Very Present Tense is the debut studio album by British actor Christopher Simpson.

In 2008, whilst Simpson was artist-in-residence with creative arts group Metal,[1] he completed the song cycle Very Present Tense.

He wrote it over a number of years in response to the death of his mother.

[2] The album was developed in collaboration with composer Tom Havelock.

[3] The song cycle premiered at the arts hub in Edge Hill Station pavilion in Liverpool on 8 August 2008,[4][5] during the Liverpool European Capital of Culture.