present tense

English Thesaurus

1. a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	tense,
definition	:	a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	historical present,
definition	:	the use of the present tense to describe past actions or states (noun.communication)

derivation	:	present,
definition	:	temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration (adj.all)

derivation	:	present,
definition	:	temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration (adj.all)