The present tense is a verb tense that describes a current activity or state of being. For example: My parrot sings "The Sun Has Got Its Hat On" every morning. (This is a current activity.)
What is the present tense?
The present tense is a grammatical tense used for verbs that describe an action happening right now. It is considered easy to use and exists in all languages. The present tense is broken down into four different categories: present simple, present continuous, present continuous and present perfect continuous.