the form of the verb that is used to show what happens or exists now

The verb in this sentence is in the present. 这个句子中的动词是现在时。

The use of the present tense lends her novels a sense of immediacy.

He died last year, but she still refers to him in the present tense.

His English is basic, and he always speaks in the present.

English has several ways of expressing the present tense.

See also: present noun (NOW)