How to Use present tense in a Sentence

present tense

noun

• He was talked about in the present tense, not the past.
  — Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2022
• Stephanie still talks about Shawn in the present tense.
  — Jr Sullivan, Field & Stream, 23 Dec. 2020
• But the present tense of the film is also rich in its own right.
  — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2021
• Verb tense refers to the past or present tense of a sentence.
  — Carmine Gallo, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023
• Sam and Bucky seem to go out of their way not to talk about Steve in the present tense.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 2 Apr. 2021
• Many people here still speak of Mueller in the present tense.
  — Katie Bain, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2021
• George sometimes still talks about his wife in the present tense.
  — Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 19 Oct. 2020
• To watch those scenes in 2021 is to have history speak in the present tense.
  — Manuel Betancourt, Vulture, 7 June 2021
• Then in Falcon, the script went out of its way not to address Steve Rogers in the present tense.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 28 June 2021
• But the narrative keeps circling back to the present tense of the story.
  — Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2021
• These are all actions done in the present tense, scrambling to meet present needs.
  — Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 24 June 2020
• Karrant has changed the lyrics from past to present tense — the better to look ahead to the future, rather than back at the past.
  — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2021
• Cutler doesn’t look back so much as try to tell Belushi’s story in a present tense.
  — Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2020
• Kennedy argued that the use of present tense in state law opened the door for releasing the records after death.
  — Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 26 Apr. 2022
• The movie screenwriters changed it to present tense for more suspense.
  — Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2021
• Also note that last year’s entries were in present tense.
  — Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2019
• The case: Fifteen years have passed since 19-year-old Justin Moore died, but his mother still talks about him in the present tense.
  — Amber Hunt, The Enquirer, 18 Sep. 2020
• The idea for the book definitely came from the conditions of our present tense.
  — Michele Filgate, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2022
• Like both versions, the Invite entries should be in present tense.
  — Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2021
• The movie unfolds in present tense and the music has to consider that always.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 24 Jan. 2020
• When discussed in the present tense, ebooks means Amazon Kindle ebooks.
  — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2021
• Everyone talked about Bill Graham in the present tense.
  — Rachel Kushner, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2018
• Nowadays, Diana Ross' name seems to be spoken more in hindsight than in the present tense.
  — Chris Malone, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2017
• But how the letter handles the present tense is the most vivid transformation.
  — New York Times, 7 June 2022
• The short story glances on the protagonist’s past; the movie begins there, as present tense.
  — Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 9 Dec. 2021
• The movie never settles on a mood or a rhythm for the flashback/present tense seesawing.
  — Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 24 May 2018
• One reads his narrative, mostly in the present tense, as if watching a film.
  — Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2021
• The book’s use of present tense rushes us along on the leading edge of her experience.
  — Priscilla Gilman, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2022
• League still struggles to wrap his head around the tragedy and refers to Wright in the present tense before correcting himself.
  — Dallas News, 4 Oct. 2022
• Yes, its grandeur can be preserved on Instagram, but the real delight of it is purely present tense.
  — Ella Riley-Adams, New York Times, 4 May 2023

Last Updated: 12 Oct 2024