cease

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Present:	ceasing
Past:	ceased

Indicative of "cease"

	Present	Past	Future
I	cease	ceased	will cease
you	cease	ceased	will cease
he/she	ceases	ceased	will cease
we	cease	ceased	will cease
you	cease	ceased	will cease
they	cease	ceased	will cease

Perfect of "cease"

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

Imperative of "cease"

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

Progressive of "cease"

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

Perfect Progressive of "cease"

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

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