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。
• For your current job, write accomplishments in past tense and job responsibilities in present tense.
  对于现在的工作，取得的成绩应该使用一般过去时，而工作职责则应使用一般现在时。
• By present tense we are referring to something that is occurring now.
  现在时用来表示现在正在发生的事情。
• Write the goal down in present tense on a piece of paper or index card.
  在纸上或索引卡上以现在时态将目标写下来。
• Americans tend to lapse into the present tense when speaking of the past much more commonly than Brits do.
  在讲述过去的事情时，美国人比英国人更常使用现在时态。
• Change this verb from the present tense into the past tense and future tense.
  把这个动词从现在时改为过去时和将来时。
• 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。
• Then, is it correct to use the present tense here?
  那么，在这里用现在时，对吗？
• Use present tense to state general truths or habitual action.
  就是描述一般的事实和惯性行为，用现在式。
• 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。