. (Ex. I think so, I like it.)

In the present simple we use the verb without an ending. (Ex. I get the lunch ready at one o'clock, usually.) But in the third person singular (after he, she, it, your friend and etc.,), the verb ends in -s or -es. (Ex. It gets busy at weekends. Sarah catches the early train.)

• present progressive or present continuous, which is used to describe events happening now, e.g. I am reading this wiki article, and I am thinking about editing it;
• present perfect, which is used to describe events or actions that have been completed with respect to the present, e.g. I have read and edited numerous wiki articles before this one;
• present perfect progressive, which is used to describe events or actions that have begun at some point in the past and continue through the present, e.g. I have been reading this article for some time now.

The conjugation of the present indicative tense in regular verbs is as follows:

Spanish present indicative tense

In Spanish, the present tense is used similarly to that of English. What follows is an example of present tense conjugation in Spanish.

French present indicative tense

In French, the present tense is used similarly to that of English. Below is an example of present tense conjugation in French.

To express (and emphasise) the present continuous, expressions such as "en train de" or "en cours de" may be used. For example, Jean est en train de manger, may be translated as John is eating, John is in the middle of eating. On est en train de chercher un nouvel appartement may be translated as 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. Here is an example of present tense conjugation in German:

Italian present indicative tense

In Italian, the present tense is used almost identically to that of English. What follows is an example of present indicative tense conjugation in Italian.

Portuguese present indicative tense

In Portuguese regular verbs, the present tense is conjugated according to the model below:

In Portuguese, one sometimes uses the present tense where in English one would use the present continuous. The present tense is used with a future sense more often than in English. The continuous and progressive aspects are grammatical aspects that express incomplete action in progress at a specific time: they are non-habitual, imperfective aspects. ...

Latin present indicative tense

In Latin, the present tense can be translated as being progressive or simple. Below is an example of present indicative tense conjugation in Latin. Latin was the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ...

Bulgarian present indicative tense

In Bulgarian, the present indicative tense of imperfective verbs is used very similarly to that of English. It can also be used as present progressive. Below is an example of present indicative tense conjugation in Bulgarian.

*Archaic, no infinitive in the modern language.

Finnish present indicative tense

In Finnish, the pronouns have their own ending in the verb. These verbs may be used by themselves, without the pronoun (except he/she=hän).

See also

• Future tense
• Past tense
• Grammatical aspect
• SVO-p

It has been suggested that Future perfect tense be merged into this article or section. ... The past tense is a verb tense expressing action, activity, state or being in the past. ... In linguistics, the grammatical aspect of a verb defines the temporal flow (or lack thereof) in the described event or state. ... In linguistic typology, SVO-p - Subject, Verb, Object, present tense is a sentence structure where the agent comes first, the verb second, and the object third and staying in the present. ...

External links

• http://ingilizce.tk/?page=01/simplepresent.htm Simple Present Tense
• http://www.englishtenseswithcartoons.com/page/present_tenses 4 Present Tenses Explained
• http://www.englishworksheets.net/ English grammar worksheets