5.25 adjuncts with present tenses

Note that many adjuncts of time such as 'now' and 'today' which refer to the present time are also sometimes used with other tenses. However, there are a few adjuncts which are almost always used with present tenses.

• I shared a taxi with Jerry Laws, who was formerly a boxer and is presently a singer.
• ...the camping craze that is currently sweeping America.
• Nowadays fitness is becoming a generally accepted principle of life.

The following is a list of adjuncts which are normally only used with the present tense.

• at present, currently, in this day and age, nowadays, presently, these days

Note that in this list, the word 'presently' means 'now'.