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Present:	fathering
Past:	fathered

Indicative of "father"

	Present	Past	Future
I	father	fathered	will father
you	father	fathered	will father
he/she	fathers	fathered	will father
we	father	fathered	will father
you	father	fathered	will father
they	father	fathered	will father

Perfect of "father"

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

Imperative of "father"

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

Progressive of "father"

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

Perfect Progressive of "father"

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

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