What is Present Tense in English | Definition And Examples

Definition of Present Tense:

Tenses denote the time of an action. An action can take place in the present, past or shall take place in the future. Present tense is a tense used to denote an action in the present. See more types of all tense definition and examples. 

What is Present Tense in English?

The present tense is a verb tense that is used to describe a current activity or state of being. However, the present tense can also be used to describe past and future activities in a somewhat unusual way.

Examples of Present Tense:

• Rock wants to sing and song.
• Bill writes the letters or e-mails.
• Petar is coming to our place.
• Boby has given the book to Allen.
• I am going to the varsity.
• Arick loves to read books.
• Lisa has been living in this area for twenty one years.
• The singer is singing nicely.
• The program is going on smoothly.
• Alice prefers coffee to tea.
• Alena attends the class every day.
• Tomi is talented enough to do the task.
• Ricki is upset.
• Richard is interested to perform in the program.
• The hindi movie is fantastic.
• The detective book is thrilling.
• The actor is talented.
• We are excited to go to the picnic.
• We have been trying to solve the problem for 2 hours.
• Patric is going to the library.

What are The Types of Present Tense?

The present tense is further categorized depending on whether the progress of the activity has been completed or completed (called the direction of the verbs). The present tense is mainly classified into four (4) parts:

• Present Indefinite Tense
• Present Continuous tense
• Present Perfect Tense
• Present Perfect Continuous Tense

These actions are common truth or they are happening now.

Definition of Present Indefinite Tense

The present indefinite tense, also known as the ordinary present tense, refers to a static or habitual or perpetual true verb.

Commonly used to indicate the action that occurs–always, regularly, daily, every day, normally, generally, usually, occasionally, often, sometimes, rarely, frequently, nowadays, naturally, seldom, constantly, never, at times, every a week, every year, once a year, on a week, at present, now and then, or all the time.

Structure:
Subject (3rd person singular number)+verb in simple present form+s/es+ ..........
Subject (all other types)+verb in simple present form+.........

Note: When the verbs ‘be’ act as the main verb in a sentence, they differ from the structure above.

Examples of Present Indefinite Tense:

• Alex write articles on different topics.
• She reads various kinds of books.
• They love to play cricket.
• He prefers coffee to tea.
• She goes to the library every day.
• We come for shopping in this market.
• We watch movies in this Cineplex.
• Mick always shop in that market.
• Mandela sing different kinds of songs, especially modern.
• Rocky love to listen to melodious songs.
• She loves to travel around the world.
• They always play football in that field.
• The poet writes romantic stories.
• The lyricist writes realistic poems.
• Do you love to listen to realistic songs?
• She do not like to quarrel.
• I am a peace-loving person.
• I know how to protest against injustice.
• Do you like to watch cricket/football?
• I love my parents and my elder sister.

Definition of Present Continuous Tense

The present Continuous is used to indicate the running time (now). Permanent verbs, however, do not usually take the form of a present Continuous, although they refer to the present tense.

Now, continually, perpetually, at the moment, at this moment, right now, This season, this year, forever etc. are usually the signs of a verb to take present Continuous tense. However, these signs are not necessary all the time for a verb to present Continuous tense.

Structure:
Subject+am/is/are+verb+ing+ ........

Examples of Present Continuous Tense:

• I am writing articles on different topics.
• She is reading various kinds of books.
• They are playing cricket now.
• He is drinking coffee.
• She is going to the library.
• We are coming for shopping in this market.
• We are watching a hindi movie in this Cineplex.
• You are shopping in that market.
• I am singing different types of songs, especially modern.
• I am listening to melodious songs.
• She is traveling around the world.
• They are playing football in that field.
• The poet is writing romantic poems.
• The lyricist is writing realistic songs.
• Are you listening to realistic songs?
• I am not quarreling with you.
• Are you coming to our house?
• I am helping him to do the task.
• My mom is cooking beef with cabbage.
• Are you watching football on television?

Definition of Present Perfect Tense

The present perfect tense represents the work that has been done but its effects still exist. It uses past participle forms of ‘have/has’ and verbs.

Structure:
Subject+have/has+verb in the past participle form+ ..........

Examples of Present Perfect Tense

• I have written articles on different topics.
• She has read various kinds of books.
• They have played cricket.
• He has taken coffee.
• She has gone to the library.
• We have shopped in this market.
• We have watched hindi movies in this Cineplex.
• You have shopped in that market.
• I have sung different types of songs, especially modern.
• I have listened to melodious songs.
• She has traveled around the world.
• They have played football in that field.
• The poet has written romantic poems.
• The lyricist has written realistic songs.
• Have you listened to realistic songs?
• I have not quarreled with you.
• Have you been to this place before?
• I have helped him to do the task.
• My mom has cooked beef with cabbage.
• I have watched the football match on television.

Definition of Present Perfect Continuous Tense

This is the most used form of the present tense. Present perfect Continuous is used to indicate an action that began in the past and still is occurring in the present. Both present perfect and present perfect continuous can be used to indicate this kind of action.

Structure:
Subject+have/has+been+[verb+ing]+ .........

Examples of Present Perfect Continuous Tense

• I have been writing articles on different topics since morning.
• She has been reading the book for two hours.
• They have been playing cricket for an hour.
• He has been finding the dress since morning.
• She has been studying in the library for three hours.
• We have been shopping at this fair for two hours.
• We have been watching a hindi movie in this Cineplex for two hours.
• You have been shopping in that market for three hours.
• I have been singing different kinds of songs, especially modern.
• I have been listening to melodious songs for an hour.
• She has been traveling around the world for a month.
• They have been playing football in that field for five hours.
• The poet has been writing romantic poems for several hours.
• The lyricist has been writing realistic songs since the beginning of his career.
• Have you been listening to realistic songs since morning?
• I have not been watching the football match for an hour.
• Have you been preparing the assignment for two hours?
• I have been helping him to do the task for an hour.
• My mom has been cooking for three hours.
• I have been watching the concert for an hour.

At last

What a long, and winding road! It is as important as survival in the present, It's hard to know exactly what present you're living in, isn't it? You may want to use this blog post for reference as you practice your English grammar. On the other hand, if you want to use it in tenses and memory, you can use it The Four Present Tenses and their Ten Uses Worksheet to practice and learn.