playPresent Simple - He plays the piano very well. Present Continuous - He is playing the piano now.Present Perfect - He's just played the piano.Present Perfect Continuous He's been playing the piano for two hours. Past Simple - He played the piano yesterday. Past Continuous - He was playing the piano when a phone rang. Past Perfect - He was confused because he had never played the piano before.Past Perfect Continuous - He had been playing the piano for 2 hours when the teacher came. Future Simple - He will play the piano tomorrow. Future Continuous - He will be playing the piano from 2 to 4 tomorrow. Present Simple - He writes books. He is a writer. Present Continuous - He is writing a new book these days. Present Perfect - He's written another book. Present Perfect Continuous - He's been writing a book for 2 years. Past Simple - He wrote a book last year. Past Continuous - He was writing his book from 2010 to 2012. Past Perfect - He had written a new book before he ran out of money. Past Perfect Continuous - He had been writing a new book for 5 years. Future Simple - He will write a book next yearFuture Continuous - He will be writing a book this time next year.