say

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Present:	saying
Past:	said

Indicative of "say"

	Present	Past	Future
I	say	said	will say
you	say	said	will say
he/she	says	said	will say
we	say	said	will say
you	say	said	will say
they	say	said	will say

Perfect of "say"

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

Imperative of "say"

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

Progressive of "say"

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

Perfect Progressive of "say"

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

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