were appropriating

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

appropriate

Present:	appropriating
Past:	appropriated

Indicative of "appropriate"

	Present	Past	Future
I	appropriate	appropriated	will appropriate
you	appropriate	appropriated	will appropriate
he/she	appropriates	appropriated	will appropriate
we	appropriate	appropriated	will appropriate
you	appropriate	appropriated	will appropriate
they	appropriate	appropriated	will appropriate

Perfect of "appropriate"

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

Imperative of "appropriate"

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

Progressive of "appropriate"

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

Perfect Progressive of "appropriate"

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

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