be present at something
61say something for — present a consideration in favour of or excusing. → say …
62War in Afghanistan (2001–present) — War in Afghanistan Part of the Afghan civil war and the War on Terror …
63insist on something — phrasal verb insist on something or insist upon [transitive] Word forms insist on something : present tense I/you/we/they insist on something he/she/it insists on something present participle insisting on something past tense insisted on… …
64link (someone/something) up — Word forms link (someone/something) up : present tense I/you/we/they link (someone/something) up he/she/it links (someone/something) up present participle linking (someone/something) up past tense linked (someone/something) up past participle… …
65link (someone/something) up — Word forms link (someone/something) up : present tense I/you/we/they link (someone/something) up he/she/it links (someone/something) up present participle linking (someone/something) up past tense linked (someone/something) up past participle… …
66chalk something up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms chalk something up : present tense I/you/we/they chalk something up he/she/it chalks something up present participle chalking something up past tense chalked something up past participle chalked something up… …
67depend upon something — phrasal verb depend on or depend upon something [transitive] Word forms depend on : present tense I/you/we/they depend on he/she/it depends on present participle depending on past tense depended on past participle depended on 1) formal depend on… …
68plug away (at something) — ˌplug a ˈway (at something) [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they plug away (at something) he/she/it plugs away (at something) present participle plugging away (at something) past tense plugged away (at something …
69The Present — ◊ GRAMMAR For the formation of present tenses, see entry at ↑ Tenses. ◊ talking about the present The simple present tense is usually used for talking about long term situations that exist at the present time, regular or habitual actions… …
70the present — ◊ GRAMMAR For the formation of present tenses, see entry at ↑ Tenses. ◊ talking about the present The simple present tense is usually used for talking about long term situations that exist at the present time, regular or habitual actions… …
