Present has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present. | |
| 2. | The present prime minister was not present at the ceremony. | |
| 3. | The present perfect expresses the long span from past to present. | |
| 4. | The animal lacks both anxiety and hope because its consciousness is restricted to what is clearly evident and thus to the present moment: the animal is the present incarnate. | |
| 5. | He'll present the present in our presence. | |
| 6. | Time is the present moment – there is no moment other than the present one. | |
| 7. | The future becomes the present, the present the past, and the past turns into ever lasting regret if you don't plan for it! | |
| 8. | Later people will look upon us of the present just as we of the present look upon those in the past. | |
| 9. | Have you noticed how 'haber,' 'saber,' and 'caber' irregularly change in very similar ways? The 'yo' present form of the three are 'he,' 'sé,' and 'que...po,' the preterite forms of them are 'hube,' 'supe,' and 'cupe,' the future forms are 'habré,' 'sabré,' and 'cabré,' and the subjunctive present forms are 'haya,' 'sepa,' and 'quepa.' Okay, 'saber' and 'caber' might be more similar to each other than they are to 'haber.' | |
| 10. | 'Has' is the 'tú' present form of 'haber' because just like other 'tú' present forms, it ends with an 's,' and 'haz' is the 'tú' imperative form of 'hacer' because 'hacer' has a type of irregular imperative form that cuts off the 'er' ending completely, making the word 'hac,' but it also goes through a type of spelling change at the end that changes 'c' to 'z,' but never to 's.' |