β Simple: 1st Form + s/es(He plays) β Continuous: Is/Am/Are + ing (She is playing) β Perfect: Has/Have + 3rd Form (They have played) β Perfect Continuous: Has/Have Been + ing (He has been playing)
β Simple: 2nd Form (She wrote) β Continuous: Was/Were + ing (They were writing) β Perfect: Had + 3rd Form (He had played) β Perfect Continuous: Had Been + ing (She had been playing)
β Simple: Will/Shall + 1st Form (They will play) β Continuous: Will be + ing (He will be playing) β Perfect: Will Have + 3rd Form (She will have played) β Perfect Continuous: Will Have Been + ing(They will have been playing)
Simple - General actions β¨ Continuous - Ongoing actions β³ Perfect - Completed actions β Perfect Continuous - Duration-focused
β "He play football." (Incorrect) β "He plays football." (Correct) β"She was wrote a letter." (Incorrect) β "She was writing a letter." (Correct)