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present
Noun
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A present is a gift; something that someone gives to someone else.
Here's a birthday present for you. I hope you like it.
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The present is the time now at this moment.
present
Adjective
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Someone is present if the person is here, or the person is at the place someone is talking about.
Five men and two women were present when the meeting started.
present
Verb
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When you present something, you show it or give it to someone.
and
Conjunction
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You use and to talk about two things at once.
I like singing and reading.
Mary and Jane went on a holiday together.
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You use and when you are listing a few things and you are now on your last item of the list.
I like singing, reading, cycling and playing soccer.
I used to like this girl from my class as she is pretty, gentle and caring.
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And is used when you are putting two sentences together.
She came into the store, shouted at the cashier, and left.
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Used to show what happened after something else.
The alarm went off and I woke up.
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And is used to join certain numbers together.
Two hundred and thirty-five people went missing after the earthquake.
future
Noun
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The future is the time of something that hasn't happen yet. The study of the future is known as futurology.
I will be more careful in the future.
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A look forward.
You have a great future ahead of you.
future
Adjective
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Something that is coming.
That is a future event.