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In Gaelic only one verb has a true present tense: the verb [[Bi (irregular verb)]]. Present tense is typically expressed using the verb [[Bi (irregular verb)|bi]] in combination with a [[Verbal Noun (definition)|verbal noun]] in an [[Auxiliary Construction]]. For example, the present tense for a verb like ''kiss'' would be expressed by literally saying ''X is kissing Y'':

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:{|
|Tha
|Muirgheal
|a'
|pògadh
|Pòl
|-
|Be.pres
|Muriel
|prog
|kiss.vn
|Paul
|-
|colspan="5"|Muriel is kissing Paul/ Muriel kisses Paul
|}

In English, the present tense is often used to indicate a [[Habitual (definition)]] action (e.g. John runs). In Gaelic, this usage is typically expressed by the [[Future Tense (Definition)]] instead.

==See also==
[[Tense (definition)]]
[[Past Tense (definition)]]
[[Future Tense (definition)]]

[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
[[Category: Semantics]]
[[Category: Morphology]]
[[Category: Syntax]]

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 ==External Links==
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Present_tense
+The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful!
 ==References==

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 ==See Also==
-*[[Present Tense (definition)]]
+*[[Past Tense (definition)]]
 *[[Future Tense (definition)]]
 *[[Tense (definition)]]

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	In English, the present tense is often used to indicate a [[Habitual (definition)\|habitual]] action (e.g. John runs). In Gaelic, this usage is typically expressed by the [[Future Tense (definition)\|future tense]] instead.		In English, the present tense is often used to indicate a [[Habitual (definition)\|habitual]] action (e.g. John runs). In Gaelic, this usage is typically expressed by the [[Future Tense (definition)\|future tense]] instead.
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+The present tense indicates that the action being described happens at the same time as the speech time (the time the sentence is being spoken).  In English, we have such forms as ''John eats apples'', which is in the present tense.
 In Gaelic only one verb has a true present tense: the verb [[Bi (irregular verb)]]. Present tense is typically expressed using the verb [[Bi (irregular verb)|bi]] in combination with a [[Verbal Noun (definition)|verbal noun]] in an [[Auxiliary Constructions|auxiliary construction]]. For example, the present tense for a verb like ''kiss'' would be expressed by literally saying ''X is kissing Y'':
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-In English, the present tense is often used to indicate a [[Habitual (definition)]] action (e.g. John runs). In Gaelic, this usage is typically expressed by the [[Future Tense (Definition)]] instead.
+In English, the present tense is often used to indicate a [[Habitual (definition)|habitual]] action (e.g. John runs). In Gaelic, this usage is typically expressed by the [[Future Tense (definition)|future tense]] instead.
 ==See also==

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−	In Gaelic only one verb has a true present tense: the verb [[Bi (irregular verb)]]. Present tense is typically expressed using the verb [[Bi (irregular verb)\|bi]] in combination with a [[Verbal Noun (definition)\|verbal noun]] in an [[Auxiliary ~~Construction~~]]. For example, the present tense for a verb like ''kiss'' would be expressed by literally saying ''X is kissing Y'':	+	In Gaelic only one verb has a true present tense: the verb [[Bi (irregular verb)]]. Present tense is typically expressed using the verb [[Bi (irregular verb)\|bi]] in combination with a [[Verbal Noun (definition)\|verbal noun]] in an [[Auxiliary Constructions\|auxiliary construction]]. For example, the present tense for a verb like ''kiss'' would be expressed by literally saying ''X is kissing Y'':

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