Asked by jyf

Which sentence is in the present tense?


I am hoping I can figure out who the murderer is.


Open cookbooks and a thin coating of flour covered the table.


Marta had fallen asleep on her math text; both her face and the pages were left creased and damp.


Grandpa has checked out every book on World War II in the library, some of them twice!

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
"I am hoping I can figure out who the murderer is."

Explanation: "am hoping" is present progressive (present tense). The others use past or past-perfect forms ("covered," "had fallen," "has checked" is present perfect but not simple present).