present tense

英 [ˌpreznt ˈtens]

美 [ˌpreznt ˈtens]

n.  现在时

牛津词典

noun

• 现在时
  the form of a verb that expresses an action that is happening now or at the time of speaking

英英释义

noun

• a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking
  Synonym:present

双语例句

• The present perfect is almost a kind of present tense.
  现在完成时总是一类现在时态。
• Then, is it correct to use the present tense here?
  那么，在这里用现在时，对吗？
• Remember the simple use of the present tense to indicate a regular or frequent activity, e.g.
  记住一般现在时的简单用法时表示定期的或者频繁的活动。
• Use active voice, present tense.
  使用正面的语气，现在时态。
• Even though her parents have long since died, she still talks about them in the present tense.
  尽管双亲早已离世，她谈论起他们时好像他们至今健在。
• Write it in the present tense.
  用“现在时态”来写。
• By present tense we are referring to something that is occurring now.
  现在时用来表示现在正在发生的事情。
• Write the goal down in present tense on a piece of paper or index card.
  在纸上或索引卡上以现在时态将目标写下来。
• The entire story, every detail, is told in the present tense.
  整个故事，每处细节，都是用现在时的语态来讲述的。
• Americans tend to lapse into the present tense when speaking of the past much more commonly than Brits do.
  在讲述过去的事情时，美国人比英国人更常使用现在时态。