The English Tenses

As in every language, there are present a variety of tenses to differentiate the time which it expresses. English is not an exception, this language counts with 12 tenses, which will be shown next below: 

PRESENT TENSE
POSITIVE
NEGATIVE
PRESENT SIMPLE
I PLAY
I DON’T PLAY
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
I AM PLAYING
I AM NOT PLAYING
PRESENT PERFECT
I HAVE PLAYED
I HAVEN’T PLAYED
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
I HAVE BEEN PLAYING
I HAVEN’T BEEN PLAYING







PAST TENSE
POSITIVE
NEGATIVE
PAST SIMPLE
I PLAYED
I DIDN’T PLAY
PAST CONTINUOUS
I WAS PLAYING
I WAS NOT PLAYING
PAST PERFECT
I HAD PLAYED
I HADN’T PLAYED
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
I HAD BEEN PLAYING
I HADN’T BEEN PLAYING







FUTURE TENSE
POSITIVE
NEGATIVE
FUTURE SIMPLE
I WILL PLAY
I WON’T PLAY
FUTURE CONTINUOUS
I WILL BE PLAYING
I WON’T BE PLAYING
FUTURE PERFECT
I WILL HAVE PLAYED
I WON’T HAVE PLAYED
FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS
I WILL HAVE BEEN PLAYING
I WON’T HAVE BEEN PLAYING








To do: What is each tense used for? 

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