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Verb Form(to play)

Tense and relatedexpressions and signal

wordsUse Example

I play/He plays/He finishesDo I/Does he play?I dont/He doesnt play

Present simple more...

always, every , never, normally, often, seldom,sometimes, usually, if sentences type I (If Italk, )

!e"ular activities # routine( repeated) # ha$its

%eneral actions &ermanent truths'actions acts or "eneraliations *o state scientific facts +cheduled event in the near future ow (ot -ontinuous ver$s) *o make su""estions .ith *ime clauses .ith -onditional clauses *o tell a oke or a story

0nne and +ophie play tennis on +aturday afternoons1

2ouise livesin 3adrid1 -ats likemilk1 .indows aremade of "lass1 .ater boilsat 4556- *he train leavestoni"ht at 45155 I amhere now1 I dont needhelp now .hy dont we goon a day'trip? .hen she comes, telephone me1 If you study, youll pass *he 7n"lishman "oes up to the Irishman and says111

I am playin"0m I playin"I am not playin"

Present continuous more...

at the moment, ust, ust now, 2isten8, 2ook8,now, ri"ht now

-ontinuous action now or at the present time1 2on"er actions in pro"ress now *o talk a$out a current situation *o talk a$out chan"in" state uture arran"ements (i9ed plan) !epetition and irritation with :always;

0nne and +ophie are playingat the moment1 Im studyingto $ecome a doctor *he phone isnt working ow *he worlds climate is gettingwarmer Im meeting*om tomorrow Hes always comingto class late

I have playedHave I played?

I havent played

Present Perfect Simple more...

already, ever, ust, never, not yet, so far, till now,up to now

inished part of a continuous action -ompleted actions in an unfinished period of time !ecent events (no time mentioned) 7ven more recent events &ast action with a result in the present1

79periences (no time mentioned) .ith first time

+o farthey have playedtwo sets1 *hey haveplayedseveral other matches this month1 *heir parents havearrived1 *heir parents haveust arrived +ophie hasbrokenher racket so she

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I playedDid I play?I didnt play

Past Simple more...

yesterday, @ minutes a"o, in 4>>5, the other day,last ridayif sentence type II (If I talked, )

inished actions at a specific time in the past1 *o narrate events in seAuence *o e9press a past ha$it (also used to) .ith I wish/If onlyto e9press a re"ret a$out a present fact

2ast +aturday +ophieplayed in another tournament1 He gothome, openedthe door and sat down *he never drankwine1 I used torun here1 I wish/If only I hada car8

I was playin".as I playin"I wasnBt playin"

Past Continuous more...

when, while, as lon" as

-ontinuous actions at a specific time in the past1 *o talk a$out an interrupted event in the past *o talk a$out two paralel actions in the past *o e9press a future action in the past %ive $ack"round to an event o narration

0t @15 pm they were startingthe second set1 +he phoned while I was havinglunch Iwas cookingwhile shewas ironing He was $usy packin" for he was leavingthat ni"ht 0 woodfirewas burningand a catwas sleepingin111

I had playedHad I played?I hadnt played

Past Perfect Simple more...

already, ust, never, not yet, once, until that dayif sentence type III (If I had talked, )

or events happened $efore another event in the past 0fter I wish/If onlyto e9press past re"rets .ith -onditional clauses type III (impossi$le)

Cefore they arrived, two other people had played a match1 I wish/If only she hadnt come8 If she had come, I would have "one with her

I had $een playin"Had I $een playin"?I hadnt $een playin"

Past Perfect Continuous more...

for, since, the whole day, all day

&ast continuous actions .hen he arrived, ohn had beenalready trying a new car1

I will play.ill you play?I will not play

Future simple more...

in a year, ne9t , tomorrowIf'+at *yp I (If you ask her, she will help you1)assumptionE I think, pro$a$ly, perhaps

0ctions or &redictions which may (not) happen +pontaneous decisions *hin"s were not sure a$out or havent decided to do yet Fffers, hopes, fears, promises, threats, warnin"s, reAuests

+ophiewill winthe match today1 +ince its "ettin" dark, Ill turnonthe li"hts +hellpro$a$lybepromoted I'll lendyou my tennis racket8

I will $e playin"

Future continuous

in one year, ne9t week, tomorrow

uture continuous actions at a stated future t ime

0ctions which are the result of a routine &oliter Auestions .hen we aks politely a$out peoples arran"ements to seeif they can do sth for us or $ecause we want to offer to dosth for them1

e9t +aturday theywill be playingin another town1

Ill be seeing*om tomorrow (.e work at the same office) Howwill you be paying, sir? Will you be goingto the supermarket? -an you $uy me sometea?

I will have played Future perfect

-ompleted future action $efore a stated future time Cy +eptem$er, theywill have played 4@ matches1

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I will have $een playin"

Future perfect continuous Duration of an action up to a certain time in the future1 0t = pm 0nne and +ophiewill have been playingfor @ hours1

I am "oin" to play

Going to Future

in one year, ne9t week, tomorrow

0ctions intended to $e performed in the near future &lanned actions or intentions 7vidence that somethin" will definitely happen

*hin"s we are sure a$out or we have already decided todo in the near future

+hes going to visither parents tomorrow ow theyve "ot it, theyre going to havea party 0nn is going to havea $a$y1 2ook at that cloud, it s going torain Hes going to bepromoted (*he $oss has decided to do it)

I was "oin" to play Going to Future in t!e past *o state failed planned actions or intentions in the past +hewas going to visither parents $ut, in the end, she didnt "o

I would play

Conditional Simple more...

if sentences type II(If I were you, I would "o home1)

&ro$a$le action in an ima"inary situation Iwould playtennisifI hada racket1

I would $e playin"

Conditional Continuous -ontinuous action in an ima"inary situation1

0nnewould be playingtennis if you came on a +aturdayafternoon1

I would have played

Conditional Perfect

if sentences type III(If I had seen that, I would have helped1)

+peculatin" a$out hypothetical situations in the past1 Iwould have playedyesterday if you had asked me1

I would have $een playin" Cond. Perfect Continuous -ontinuous hypothetical situations1 Iwould have been playingwith 0nneif I had won my last match1

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