present tense in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for present tense in the English»Spanish Dictionary

the present tense

el presente

the past/present/future tense

el pasado/presente/futuro

Translations for present tense in the Spanish»English Dictionary

presente

present tense

Translations for present tense in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.present¹ [Am ˈprɛz(ə)nt, Brit ˈprɛz(ə)nt] ADJ

1. present (at scene) pred:

to be present

estar presente

she was present at the ceremony

estuvo presente en la ceremonia

she was present at the ceremony

asistió a la ceremonia

all those present

todos los presentes

how many were present?

¿cuántas personas había?

he was present at the scene of the accident

presenció el accidente

you are ever present in my thoughts

te tengo siempre presente

a protein present in blood

una proteína que se encuentra en la sangre

all present and accounted for or Brit correct

todos presentes

all present and accounted for or Brit correct

somos todos los que estamos y estamos todos los que somos hum

2.1. present attr (current):

present situation/salary/address

actual

at the present time or moment

en este momento

in the present case

en este caso

in the present case

en el caso que nos ocupa

the present writer form

quien esto escribe

2.2. present attr LING:

the present tense

el presente

the present indicative

el presente de indicativo

the present subjunctive

el presente del subjuntivo

the present participle

el participio activo or (de) presente

II.present¹ [Am ˈprɛz(ə)nt, Brit ˈprɛz(ə)nt] N

1.1. present U (current time):

the present

el presente

at present

en este momento

at present

actualmente

for the present

por ahora

for the present

por el momento

to live for the present

vivir el momento

there's no time like the present

no dejes para mañana lo que puedas hacer hoy

1.2. present U LING:

the present

el presente

2. present <presents, pl > LAW arch:

the parties presents

las partes contratantes

I.tense¹ [Am tɛns, Brit tɛns] ADJ

1. tense (strained):

tense atmosphere/situation

tenso

2. tense (nervous):

tense

nervioso

tense

tenso

3. tense (taut):

tense wire

tenso

tense wire

tirante

tense body

tenso

tense body

en tensión

II.tense¹ [Am tɛns, Brit tɛns] VB trans

tense

poner tenso

tense

tensar

III.tense¹ [Am tɛns, Brit tɛns] VB intr

tense

ponerse tenso

tense

tensarse

tense² N

tense

tiempo m

the past/present/future tense

el pasado/presente/futuro

I.present² [Am prəˈzɛnt, Brit prɪˈzɛnt] VB trans

1.1. present (give, hand over):

to present sth to sb

entregarle algo a alguien

to present sth to sb

hacerle entrega de algo a alguien form

her daughter will present the bouquet to her

su hija le entregará el ramo de flores

her daughter will present the bouquet to her

su hija le hará entrega del ramo de flores form

please present my respects to … form

por favor presente mis respetos a … form

to present sb with sth

obsequiar a alguien con algo form

to present sb with sth

obsequiarle algo a alguien esp LatAm form

she was presented with a silver tray

la obsequiaron con una bandeja de plata form

she was presented with a silver tray

le obsequiaron una bandeja de plata LatAm form

she presented him with a daughter dated

le dio una hija

1.2. present (confront):

to present sb with sth I was presented with a bill for £500

me pasaron una cuenta por or de 500 libras

we were presented with a very difficult situation

nos vimos frente a una situación muy difícil

it presents me with a whole host of problems

esto me plantea toda una serie de problemas

2. present (proffer):

present ticket/passport/account/motion/bill

presentar

present argument/ideas

presentar

present argument/ideas

exponer

the way it's presented is very important

la presentación es muy importante

to present a petition to the authorities

presentar una petición a las autoridades

to present a petition to the authorities

elevar una petición a las autoridades form

to present a check for payment

presentar un cheque para el cobro

3.1. present (constitute):

present

ser

present

constituir

they presented an easy target

eran un blanco fácil

it may present an obstacle to future development

puede significar or constituir un obstáculo para el desarrollo futuro

3.2. present (provide):

present view/perspective

presentar

present view/perspective

ofrecer

4.1. present:

present CINE, THEAT

presentar

4.2. present:

present RADIO, TV show

presentar

5. present (introduce):

present form

presentar

may I present my husband?

permítame presentarle a mi marido

to be presented at court

ser presentado en la corte

to present sb to sb

presentarle alguien a alguien

I presented him to my parents

se lo presenté a mis padres

6. present MIL:

present arms!

¡presenten armas!

II.present² [Am prəˈzɛnt, Brit prɪˈzɛnt] VB refl

1. present (arise):

present problem/opportunity:

presentarse

present problem/opportunity:

surgir

2. present (appear) form:

present person:

presentarse

to present oneself for interview/examination

presentarse a una entrevista/un examen

to present oneself as a candidate

presentarse como candidato

3. present (display, show):

present

presentarse

this is how the situation presents itself to me

así es como yo veo la situación

III.present² [Am prəˈzɛnt, Brit prɪˈzɛnt] VB intr MED

present patient/disease:

presentarse

the patient presented with symptoms of …

el paciente se presentó con síntomas de …

the baby presented in the breech position

el niño venía de nalgas

present³ [Am ˈprɛz(ə)nt, Brit ˈprɛz(ə)nt] N (gift)

present

regalo m

present

obsequio m form

present

presente m form

it's (for) a present

es (para) un regalo

I got it as a present

me lo regalaron

to give sb a present

regalarle algo a alguien

to give sb a present

hacerle un regalo a alguien

present tense in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for present tense in the English»Spanish Dictionary

present tense N LING

present tense

tiempo m presente

Translations for present tense in the English»Spanish Dictionary

as of (+ present tense) (from)

desde, a partir de

Translations for present tense in the Spanish»English Dictionary

tiempo presente

present tense

presente

present (tense)

Translations for present tense in the English»Spanish Dictionary

tense¹ [tents] N LING

tense

tiempo m

I.tense² [tents] ADJ

tense wire, person, atmosphere:

tense

tenso, -a

II.tense² [tents] VB trans

tense

tensar

III.tense² [tents] VB intr

tense

ponerse tenso

I.present¹ [ˈprezənt] N

present no pl:

present

presente m

Phrases:

at present

en este momento

for the present

por ahora

II.present¹ [ˈprezənt] ADJ

1. present (current):

present address, generation

actual

at the present moment [or time]

en este momento

the present year

el año en curso

in the present case

en este caso

up to the present time

hasta la fecha

the present writer

quien esto escribe

2. present (in attendance):

present

presente

to be present at sth

asistir a algo

all those present

todos los presentes

present company excepted

exceptuando a los presentes

present² [ˈprezənt] N (gift)

present

regalo m

to give sb a present

hacer un regalo a alguien

I got it as a present

me lo regalaron

to make sb a present of sth

regalar algo a alguien

present³ [prɪˈzent] VB trans

1. present (give):

present

presentar

to present one's apologies form

presentar sus disculpas

to present one's credentials

presentar sus credenciales

to present sth (to sb)

entregar algo (a alguien)

to present sb with sth

obsequiar a alguien con algo

to present sb with sth

obsequiar algo a alguien LatAm

2. present (introduce):

present

presentar

to present sb to sb

presentar alguien a alguien

may I present my wife?

permítame presentarle a mi esposa

to present a bill

presentar un proyecto de ley

to present a programme Aus, Brit

presentar un programa

presenting X as Julius Caesar

con X en el papel de Julio César

3. present (confront):

to present sb with sth

enfrentar a alguien con algo

to be presented with a complicated situation

verse frente a una situación complicada

to present sb with a problem

plantear un problema a alguien

4. present (constitute):

present

constituir

to present a problem for sb

significar un problema para alguien

to present difficulties for sb

plantear dificultades a alguien

5. present (offer):

present

ofrecer

present view, atmosphere

presentar

6. present (exhibit):

present argument, plan, theory

exponer

present cheque, passport, ticket

presentar

to present a petition to sb

elevar una petición a alguien form

7. present (appear):

to present oneself for sth

presentarse a algo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Use of the present tense does not always imply present time.

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The verb alone represents the present tense and the infinitive.

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Objective verb prefixes; /a/ and /i/ are used in the present tense, /o/ and /id/ in the past.

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Influenced by minimalism and anti-novel, her fictions are written in first person and present tense by misfit and quasi-paranoid female protagonists.

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Additionally, the present tense can be used to talk about either the present or the past and which one it implies is determined by context.

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The diaries, however, seem to switch at least once from the past tense (as a diary would be written) to the present tense.

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The work restores the myths using the exact language of the original fragments whenever possible using the present tense.

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This also happened in the entire present tense of all j-present verbs.

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For imperfective verbs, it is formed analytically, for perfective verbs it is identical with the present tense.

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It has only the present tense and perfect.

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