Présent indicatif

French Present Tense

Le Présent is the present tense of the indicative mood. It's used to express current actions and states of being.

French's single present tense is equivalent to both English present tenses: Simple Present and Present Progressive.

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To stress the continuous nature of an action in French, you can use the expression être en train de + infinitive.

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See also: French Présent and All French tenses