let's not brown-nose

Negative imperativeweconjugation ofbrownnose.

brownnose

Present:	brown-nosing
Past:	brown-nosed

Indicative of "brownnose"

	Present	Past	Future
I	brown-nose	brown-nosed	will brown-nose
you	brown-nose	brown-nosed	will brown-nose
he/she	brown-noses	brown-nosed	will brown-nose
we	brown-nose	brown-nosed	will brown-nose
you	brown-nose	brown-nosed	will brown-nose
they	brown-nose	brown-nosed	will brown-nose

Perfect of "brownnose"

	Present	Past	Future
I	have brown-nosed	had brown-nosed	will have brown-nosed
you	have brown-nosed	had brown-nosed	will have brown-nosed
he/she	has brown-nosed	had brown-nosed	will have brown-nosed
we	have brown-nosed	had brown-nosed	will have brown-nosed
you	have brown-nosed	had brown-nosed	will have brown-nosed
they	have brown-nosed	had brown-nosed	will have brown-nosed

Imperative of "brownnose"

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

Progressive of "brownnose"

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

Perfect Progressive of "brownnose"

	Present	Past	Future
I	have been brown-nosing	had been brown-nosing	will have been brown-nosing
you	have been brown-nosing	had been brown-nosing	will have been brown-nosing
he/she	has been brown-nosing	had been brown-nosing	will have been brown-nosing
we	have been brown-nosing	had been brown-nosing	will have been brown-nosing
you	have been brown-nosing	had been brown-nosing	will have been brown-nosing
they	have been brown-nosing	had been brown-nosing	will have been brown-nosing

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