simple present

English

Etymology

From simple (“accompanied by no modal or auxiliary verb”) + present (“current time”).

Noun

Examples

"He likes cricket."
"John said they like cricket."
"In Hamlet, Ophelia drowns in a stream.
"The guests arrive tomorrow."

simple present (usually uncountable, plural simple presents)

  1. (grammar) The present tense; a verb or sentence in this tense.
    Synonyms: present simple, present indefinite

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