simple present

American  

[sim-puhl prez-uhnt] / ˈsɪm pəl ˈprɛz ənt /

noun

1. a verb formation used to express an action or state occurring in the present, as in walk, is, has, travel.

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adjective

1. designating a verb formation used to express an action or state occurring in the present.

Etymology

Origin of simple present

First recorded in 1745–55

Example Sentences

Tacoma Arts Live and Theater Simple present an interactive all-ages event created with audience participation at Lot B of Spanaway Park at 1:30 p.m.

From Seattle Times

Nothing more than this small, simple present lasting.

From New York Times

The answer was a masterclass in how to stick to the simple present tense.

From The Guardian

It’s common to forget to change older experiences to past tense or switch back and forth between simple present tense and present continuous tense.

From Time

For Valerie Neal, curator of human spaceflight at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, the answer was simple: Present the space shuttle as if it had just landed, gear down, payload doors closed, underbelly scorched.

From Washington Post