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I was eating

-estaba comiendo

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I was eating

-estuve comiendo

Past progressive conjugation of eat. There are other translations for this conjugation.

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Present:	eating
Past:	eaten

Indicative of "eat"

	Present	Past	Future
I	eat	ate	will eat
you	eat	ate	will eat
he/she	eats	ate	will eat
we	eat	ate	will eat
you	eat	ate	will eat
they	eat	ate	will eat

Perfect of "eat"

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

Imperative of "eat"

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

Progressive of "eat"

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

Perfect Progressive of "eat"

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

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