had been perching

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

perch

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Present:	perching
Past:	perched

Indicative of "perch"

	Present	Past	Future
I	perch	perched	will perch
you	perch	perched	will perch
he/she	perches	perched	will perch
we	perch	perched	will perch
you	perch	perched	will perch
they	perch	perched	will perch

Perfect of "perch"

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

Imperative of "perch"

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

Progressive of "perch"

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

Perfect Progressive of "perch"

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

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