had been dreading

Past perfect progressive conjugation of dread. There are other translations for this conjugation.

dread

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Present:	dreading
Past:	dreaded

Indicative of "dread"

	Present	Past	Future
I	dread	dreaded	will dread
you	dread	dreaded	will dread
he/she	dreads	dreaded	will dread
we	dread	dreaded	will dread
you	dread	dreaded	will dread
they	dread	dreaded	will dread

Perfect of "dread"

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

Imperative of "dread"

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

Progressive of "dread"

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

Perfect Progressive of "dread"

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

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