- the present tense used to narrate a past event as if it were happening at the time of narration, as in Then, in 49 b.c., Julius Caesarcrossesthe Rubicon River andpreparesto march on Rome.
- designating, in, or relating to the present tense used to narrate a past event as if it were happening at the time of narration.
- the present tense used to narrate past events, usually employed in English for special effect or in informal use, as in a week ago I'm walking down the street and I see this accident
