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Noun: present simple
  1. The tense that is used to refer to events, actions, and conditions that are happening all the time, or exist now.
    "She doesn't like cheese", and "I think you're wrong" are all in the present simple.";
    - simple present

Type of: present, present tense

Encyclopedia: Present simple

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presenile dementia
present
present moment
present participle
present perfect
present perfect continuous
present perfect progressive
present perfect tense
present progressive
present progressive tense
present simple
present tense
present times
presentable
presentably
presentation
presentational
presentative
present-day
presentee
presenteeism