playing

Present participle of play.

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Present:	playing
Past:	played

Indicative of "play"

	Present	Past	Future
I	play	played	will play
you	play	played	will play
he/she	plays	played	will play
we	play	played	will play
you	play	played	will play
they	play	played	will play

Perfect of "play"

	Present	Past	Future
I	have played	had played	will have played
you	have played	had played	will have played
he/she	has played	had played	will have played
we	have played	had played	will have played
you	have played	had played	will have played
they	have played	had played	will have played

Imperative of "play"

	Affirmative	Negative
I	-	-
you	play	don't play
he/she	-	-
we	let's play	let's not play
you	play	don't play
they	-	-

Progressive of "play"

	Present	Past	Future
I	am playing	was playing	will be playing
you	are playing	were playing	will be playing
he/she	is playing	was playing	will be playing
we	are playing	were playing	will be playing
you	are playing	were playing	will be playing
they	are playing	were playing	will be playing

Perfect Progressive of "play"

	Present	Past	Future
I	have been playing	had been playing	will have been playing
you	have been playing	had been playing	will have been playing
he/she	has been playing	had been playing	will have been playing
we	have been playing	had been playing	will have been playing
you	have been playing	had been playing	will have been playing
they	have been playing	had been playing	will have been playing

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