| Simple | Progressive | Perfect | Progressive |
| Present |
| I etch |
| you etch |
| he/she/it etches |
| we etch |
| you all etch |
| they etch |
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| I am etching |
| you are etching |
| he/she/it is etching |
| we are etching |
| you all are etching |
| they are etching |
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| I have etched |
| you have etched |
| he/she/it has etched |
| we have etched |
| you all have etched |
| they have etched |
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| I have been etching |
| you have been etching |
| he/she/it has been etching |
| we have been etching |
| you all have been etching |
| they have been etching |
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| Past |
| I etched |
| you etched |
| he/she/it etched |
| we etched |
| you all etched |
| they etched |
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| I was etching |
| you were etching |
| he/she/it was etching |
| we were etching |
| you all were etching |
| they were etching |
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| I had etched |
| you had etched |
| he/she/it had etched |
| we had etched |
| you all had etched |
| they had etched |
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| I had been etching |
| you had been etching |
| he/she/it had been etching |
| we had been etching |
| you all had been etching |
| they had been etching |
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| Future |
| I will etch |
| you will etch |
| he/she/it will etch |
| we will etch |
| you all will etch |
| they will etch |
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| I will be etching |
| you will be etching |
| he/she/it will be etching |
| we are etching |
| you all will be etching |
| they will be etching |
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| I will have etched |
| you will have etched |
| he/she/it will have etched |
| we will have etched |
| you all will have etched |
| they will have etched |
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| I will have been etching |
| you will have been etching |
| he/she/it will have been etching |
| we will have been etching |
| you all will have been etching |
| they will have been etching |
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