| Simple | Progressive | Perfect | Progressive |
| Present |
| I invent |
| you invent |
| he/she/it invents |
| we invent |
| you all invent |
| they invent |
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| I am inventing |
| you are inventing |
| he/she/it is inventing |
| we are inventing |
| you all are inventing |
| they are inventing |
|
| I have invented |
| you have invented |
| he/she/it has invented |
| we have invented |
| you all have invented |
| they have invented |
|
| I have been inventing |
| you have been inventing |
| he/she/it has been inventing |
| we have been inventing |
| you all have been inventing |
| they have been inventing |
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| Past |
| I invented |
| you invented |
| he/she/it invented |
| we invented |
| you all invented |
| they invented |
|
| I was inventing |
| you were inventing |
| he/she/it was inventing |
| we were inventing |
| you all were inventing |
| they were inventing |
|
| I had invented |
| you had invented |
| he/she/it had invented |
| we had invented |
| you all had invented |
| they had invented |
|
| I had been inventing |
| you had been inventing |
| he/she/it had been inventing |
| we had been inventing |
| you all had been inventing |
| they had been inventing |
|
| Future |
| I will invent |
| you will invent |
| he/she/it will invent |
| we will invent |
| you all will invent |
| they will invent |
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| I will be inventing |
| you will be inventing |
| he/she/it will be inventing |
| we are inventing |
| you all will be inventing |
| they will be inventing |
|
| I will have invented |
| you will have invented |
| he/she/it will have invented |
| we will have invented |
| you all will have invented |
| they will have invented |
|
| I will have been inventing |
| you will have been inventing |
| he/she/it will have been inventing |
| we will have been inventing |
| you all will have been inventing |
| they will have been inventing |
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