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How to Make The Present Tense in Infinite Craft

The Present Tense is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 32 combinations to get there, and the final one is Present Tense plus The Alps. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Present TenseThe AlpsThe Present Tense

Marathon32 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 5825 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 32 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
  26. 26DustWindmillFlour
  27. 27FlourWaterPasta
  28. 28PastaWindFlying Spaghetti Monster
  29. 29EarthEarthMountain
  30. 30MountainMountainMountain Range
  31. 31Flying Spaghetti MonsterMountain RangeThe Alps
  32. 32Present TenseThe AlpsThe Present Tense
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam4Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine5Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor6Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm7Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue8Ash + Barbecueโ†’ Burger9Burger + Waterโ†’ Soggy Burger10Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum11Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole12Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine13Soggy Burger + Time Machineโ†’ Future Burger14Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant15Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea16Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill17Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch18Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet19Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun20Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future21Dutch + Futureโ†’ Tense22Future Burger + Tenseโ†’ Future Tense23Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado24Black Hole + Tornadoโ†’ Singularity25Future Tense + Singularityโ†’ Present Tense26Dust + Windmillโ†’ Flour27Flour + Waterโ†’ Pasta28Pasta + Windโ†’ Flying Spaghetti Monster29Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain30Mountain + Mountainโ†’ Mountain Range31Flying Spaghetti Monster + Mountain Rangeโ†’ The Alps32Present Tense + The Alpsโ†’ The Present Tense

Other ways to make The Present Tense

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

Alternative combinations that produce The Present Tense
FirstSecondResult
Present TenseThe AlpsThe Present Tense
Present TenseRock BandThe Present Tense
Present TenseThe Los Angeles TimesThe Present Tense
Present TenseThe OasisThe Present Tense
Present TenseThe HangoverThe Present Tense
Present TenseThebesThe Present Tense
Present TenseToxic AvengerThe Present Tense
Present TenseThe DewtiniThe Present Tense
Present TenseThe Wild WestThe Present Tense
Present TenseRockbandThe Present Tense
Present TenseThe Green MileThe Present Tense
Present TenseThe B-52sThe Present Tense
Present TenseThe MartianThe Present Tense
Present TenseThe FlatliningThe Present Tense
Present TenseThe TruckThe Present Tense
Present TenseThe AmericansThe Present Tense
Present TenseThe TemptationsThe Present Tense
Present TenseThe 80sThe Present Tense
Present TenseThe Ugly KrakenlingThe Present Tense
Present TenseRock Band NetworkThe Present Tense
Present TenseRock Band SimulatorThe Present Tense
Present TenseThe MatricksThe Present Tense
Present TenseThe Ugly SharklingThe Present Tense
Present TenseThe ReefThe Present Tense
Present TenseThe YoutrixThe Present Tense

The Present Tense at a glance

Steps to craft
32
Marathon
Crafting depth
58
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
25
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 32 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Present Tense in Infinite Craft?

Combine Present Tense with The Alps. The full path from the base elements takes 32 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Present Tense?

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

Is The Present Tense hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 32 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Present Tense?

Yes. 25 combinations are known to produce The 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.