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I was sitting

-estaba sentado

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I was sitting

Past progressive conjugation of sit.

sit

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Present:	sitting
Past:	sat

Indicative of "sit"

	Present	Past	Future
I	sit	sat	will sit
you	sit	sat	will sit
he/she	sits	sat	will sit
we	sit	sat	will sit
you	sit	sat	will sit
they	sit	sat	will sit

Perfect of "sit"

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

Imperative of "sit"

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

Progressive of "sit"

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

Perfect Progressive of "sit"

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

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