| Simple | Progressive | Perfect | Progressive |
| Present |
| I chelate |
| you chelate |
| he/she/it chelates |
| we chelate |
| you all chelate |
| they chelate |
|
| I am chelating |
| you are chelating |
| he/she/it is chelating |
| we are chelating |
| you all are chelating |
| they are chelating |
|
| I have chelated |
| you have chelated |
| he/she/it has chelated |
| we have chelated |
| you all have chelated |
| they have chelated |
|
| I have been chelating |
| you have been chelating |
| he/she/it has been chelating |
| we have been chelating |
| you all have been chelating |
| they have been chelating |
|
| Past |
| I chelated |
| you chelated |
| he/she/it chelated |
| we chelated |
| you all chelated |
| they chelated |
|
| I was chelating |
| you were chelating |
| he/she/it was chelating |
| we were chelating |
| you all were chelating |
| they were chelating |
|
| I had chelated |
| you had chelated |
| he/she/it had chelated |
| we had chelated |
| you all had chelated |
| they had chelated |
|
| I had been chelating |
| you had been chelating |
| he/she/it had been chelating |
| we had been chelating |
| you all had been chelating |
| they had been chelating |
|
| Future |
| I will chelate |
| you will chelate |
| he/she/it will chelate |
| we will chelate |
| you all will chelate |
| they will chelate |
|
| I will be chelating |
| you will be chelating |
| he/she/it will be chelating |
| we are chelating |
| you all will be chelating |
| they will be chelating |
|
| I will have chelated |
| you will have chelated |
| he/she/it will have chelated |
| we will have chelated |
| you all will have chelated |
| they will have chelated |
|
| I will have been chelating |
| you will have been chelating |
| he/she/it will have been chelating |
| we will have been chelating |
| you all will have been chelating |
| they will have been chelating |
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