Verb Tenses

Simple Tense

Present Past Future
I play I played I will / shall play
You play You played You will / shall play
He / She playsHe / She played You will / shall play
They play They played They will / shall play
We play We played We will / shall play


ProgressiveTense (helping verb + -ing)

Present Past Future
I am playing I was playing I will be playing
You are playing You were playing You willbe playing
He / She is playing He / She was playing He / She will be playing
They are playing They were playing They will be playing
We areplaying We were playing We will be playing


Perfect Tense (have / had)

Present Past Future
I have played I had played I will haveplayed
You have played You had played You will have played
He / She has played He / She had played He / She will have played
They haveplayed They had played They will have played
We have played We had played We will have played



Perfect Progressive Tense (have/had + been +ing)

Present Past Future
I have been playing I had been playing I will have been playing
You have been playing You had been playingYou will have been playing
He / She has been playing He / She had been playing He/She will have been playing
They have been playing They hadbeen playing They will have been playing
We have been playing We had been playing We will have been playing



*Future always has will or shall