The Continuous form indicates that the action is in progress.
It does not say anything about the completion of the action-whether it is complete or not. These four sub-divisions of each tense clearly indicate the stage of action: This classification takes into account both form and function. Since three main time divisions are: present, past and future, they may be represented by three main blocks of tenses:ĭepending on the interest and attitude of the speaker indicated by them, tenses are divided as In sentence 3, the verb will play refers to future time. In sentence 2, the verb played refers to past time.
In sentence 1, the verb play refers to present time.
