Verb Tense and Examples

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Simple Present	Simple Past	Simple Future
I play tennis every day.	Two years ago, I played tennis in England.	If you want to play with me, I will play tennis. I am going to play tennis next year.
Present Progressive	Past Progressive	Future Progressive
I am playing tennis now.	I was playing tennis when you called yesterday.	I will be playing tennis tomorrow. I am going to be playing tennis tomorrow.
Present Perfect	Past Perfect	Future Perfect
I have played tennis in several different countries.	I had played tennis a little before I moved to the United States.	I will have played tennis for four hours if I play for another hour.
Present Perfect Progressive	Past Perfect Progressive	Future Perfect Progressive
I have been playing tennis for ten years.	I had been playing tennis for three years before I moved to the United States.	I will have been playing tennis for over three hours by the time you arrive