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Present:	canning
Past:	canned

Indicative of "can"

	Present	Past	Future
I	can	canned	will can
you	can	canned	will can
he/she	cans	canned	will can
we	can	canned	will can
you	can	canned	will can
they	can	canned	will can

Perfect of "can"

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

Imperative of "can"

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

Progressive of "can"

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

Perfect Progressive of "can"

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

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