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I was waiting

-estuve esperando

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

I was waiting

-estaba esperando

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Present:	waiting
Past:	waited

Indicative of "wait"

	Present	Past	Future
I	wait	waited	will wait
you	wait	waited	will wait
he/she	waits	waited	will wait
we	wait	waited	will wait
you	wait	waited	will wait
they	wait	waited	will wait

Perfect of "wait"

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

Imperative of "wait"

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

Progressive of "wait"

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

Perfect Progressive of "wait"

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

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