simple present
noun
a verb formation used to express an action or state occurring in the present, as in walk, is, has, travel.
simple presents
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pluralof simple present.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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She hoarded the simple presents of finery given her by that young person with care, and regarded them in the light of sacred talismans.
From Vagabondia 1884 by Frances Hodgson Burnett
With their simple presents in their hands, they went through the garden and into his beautiful house, and kneeling, laid the gifts at his feet.
From Children of the Old Testament by Anonymous
Generally she got two or three simple presents, and always one very good and valuable one from her godmother.
From The Thirteen Little Black Pigs and Other Stories by Walter Jenks Morgan
She was so fond of those bells that she bribed the careless bell-ringer with simple presents to be more attentive to his duty.
From Jeanne D'Arc: her life and death by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Here they were met by more than a thousand of the natives, who received them with every demonstration of joy and hospitality, in return for which Cartier made them many simple presents.
From The Boys' And Girls' Library by Various
