was alighting

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

alight

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Present:	alighting
Past:	alit

Indicative of "alight"

	Present	Past	Future
I	alight	alighted	will alight
you	alight	alighted	will alight
he/she	alights	alighted	will alight
we	alight	alighted	will alight
you	alight	alighted	will alight
they	alight	alighted	will alight

Perfect of "alight"

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

Imperative of "alight"

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

Progressive of "alight"

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

Perfect Progressive of "alight"

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

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