I was shrinking

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

shrink

Present:	shrinking
Past:	shrank

Indicative of "shrink"

	Present	Past	Future
I	shrink	shrank	will shrink
you	shrink	shrank	will shrink
he/she	shrinks	shrank	will shrink
we	shrink	shrank	will shrink
you	shrink	shrank	will shrink
they	shrink	shrank	will shrink

Perfect of "shrink"

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

Imperative of "shrink"

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

Progressive of "shrink"

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

Perfect Progressive of "shrink"

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

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