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Past progressive conjugation of leave.

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Present:	leaving
Past:	left

Indicative of "leave"

	Present	Past	Future
I	leave	left	will leave
you	leave	left	will leave
he/she	leaves	left	will leave
we	leave	left	will leave
you	leave	left	will leave
they	leave	left	will leave

Perfect of "leave"

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

Imperative of "leave"

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

Progressive of "leave"

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

Perfect Progressive of "leave"

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

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