historic presentnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/hɪˌstɒr.ɪk ˈprez.ənt/us/hɪˌstɔːr.ɪk ˈprez.ənt/specializedthe use of a verb in the present to describe past events, either informally, or to produce a special effect
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- accusative
- arose
- art
- aspect
- began
- bent
- ditransitive
- linking verb
- main verb
- passivize
- past participle
- predicate
- progressive
- the future perfect
- the past continuous
- the pluperfect
- the present simple
- the third person
- transitive
- wast
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