[Grammar] The verb is (in the/the) present tense

[kadioguy]

[...] The verb is present tense [...]

a. The verb is present tense.

b. The verb is the present tense.

c. The verb is in the present tense.
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Do all three work and mean the same?

 

[jutfrank]

For me, only a. and c.

 

[kadioguy]

For me, only a. and c.

Is it an uncountable noun or adjective in (a)?

 

[kadioguy]

Is it an uncountable noun or adjective in (a)?

I assume that "present tense" is an uncountable noun in (a). Is that right?