English present tense

Germanic languages, has two tenses, past and non-past. These tenses have several aspects. The present tense aspects comprise:

* present simple, which is used to describe both habits and or routines (I eat breakfast every morning at 6:30. I go to work everyday), and general facts (The earth revolves around the sun);
* present progressive or present continuous, which is used to describe events happening now, e.g. I am reading this wiki article, and I am thinking about editing it;
* present perfect, which is used to describe events or actions that have been completed with respect to the present, e.g. I have read and edited numerous wiki articles before this one;
* present perfect progressive, which is used to describe events or actions that have begun at some point in the past and continue through the present, e.g. I have been reading this article for some time now.

The conjugation of the present indicative tense in regular verbs is as follows:
to walk
I walk
you walk
he/she/it walks
we walk
they walk

[edit] Spanish present indicative tense

In Spanish, the present tense is used similarly to that of English. What follows is an example of present tense conjugation in Spanish.
hablar comer insistir
yo hablo como insisto
tú hablas comes insistes
él /ella /usted habla come insiste
nosotros hablamos comemos insistimos
vosotros habláis coméis insistís
ustedes hablan comen insisten
ellos /ellas hablan comen insisten

[edit] French present indicative tense

In French, the present tense is used similarly to that of English. Below is an example of present tense conjugation in French.
parler prendre finir partir
je parle prends finis pars
tu parles prends finis pars
il/elle/on parle prend finit part
nous parlons prenons finissons partons
vous parlez prenez finissez partez
ils/elles parlent prennent finissent partent

To express (and emphasise) the present continuous, expressions such as "en train de" or "en cours de" may be used. For example, Jean est en train de manger, may be translated as John is eating, John is in the middle of eating. On est en train de chercher un nouvel appartement may be translated as We're looking for a new apartment, we're in the process of finding a new apartment.