relying

Present participle of rely.

rely

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Present:	relying
Past:	relied

Indicative of "rely"

	Present	Past	Future
I	rely	relied	will rely
you	rely	relied	will rely
he/she	relies	relied	will rely
we	rely	relied	will rely
you	rely	relied	will rely
they	rely	relied	will rely

Perfect of "rely"

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

Imperative of "rely"

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

Progressive of "rely"

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

Perfect Progressive of "rely"

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

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