"simple present" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: simple presents [plural]
Etymology: simple (“accompanied by no modal or auxiliary verb”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} simple present (usually uncountable, plural simple presents)
  1. (grammar) The present tense; a verb or sentence in this tense. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Grammar, Tenses Translations (present tense): 一般現在時 /一般现在时 (yībān xiànzàishí) (Chinese Mandarin), onvoltooid tegenwoordige tijd v O.V.T. (Dutch), preesens (Finnish), indicatif présent (French), présent (French), Gegenwart (German), indicativo presente (Italian), സാധാരണവർത്തമാനകാലം (sādhāraṇavaṟttamānakālaṁ) (Malayalam), حال ساده (hâl-e sâde) (Persian), presente (Spanish), thì hiện tại đơn (Vietnamese)

Inflected forms

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      "roman": "yībān xiànzàishí",
      "sense": "present tense",
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      "sense": "present tense",
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      "sense": "present tense",
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      "sense": "present tense",
      "word": "حال ساده"
    },
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      "sense": "present tense",
      "word": "presente"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "present tense",
      "word": "thì hiện tại đơn"
    }
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  "word": "simple present"
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