present tense

英 [ˌpreznt ˈtens]

美 [ˌpreznt ˈtens]

n.  现在时

牛津词典

noun

• 现在时
  the form of a verb that expresses an action that is happening now or at the time of speaking

英英释义

noun

• a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking
  Synonym:present

双语例句

• We have learned both the simple present tense and the present continuous tense last semester.
  在上学期里，我们学习了一般现在时和现在进行时。
• This only happens when the past events have some present importance; usually they are'news ', and generally we could make a present tense sentence about the same situation.
  这只是发生于过去的事件对现在很重要，通常这些事件是‘新闻’，就此，我们一般会用现在时的句子。
• The use of the present tense to describe past actions or states.
  描写过去的动作或状态的现在时态的用法。
• He told the student aloud that the regular verb was in the present tense.
  他大声告诉学生，这个规则动词用的是现在时态。
• Even though her parents have long since died, she still talks about them in the present tense.
  尽管双亲早已离世，她谈论起他们时好像他们至今健在。
• You use the present tense for various things in English.
  在英语中，现在时态有多种不同的用法。
• Use the simple present tense of the verbs in brackets.
  用括号里的动词的一般现在时形式。
• Remember the simple use of the present tense to indicate a regular or frequent activity, e.g.
  记住一般现在时的简单用法时表示定期的或者频繁的活动。
• To use the simple present tense to talk about the future.
  用一般现在时谈论将来。
• The entire story, every detail, is told in the present tense.
  整个故事，每处细节，都是用现在时的语态来讲述的。