present vs past vs future
Definitions
verb
- perform (a play), especially on a stage
- introduce
- give an exhibition of to an interested audience
- formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.
- hand over formally
noun
- something presented as a gift
- the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
- a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking
adjective
- being or existing in a specified place
- temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration
Examples
This came out of an investigation he was carrying out into when a ternary quartic form could be represented as the sum of five fourth powers of linear forms.
He judged the present situation badly.
During the take-over battle the stock quotations of both enterprises rose so that an investor would have to wait several hundred years to finance the purchase price of the shares from the present level of profits.
Definitions
adverb
- so as to pass a given point
noun
- the time that has elapsed
- a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
- a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)
adjective
- of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office
- earlier than the present time; no longer current
Examples
They kept to the brush and trees, and invariably the man halted and peered out before crossing a dry glade or naked stretch of upland pasturage.
As he ran past, the arquebusier shouted something about Susanoo, the kami of storms, and how he was punishing them for their arrogance.
Add the toasted almond slivers and mix well before turning into the pastry case.
