I was staying

Past progressiveconjugation ofstay.There are other translations for this conjugation.

stay

Present:	staying
Past:	stayed

Indicative of "stay"

	Present	Past	Future
I	stay	stayed	will stay
you	stay	stayed	will stay
he/she	stays	stayed	will stay
we	stay	stayed	will stay
you	stay	stayed	will stay
they	stay	stayed	will stay

Perfect of "stay"

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

Imperative of "stay"

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

Progressive of "stay"

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

Perfect Progressive of "stay"

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

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