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I was swimming
-estaba nadando
See the entry for I was swimming.
I was swimming
-estuve nadando
Past progressive conjugation of swim. There are other translations for this conjugation.

swim

View the conjugation for
nadar.
Spanish verbs 
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PREMIUM
Indicative of "swim"
I
swim
swam
will swim
you
swim
swam
will swim
he/she
swims
swam
will swim
we
swim
swam
will swim
you
swim
swam
will swim
they
swim
swam
will swim
Perfect of "swim"
I
have swum
had swum
will have swum
you
have swum
had swum
will have swum
he/she
has swum
had swum
will have swum
we
have swum
had swum
will have swum
you
have swum
had swum
will have swum
they
have swum
had swum
will have swum
Imperative of "swim"
I
-
-
you
swim
don't swim
he/she
-
-
we
let's swim
let's not swim
you
swim
don't swim
they
-
-
Progressive of "swim"
I
am swimming
was swimming
will be swimming
you
are swimming
were swimming
will be swimming
he/she
is swimming
was swimming
will be swimming
we
are swimming
were swimming
will be swimming
you
are swimming
were swimming
will be swimming
they
are swimming
were swimming
will be swimming
Perfect Progressive of "swim"
I
have been swimming
had been swimming
will have been swimming
you
have been swimming
had been swimming
will have been swimming
he/she
has been swimming
had been swimming
will have been swimming
we
have been swimming
had been swimming
will have been swimming
you
have been swimming
had been swimming
will have been swimming
they
have been swimming
had been swimming
will have been swimming
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