lacking

Present participle of lack.

lack

Present:	lacking
Past:	lacked

Indicative of "lack"

	Present	Past	Future
I	lack	lacked	will lack
you	lack	lacked	will lack
he/she	lacks	lacked	will lack
we	lack	lacked	will lack
you	lack	lacked	will lack
they	lack	lacked	will lack

Perfect of "lack"

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

Imperative of "lack"

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

Progressive of "lack"

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

Perfect Progressive of "lack"

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

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