| Simple | Progressive | Perfect | Progressive |
| Present |
| I clasp |
| you clasp |
| he/she/it clasps |
| we clasp |
| you all clasp |
| they clasp |
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| I am clasping |
| you are clasping |
| he/she/it is clasping |
| we are clasping |
| you all are clasping |
| they are clasping |
|
| I have clasped |
| you have clasped |
| he/she/it has clasped |
| we have clasped |
| you all have clasped |
| they have clasped |
|
| I have been clasping |
| you have been clasping |
| he/she/it has been clasping |
| we have been clasping |
| you all have been clasping |
| they have been clasping |
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| Past |
| I clasped |
| you clasped |
| he/she/it clasped |
| we clasped |
| you all clasped |
| they clasped |
|
| I was clasping |
| you were clasping |
| he/she/it was clasping |
| we were clasping |
| you all were clasping |
| they were clasping |
|
| I had clasped |
| you had clasped |
| he/she/it had clasped |
| we had clasped |
| you all had clasped |
| they had clasped |
|
| I had been clasping |
| you had been clasping |
| he/she/it had been clasping |
| we had been clasping |
| you all had been clasping |
| they had been clasping |
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| Future |
| I will clasp |
| you will clasp |
| he/she/it will clasp |
| we will clasp |
| you all will clasp |
| they will clasp |
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| I will be clasping |
| you will be clasping |
| he/she/it will be clasping |
| we are clasping |
| you all will be clasping |
| they will be clasping |
|
| I will have clasped |
| you will have clasped |
| he/she/it will have clasped |
| we will have clasped |
| you all will have clasped |
| they will have clasped |
|
| I will have been clasping |
| you will have been clasping |
| he/she/it will have been clasping |
| we will have been clasping |
| you all will have been clasping |
| they will have been clasping |
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