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I was sleeping
-estuve durmiendo
Past progressive conjugation of sleep. There are other translations for this conjugation.
I was sleeping
-estaba durmiendo
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sleep

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Indicative of "sleep"
I
sleep
slept
will sleep
you
sleep
slept
will sleep
he/she
sleeps
slept
will sleep
we
sleep
slept
will sleep
you
sleep
slept
will sleep
they
sleep
slept
will sleep
Perfect of "sleep"
I
have slept
had slept
will have slept
you
have slept
had slept
will have slept
he/she
has slept
had slept
will have slept
we
have slept
had slept
will have slept
you
have slept
had slept
will have slept
they
have slept
had slept
will have slept
Imperative of "sleep"
I
-
-
you
sleep
don't sleep
he/she
-
-
we
let's sleep
let's not sleep
you
sleep
don't sleep
they
-
-
Progressive of "sleep"
I
am sleeping
was sleeping
will be sleeping
you
are sleeping
were sleeping
will be sleeping
he/she
is sleeping
was sleeping
will be sleeping
we
are sleeping
were sleeping
will be sleeping
you
are sleeping
were sleeping
will be sleeping
they
are sleeping
were sleeping
will be sleeping
Perfect Progressive of "sleep"
I
have been sleeping
had been sleeping
will have been sleeping
you
have been sleeping
had been sleeping
will have been sleeping
he/she
has been sleeping
had been sleeping
will have been sleeping
we
have been sleeping
had been sleeping
will have been sleeping
you
have been sleeping
had been sleeping
will have been sleeping
they
have been sleeping
had been sleeping
will have been sleeping
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