dilly-dallying

Present participle of dillydally.

dillydally

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Present:	dilly-dallying
Past:	dilly-dallied

Indicative of "dillydally"

	Present	Past	Future
I	dilly-dally	dilly-dallied	will dilly-dally
you	dilly-dally	dilly-dallied	will dilly-dally
he/she	dilly-dallies	dilly-dallied	will dilly-dally
we	dilly-dally	dilly-dallied	will dilly-dally
you	dilly-dally	dilly-dallied	will dilly-dally
they	dilly-dally	dilly-dallied	will dilly-dally

Perfect of "dillydally"

	Present	Past	Future
I	have dilly-dallied	had dilly-dallied	will have dilly-dallied
you	have dilly-dallied	had dilly-dallied	will have dilly-dallied
he/she	has dilly-dallied	had dilly-dallied	will have dilly-dallied
we	have dilly-dallied	had dilly-dallied	will have dilly-dallied
you	have dilly-dallied	had dilly-dallied	will have dilly-dallied
they	have dilly-dallied	had dilly-dallied	will have dilly-dallied

Imperative of "dillydally"

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

Progressive of "dillydally"

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

Perfect Progressive of "dillydally"

	Present	Past	Future
I	have been dilly-dallying	had been dilly-dallying	will have been dilly-dallying
you	have been dilly-dallying	had been dilly-dallying	will have been dilly-dallying
he/she	has been dilly-dallying	had been dilly-dallying	will have been dilly-dallying
we	have been dilly-dallying	had been dilly-dallying	will have been dilly-dallying
you	have been dilly-dallying	had been dilly-dallying	will have been dilly-dallying
they	have been dilly-dallying	had been dilly-dallying	will have been dilly-dallying

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