were espying

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

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Present:	espying
Past:	espied

Indicative of "espy"

	Present	Past	Future
I	espy	espied	will espy
you	espy	espied	will espy
he/she	espies	espied	will espy
we	espy	espied	will espy
you	espy	espied	will espy
they	espy	espied	will espy

Perfect of "espy"

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

Imperative of "espy"

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

Progressive of "espy"

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

Perfect Progressive of "espy"

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

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