was acting

-estuve actuando

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

act

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Present:	acting
Past:	acted

Indicative of "act"

	Present	Past	Future
I	act	acted	will act
you	act	acted	will act
he/she	acts	acted	will act
we	act	acted	will act
you	act	acted	will act
they	act	acted	will act

Perfect of "act"

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

Imperative of "act"

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

Progressive of "act"

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

Perfect Progressive of "act"

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

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