| Simple | Progressive | Perfect | Progressive |
| Present |
| I contest |
| you contest |
| he/she/it contests |
| we contest |
| you all contest |
| they contest |
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| I am contesting |
| you are contesting |
| he/she/it is contesting |
| we are contesting |
| you all are contesting |
| they are contesting |
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| I have contested |
| you have contested |
| he/she/it has contested |
| we have contested |
| you all have contested |
| they have contested |
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| I have been contesting |
| you have been contesting |
| he/she/it has been contesting |
| we have been contesting |
| you all have been contesting |
| they have been contesting |
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| Past |
| I contested |
| you contested |
| he/she/it contested |
| we contested |
| you all contested |
| they contested |
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| I was contesting |
| you were contesting |
| he/she/it was contesting |
| we were contesting |
| you all were contesting |
| they were contesting |
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| I had contested |
| you had contested |
| he/she/it had contested |
| we had contested |
| you all had contested |
| they had contested |
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| I had been contesting |
| you had been contesting |
| he/she/it had been contesting |
| we had been contesting |
| you all had been contesting |
| they had been contesting |
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| Future |
| I will contest |
| you will contest |
| he/she/it will contest |
| we will contest |
| you all will contest |
| they will contest |
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| I will be contesting |
| you will be contesting |
| he/she/it will be contesting |
| we are contesting |
| you all will be contesting |
| they will be contesting |
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| I will have contested |
| you will have contested |
| he/she/it will have contested |
| we will have contested |
| you all will have contested |
| they will have contested |
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| I will have been contesting |
| you will have been contesting |
| he/she/it will have been contesting |
| we will have been contesting |
| you all will have been contesting |
| they will have been contesting |
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