| Simple | Progressive | Perfect | Progressive |
| Present |
| I approve |
| you approve |
| he/she/it approves |
| we approve |
| you all approve |
| they approve |
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| I am approving |
| you are approving |
| he/she/it is approving |
| we are approving |
| you all are approving |
| they are approving |
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| I have approved |
| you have approved |
| he/she/it has approved |
| we have approved |
| you all have approved |
| they have approved |
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| I have been approving |
| you have been approving |
| he/she/it has been approving |
| we have been approving |
| you all have been approving |
| they have been approving |
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| Past |
| I approved |
| you approved |
| he/she/it approved |
| we approved |
| you all approved |
| they approved |
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| I was approving |
| you were approving |
| he/she/it was approving |
| we were approving |
| you all were approving |
| they were approving |
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| I had approved |
| you had approved |
| he/she/it had approved |
| we had approved |
| you all had approved |
| they had approved |
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| I had been approving |
| you had been approving |
| he/she/it had been approving |
| we had been approving |
| you all had been approving |
| they had been approving |
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| Future |
| I will approve |
| you will approve |
| he/she/it will approve |
| we will approve |
| you all will approve |
| they will approve |
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| I will be approving |
| you will be approving |
| he/she/it will be approving |
| we are approving |
| you all will be approving |
| they will be approving |
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| I will have approved |
| you will have approved |
| he/she/it will have approved |
| we will have approved |
| you all will have approved |
| they will have approved |
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| I will have been approving |
| you will have been approving |
| he/she/it will have been approving |
| we will have been approving |
| you all will have been approving |
| they will have been approving |
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