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I was crying

-estuve llorando

Past progressive conjugation of cry. There are other translations for this conjugation.

I was crying

-estaba llorando

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Present:	crying
Past:	cried

Indicative of "cry"

	Present	Past	Future
I	cry	cried	will cry
you	cry	cried	will cry
he/she	cries	cried	will cry
we	cry	cried	will cry
you	cry	cried	will cry
they	cry	cried	will cry

Perfect of "cry"

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

Imperative of "cry"

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

Progressive of "cry"

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

Perfect Progressive of "cry"

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

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