present tense

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌpresent ˈtense ●●○ noun  the present tense technical the form of the verb that shows what exists or is happening now 〔动词的〕一般现在式 SYN the present

Examples from the Corpus

present tense• She lived in the present tense of the school with its totally absorbing pattern of routine and minor rebellion.• Bernstein was unable to construct anything other than disjointed school-book phrases in the present tense.• Harrison writes in the present tense, excising names, places, location, time frame.• Switching from the future to the present tense has other advantages.• The present tense is generally also used when telling a story, as in a summary of the narrative of a novel.• The present tense is used in this case because it carries a sense of immediacy and impact.

ˌpresent ˈtense nounChineseSyllable  

Corpus verb the exists form the what of that shows

present tense
ˌpresent ˈtense noun
the present tense technical the form of the verb that shows what exists or is happening now
   SYN  the present

present tenseBrE /ˌpreznt ˈtens/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpreznt ˈtens/ 🔊 (also the present) noun [usually singular] (grammar 语法) the form of a verb that expresses an action that is happening now or at the time of speaking 现在时