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I was swimming

-estuve nadando

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

I was swimming

-estaba nadando

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Present:	swimming
Past:	swum

Indicative of "swim"

	Present	Past	Future
I	swim	swam	will swim
you	swim	swam	will swim
he/she	swims	swam	will swim
we	swim	swam	will swim
you	swim	swam	will swim
they	swim	swam	will swim

Perfect of "swim"

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

Imperative of "swim"

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

Progressive of "swim"

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

Perfect Progressive of "swim"

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

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