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Oxford 5000 Word List ft. Collins (English)

Present Things Period Time Happening Past Exist Struggle

query
The p______ is the period of time that we are in now and the things that are happening now.The present is the period of time that we are in now and the things that are happening now.
...his struggle to reconcile the past with the present.
...continuing right up to the present.
Then her thoughts would switch to the present.
word present
full-definition
adjective
You use present to describe things and people that exist now, rather than those that existed in the past or those that may exist in the future.
He has brought much of the present crisis on himself.
...the government's present economic difficulties.
It has been skilfully renovated by the present owners.
No statement can be made at the present time.
In grammar, the present tenses of a verb are the ones that are used to talk about things that happen regularly or situations that exist at this time. The simple present tense uses the base form or the 's' form of a verb, as in 'I play tennis twice a week ' and 'She works in a bank'.
noun
The present is the period of time that we are in now and the things that are happening now.
...his struggle to reconcile the past with the present.
...continuing right up to the present.
Then her thoughts would switch to the present.
cefr-level A2

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:a2

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