historical present (English, noun)
expansion: historical present (uncountable)
Senses:
topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: The present tense as used when referring to real past events, to add immediacy to what is being said or written.
tags: uncountable
topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: The present tense as used when writing a fictional narrative.
tags: uncountable
Forms: