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| Present |
| I best |
| you best |
| he/she/it bests |
| we best |
| you all best |
| they best |
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| I am besting |
| you are besting |
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| we are besting |
| you all are besting |
| they are besting |
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| I have bested |
| you have bested |
| he/she/it has bested |
| we have bested |
| you all have bested |
| they have bested |
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| I have been besting |
| you have been besting |
| he/she/it has been besting |
| we have been besting |
| you all have been besting |
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| Past |
| I bested |
| you bested |
| he/she/it bested |
| we bested |
| you all bested |
| they bested |
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| I was besting |
| you were besting |
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| I had bested |
| you had bested |
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| you all had bested |
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| I had been besting |
| you had been besting |
| he/she/it had been besting |
| we had been besting |
| you all had been besting |
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| Future |
| I will best |
| you will best |
| he/she/it will best |
| we will best |
| you all will best |
| they will best |
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| I will be besting |
| you will be besting |
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| you all will be besting |
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| I will have bested |
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| we will have bested |
| you all will have bested |
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| I will have been besting |
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