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ENGLISH VERB / 15 TABLES

playconjugation

take part in a game, make music, or act for enjoyment

EXAMPLE

The children play outside after school.

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Indicative

Present Simple

play — Indicative — Present Simple
Person	Form	Audio
I	play
you	play
he	plays
she	plays
it	plays
we	play
they	play

Present Continuous

play — Indicative — Present Continuous
Person	Form	Audio
I	am playing
you	are playing
he	is playing
she	is playing
it	is playing
we	are playing
they	are playing

Past Simple

play — Indicative — Past Simple
Person	Form	Audio
I	played
you	played
he	played
she	played
it	played
we	played
they	played

Past Continuous

play — Indicative — Past Continuous
Person	Form	Audio
I	was playing
you	were playing
he	was playing
she	was playing
it	was playing
we	were playing
they	were playing

Present Perfect

play — Indicative — Present Perfect
Person	Form	Audio
I	have played
you	have played
he	has played
she	has played
it	has played
we	have played
they	have played

Past Perfect

play — Indicative — Past Perfect
Person	Form	Audio
I	had played
you	had played
he	had played
she	had played
it	had played
we	had played
they	had played

Future Simple

play — Indicative — Future Simple
Person	Form	Audio
I	will play
you	will play
he	will play
she	will play
it	will play
we	will play
they	will play

Future Continuous

play — Indicative — Future Continuous
Person	Form	Audio
I	will be playing
you	will be playing
he	will be playing
she	will be playing
it	will be playing
we	will be playing
they	will be playing

Future Perfect

play — Indicative — Future Perfect
Person	Form	Audio
I	will have played
you	will have played
he	will have played
she	will have played
it	will have played
we	will have played
they	will have played

Conditional

Present

play — Conditional — Present
Person	Form	Audio
I	would play
you	would play
he	would play
she	would play
it	would play
we	would play
they	would play

Perfect

play — Conditional — Perfect
Person	Form	Audio
I	would have played
you	would have played
he	would have played
she	would have played
it	would have played
we	would have played
they	would have played

Imperative

Present

play — Imperative — Present
Person	Form	Audio
—	play

Infinitive

Present

play — Infinitive — Present
Person	Form	Audio
—	to play

Participle

Present

play — Participle — Present
Person	Form	Audio
—	playing

Past

play — Participle — Past
Person	Form	Audio
—	played

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