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Example sentences for "present tense"

  • Some of these also have weak forms, which are in parentheses Present Tense.

  • Sit and set have principal parts as follows:-- Present Tense.

  • This is a passive verb, present tense, which requires an "object acted upon, and an agent by which it is acted upon.

  • It is always in the past or present tense; as, David killed Goliath; scholars learn knowledge; I spoke not a word; they sing not.

  • It is a passive verb, indicative mood, present tense.

  • Am is unchanged, always in the indicative mood, present tense, agreeing with the first person singular.

  • There are etymological reasons for believing that shall is no present tense, but a perfect.

  • For all purposes of syntax a perfect tense, or a combination equivalent to one, is a present tense.

  • This may be seen from the following tables of comparison:-- Present Tense, Indicative Mood.

  • The Present Tense expresses action or being as present+.

  • As tense means time, we call the form crush the present tense of the verb, and crushed the past tense.

  • Must is the weak past tense of an obsolete mōt, and is almost always used as a present tense (§ 292).

  • A present tense, or the form of the verb denoting the present tense.

  • The Present tense is that which expresses what now exists, or is taking place: as, "I hear a noise; somebody is coming.

  • For this reason all verbs with prefixes =have no present tense=; =but= this present form signifies future.

  • The Irish present is used as the future, and there is no present tense.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "present tense" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    has made; hocus pocus; little birds; otter skin; painted black; physical condition; present circumstances; present everywhere; present from; present himself; present known; present myself; present society; present tense; present the; present themselves; present usage; presented itself; presented themselves; presenting himself; presently said; presents itself; previous experience; thrown back; universal deluge; when all