What tense is now?

Present Progressive

Tense	Time words
Present Progressive	Now; right now; at this moment
Future progressive	At this time tomorrow
Present Perfect	For; since; yet; never; always; so far; # times; many times; lately; recently; already

Can you use now with past simple?

3 Answers. You may hear “now” used in the past tense, for example, if the person is telling a story, and they are placing themselves in the past as part of their narrative. For example: We found that we had fallen on hard times, but our friends helped us now, and with time things didn’t seem so bad.

How do you use the word now?

We use now most commonly as an adverb of time. It means ‘at the present time’, ‘at this moment’ or ‘very soon’. We usually put now with this meaning in end position: My father worked here and my brothers work here now.

What is the meaning of NOW THAT?

/ˈnɑʊ (ðət)/ You use now that to give an explanation of a new situation: Now that I live only a few blocks from work, I walk to work and enjoy it.

Which word has the synonym with now that?

What is another word for now that?

because	as
in as much as	inasmuch as
in that	in view of the fact that
owing to the fact that	seeing that
’cause	for the reason that

What are 5 examples of past?

Examples of Past Tense

• Bill attended the program.
• Tom performed in the show.
• Alice was practicing on the tennis court.
• Jim had been there a long time ago.
• I was waiting for my friends.
• Peter had been cooking the meal before we reached there.
• Alana was happy to hear the news.
• Jeff had left the place before we reached.