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

noun

a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking
Synonym:present

Kim's Note: Present tense is very useful for giving information about yourself.
一般现在时对于描述自己的情况非常有用。
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。
Write it in the present tense.
用“现在时态”来写。
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。
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。
The present perfect is almost a kind of present tense.
现在完成时总是一类现在时态。
When we make a present perfect sentence, we could usually make a present tense sentence about the same situation.
造现在完成时的句子，我们通常会造现在时态的句子。
To use the simple present tense to talk about the future.
用一般现在时谈论将来。
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。
On the misuse of simple present tense by the English learners in China& A corpus-based study
中国英语学习者一般现在时误用的研究&一个基于语料库的分析