were lapsing

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

lapse

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Present:	lapsing
Past:	lapsed

Indicative of "lapse"

	Present	Past	Future
I	lapse	lapsed	will lapse
you	lapse	lapsed	will lapse
he/she	lapses	lapsed	will lapse
we	lapse	lapsed	will lapse
you	lapse	lapsed	will lapse
they	lapse	lapsed	will lapse

Perfect of "lapse"

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

Imperative of "lapse"

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

Progressive of "lapse"

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

Perfect Progressive of "lapse"

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

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