“The present tense made him nervous.”
“I loved her present tense.”
“I love you present tense.”
“Existence really is an imperfect tense that never becomes a present.”
“...I begin with songs. They provide a sort of skeleton grammar for me to flesh out. Songs of longing for future tense, songs of regret for past tense, and songs of love for present tense.”
“Won't you stayWe'll put on the dayAnd we'll talk in present tenses”