Tenses in English

Simple

(I play)

Continuous

(I am playing)

Perfect

(I have played)

Perfect Continuous

(I have been playing)

Simple

(I played)

Continuous

(I was playing)

Perfect

(I had played)

Perfect Continuous

(I had been playing)

Simple

(I shall play)

Continuous

(I shall be playing)

Perfect

(I shall have played)

Perfect Continuous

(I shall have been playing)