had been retching

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

retch

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Present:	retching
Past:	retched

Indicative of "retch"

	Present	Past	Future
I	retch	retched	will retch
you	retch	retched	will retch
he/she	retches	retched	will retch
we	retch	retched	will retch
you	retch	retched	will retch
they	retch	retched	will retch

Perfect of "retch"

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

Imperative of "retch"

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

Progressive of "retch"

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

Perfect Progressive of "retch"

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

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