Adjective
non-past (not comparable)
(grammar, of the tense) Of a tense, not pertaining to the past; in particular, applicable to both the present and the future.
In the phrases ‘I am running tomorrow’ and ‘I am running now,’ the main verb is in the non-past tense.
non past
For verbs, a given root can construct up to fifteen different verbs, each with one or more characteristic meanings and each with its own templates for the past and non-past stems, active and passive participles, and verbal noun. Source: Internet
In Proto-Semitic, as still largely reflected in East Semitic, prefix conjugations are used both for the past and the non-past, with different vocalizations. Source: Internet
New suffixes were used to mark different moods in the non-past, e.g. Classical Arabic -u (indicative), -a (subjunctive), vs no suffix (jussive). Source: Internet
The Germanic languages (which include English) have present (non-past) and past tenses formed morphologically, with future and other additional forms made using auxiliaries. Source: Internet
The moods other than the indicative occur only in the non-past, and the future tense is signaled by prefixing sa- or sawfa onto the non-past. Source: Internet