(anthropology) The present tense formerly used in ethnographies, even for cultures that no longer existed by the time they were written.

plural of present value

(finance, economics) The value of future cash flows determined as of the date of valuation.

plural of present subjunctive

(grammar) The present tense as used by convention to describe events in fictional works, such as when explaining the plot of a book or film.

(grammar) A nonfinite verb form that indicates an ongoing action or state and which can function as an adjective.

(grammar) A grammatical tense whose principal function is to locate a situation or event in the present time.

(grammar) The present tense; a verb or sentence in this tense.

(grammar) A tense that describes an ongoing action in the present. In English it is formed by use of a form of be with a present participle.

Always present; always there