Remember present tense – keywords HAVE/HAS/AM/IS

The keywords that reveal a piece is written or spoken in present tense include HAVE, HAS, AM and IS. OR the verb itself might show that the writing is present-tense.

PRESENT = AM/IS/HAVE/HAS or PRESENT TENSE OF VERB

Remember:

How to recognise and use past, present and future tenses, how to remember present tense

The presents (present) have gone amiss.

Present = have/am/is

Examples

Example text for present tense, how to recognise and use past, present and future tenses