The present simple
| +VI | Do/Does+ VI | do/does not+VI | ||||
| I play. | Do I play? | I do not play. | ||||
| He She It | plays | Does | he she it | play? | He She It | doesn't play |
| We You They | play | Do | we you they | play? | We You They | do not play |
The present continuous
| +am/is/are+VIV | am/is/are+ VIV | am/is/are nt+VIV | ||||
| I am playing. | Am I playing? | I am not playing. | ||||
| He She It | is playing | Is | he she it | playing? | He She It | is not playing |
| We You They | are playing | Are | we you they | playing? | We You They | are not playing |
The present perfect
| +have/has+VIII | Have/Has+VIII? | have/has not+VIII | ||||
| I have played. | Have I played? | I have not played. | ||||
| He She It | has played | Has | he she it | played? | He She It | hasn't played |
| We You They | have played | Have | we you they | played? | We You They | have not played |
The present perfect continuous
| +have/has been +VIV | Have/Hasbeen+VIV? | have/has not been+VIV | ||||
| I have been playing. | Have I been playing? | I have not been playing. | ||||
| He She It | has been playing | Has | he she it | been playing? | He She It | hasn't been playing |
| We You They | have been playing | Have | we you they | been playing? | We You They | have not been playing |
The past simple
| +VII | Did+ VI | did not+VI | ||||
| I played. | Did I play? | I did not play. | ||||
| He She It | played | Did | he she it | play? | He She It | did not play |
| We You They | we you they | We You They |
The past continuous
| +was/were+VIV | was/were+ VIV | was/were nt+VIV | ||||
| I was playing. | Was I playing? | I was not playing. | ||||
| He She It | was playing | was | he she it | playing? | He She It | was not playing |
| We You They | were playing | were | we you they | playing? | We You They | were not playing |
The past perfect
| +had+VIII | Had+VIII? | had not+VIII | ||||
| I had played. | Had I played? | I had not played. | ||||
| He She It | had played | Had | he she it | played? | He She It | had not played |
| We You They | we you they | We You They |
The past perfect continuous
| +had been +VIV | Hadbeen+VIV? | hadnt been+VIV | ||||
| I had been playing. | Had I been playing? | I had not been playing. | ||||
| He She It | had been playing | Had | he she it | been playing? | He She It | hadn't been playing |
| We You They | we you they | We You They |
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The future simple
| shall/will+VI | Shall/will+ VI | shall/will not+VI | ||||
| I We | shall/will play | Shall/will | I we | play? | I we | shall/will not play |
| He She It You They | will play | Will | he she it you they | play? | You He She It They | will not play |
The future continuous
| +shall/will be+VIV | Shall/willbe+ VIV | shall/will nt be+VIV | ||||
| I We | shall/will be playing | Shall/will | I We | be playing? | I We | shall/will not be playing |
| You They He She It | will be playing | Will | you they he she it | be playing? | You They He She It | will not be playing |
The future perfect
| + shall/will have +VIII | Shall/Will have +VIII? | shall/will not have +VIII | ||||
| I We | shall/will have played | shall/will | I We | have played? | I We | shall/will not have played |
| You They He She It | will have played | Will | you they he she it | have played? | You They He She It | will not have played |
The future perfect continuous
| +shall/will have been +VIV | Shall/will havebeen+VIV? | shall/will not have been+VIV | ||||
| I We | shall/will have been playing | Shall/will | I we | have been playing? | I We | shall/will not have been playing |
| He She It You They | will have been playing | Will | he she it you they | have been playing? | He She It You They | will not have been playing |
