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Past progressive conjugation of staple.

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Present:	stapling
Past:	stapled

Indicative of "staple"

	Present	Past	Future
I	staple	stapled	will staple
you	staple	stapled	will staple
he/she	staples	stapled	will staple
we	staple	stapled	will staple
you	staple	stapled	will staple
they	staple	stapled	will staple

Perfect of "staple"

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

Imperative of "staple"

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

Progressive of "staple"

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

Perfect Progressive of "staple"

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

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