you were retiring

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

retire

Present:	retiring
Past:	retired

Indicative of "retire"

	Present	Past	Future
I	retire	retired	will retire
you	retire	retired	will retire
he/she	retires	retired	will retire
we	retire	retired	will retire
you	retire	retired	will retire
they	retire	retired	will retire

Perfect of "retire"

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

Imperative of "retire"

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

Progressive of "retire"

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

Perfect Progressive of "retire"

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

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