the present simplenoun [ S ]
uk/ˌprez.ənt ˈsɪm.pəl/us/ˌprez.ənt ˈsɪm.pəl/the tense that is used to refer to events, actions, and conditions that are happening all the time, or exist now:
The sentences "I live in Madrid", "She doesn't like cheese", and "I think you're wrong" are all in the present simple.
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- 'I love you' is an example of the present simple.
- The sentence 'I don't drive' is in the present simple tense.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Linguistics: verb forms, tenses & types of verbs
- accusative
- arose
- art
- aspect
- began
- bent
- conjugate
- ditransitive
- historic present
- linking verb
- main verb
- passivize
- past participle
- perfect participle
- predicate
- progressive
- the future perfect
- the pluperfect
- the third person
- wast
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