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How to Make Present Tense in Infinite Craft

Present Tense is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 25 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Singularity. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense

Marathon25 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 46158 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 25 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3FireWaterSteam
  4. 4FireSteamEngine
  5. 5EarthEngineTractor
  6. 6EarthTractorFarm
  7. 7FarmFireBarbecue
  8. 8AshBarbecueBurger
  9. 9BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  10. 10DustEngineVacuum
  11. 11FireVacuumBlack Hole
  12. 12Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  13. 13Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15PlantSteamTea
  16. 16EngineWindWindmill
  17. 17TeaWindmillDutch
  18. 18DustEarthPlanet
  19. 19FirePlanetSun
  20. 20SunTime MachineFuture
  21. 21DutchFutureTense
  22. 22Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  23. 23WindWindTornado
  24. 24Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  25. 25Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Fire + Water→ Steam4Fire + Steam→ Engine5Earth + Engine→ Tractor6Earth + Tractor→ Farm7Farm + Fire→ Barbecue8Ash + Barbecue→ Burger9Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger10Dust + Engine→ Vacuum11Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole12Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine13Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger14Earth + Water→ Plant15Plant + Steam→ Tea16Engine + Wind→ Windmill17Tea + Windmill→ Dutch18Dust + Earth→ Planet19Fire + Planet→ Sun20Sun + Time Machine→ Future21Dutch + Future→ Tense22Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense23Wind + Wind→ Tornado24Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity25Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense

Other ways to make Present Tense

158 combinations are known to produce Present Tense. Here are 25 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Present Tense
FirstSecondResult
Future TenseSaltPresent Tense
ApocalypseFuture TensePresent Tense
Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
Gift ShopSingularPresent Tense
Delta ForcePast TensePresent Tense
High TidePast TensePresent Tense
HangtidePast TensePresent Tense
Electric RainbowPast TensePresent Tense
Past TensePhilosopher’s StonePresent Tense
Past TenseSalt Lake CityPresent Tense
AntifreezePast TensePresent Tense
Berlin WallPast TensePresent Tense
FuturePast TensePresent Tense
Green LakePast TensePresent Tense
Hang TidePast TensePresent Tense
Agent OrangePast TensePresent Tense
Electric MossPast TensePresent Tense
LassitudePast TensePresent Tense
American IdiotPast TensePresent Tense
CompromisePast TensePresent Tense
Ghost WriterPast TensePresent Tense
Green TemplePast TensePresent Tense
Hangover DamPast TensePresent Tense
MistrialPast TensePresent Tense
ForgivenessPast TensePresent Tense

What you can make with Present Tense

Present Tense at a glance

Steps to craft
25
Marathon
Crafting depth
46
longer than 91% of solved elements
Known recipes
158
ways to make it
Used in
15,556
other combinations

Other elements that take 25 steps

Similar effort to Present Tense, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Present Tense in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Singularity. The full path from the base elements takes 25 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Present Tense?

25 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.

Is Present Tense hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 25 steps it is longer than 91% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Present Tense?

Yes. 158 combinations are known to produce Present Tense, and the shortest route is shown above.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.