How to Use present tense in a Sentence
present tense
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He was talked about in the present tense, not the past.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2022
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Stephanie still talks about Shawn in the present tense.
—Jr Sullivan, Field & Stream, 23 Dec. 2020
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But the present tense of the film is also rich in its own right.
—K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2021
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Verb tense refers to the past or present tense of a sentence.
—Carmine Gallo, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023
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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
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Many people here still speak of Mueller in the present tense.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2021
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George sometimes still talks about his wife in the present tense.
—Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 19 Oct. 2020
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To watch those scenes in 2021 is to have history speak in the present tense.
—Manuel Betancourt, Vulture, 7 June 2021
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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
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But the narrative keeps circling back to the present tense of the story.
—Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2021
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These are all actions done in the present tense, scrambling to meet present needs.
—Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 24 June 2020
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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
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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
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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
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The movie screenwriters changed it to present tense for more suspense.
—Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2021
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Also note that last year’s entries were in present tense.
—Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2019
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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
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The idea for the book definitely came from the conditions of our present tense.
—Michele Filgate, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2022
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Like both versions, the Invite entries should be in present tense.
—Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2021
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The movie unfolds in present tense and the music has to consider that always.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 24 Jan. 2020
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When discussed in the present tense, ebooks means Amazon Kindle ebooks.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2021
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Everyone talked about Bill Graham in the present tense.
—Rachel Kushner, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2018
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Nowadays, Diana Ross' name seems to be spoken more in hindsight than in the present tense.
—Chris Malone, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2017
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But how the letter handles the present tense is the most vivid transformation.
—New York Times, 7 June 2022
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The short story glances on the protagonist’s past; the movie begins there, as present tense.
—Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 9 Dec. 2021
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The movie never settles on a mood or a rhythm for the flashback/present tense seesawing.
—Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 24 May 2018
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One reads his narrative, mostly in the present tense, as if watching a film.
—Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2021
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The book’s use of present tense rushes us along on the leading edge of her experience.
—Priscilla Gilman, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2022
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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
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Advertisement The memory is so vivid that Reyes recalled it in present tense during a recent phone call.
—Bethonie Butler, Washington Post, 7 July 2023
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