I was longing

Past progressive conjugation of long.

long

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Present:	longing
Past:	longed

Indicative of "long"

	Present	Past	Future
I	long	longed	will long
you	long	longed	will long
he/she	longs	longed	will long
we	long	longed	will long
you	long	longed	will long
they	long	longed	will long

Perfect of "long"

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

Imperative of "long"

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

Progressive of "long"

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

Perfect Progressive of "long"

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

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