The present is a time that is neither future nor past, and is happening now, in the current moment.

Present or The Present or Presents may also refer to:

  • Gift, something given free of charge, gratis

Time and timing

  • Present tense, a grammatical tense of a verb
  • Before Present, radiocarbon dates relative to AD 1950
  • Presenting, a medical term
  • Presenteeism, meaning working while sick
  • Voting "present", a form of abstention in parliamentary procedure

Film and television

  • The Present, a 2009 surf film by Thomas Campbell
  • The Present (2014 film), a German animated short film by Jacob Frey
  • The Present (2020 film), a Palestinian short film by Farah Nabulsi
  • The Present (2024 film), an American comedy film by Christian Ditter
  • "The Present" (The Flash), an episode of The Flash
  • "The Present", a 2015 episode of Minority Report
  • Present, a 1997 poetry collection by Alfred Corn
  • The Present, a 1975 novel by Gabriel Josipovici
  • The Present, a 1998 romance novel by Johanna Lindsey
  • The Present: The Secret to Enjoying Your Work And Life, Now!, self help book by Spencer Johnson
  • Présent, a French right-wing newspaper

Music

  • The Present, a New York-based duo featuring Mina Ohashi, who previously performed under the name Fayray
  • Present (band), a Belgian progressive rock group
  • "The Present", a 2024 holiday-themed single by Forrest Frank

Albums

  • Present (Bonnie Pink album), 2003
  • Present (Donghae & Eunhyuk EP), 2015
  • Present (Killing Heidi album), 2002
  • Present (Timbaland & Magoo album), 2005
  • Present (Van der Graaf Generator album), 2005
  • Present (Yuki Uchida album), 1997
  • Present, a 2011 album by Japanese singer Shizuka Itō
  • Present, a 2018 album by South Korean singers Woo Jin-young and Kim Hyun-soo
  • The Present (Moody Blues album), 1983
  • Presents (Maki Ohguro album), 2002
  • Presents (Princess Princess album), 1994
  • Presents, a 1998 album by My Little Lover
  • Presents, a 2007 album by 10 Foot Ganja Plant

Songs

  • "Present", a 2008 song by Bump of Chicken from Present from You
  • "Present", an English-language version of the 2011 Eurovision contest entry "Jestem" Magdalena Tul's
  • "Present", a 2018 song by Gen Hoshino from Pop Virus
  • "Present", a 2020 song by Mrs. Green Apple
  • "Present", a 2021 song by American singer Khalid
  • "Presents", instrumental by Tom Waits from One from the Heart

Other uses

  • Present (Aitken) a sculpture in Washington, D.C, by Robert Ingersoll Aitken
  • PRESENT (cipher), an ultra-lightweight block cipher algorithm
  • The Present, a 2015 stage adaptation of Anton Chekhov's play Platonov, brought to Broadway in 2016

See also

  • Presenter (disambiguation)
  • Presence (disambiguation)
  • Presentation (disambiguation)
  • Gift (disambiguation)
  • Now (disambiguation)