| Simple | Progressive | Perfect | Progressive |
| Present |
| I lament |
| you lament |
| he/she/it laments |
| we lament |
| you all lament |
| they lament |
|
| I am lamenting |
| you are lamenting |
| he/she/it is lamenting |
| we are lamenting |
| you all are lamenting |
| they are lamenting |
|
| I have lamented |
| you have lamented |
| he/she/it has lamented |
| we have lamented |
| you all have lamented |
| they have lamented |
|
| I have been lamenting |
| you have been lamenting |
| he/she/it has been lamenting |
| we have been lamenting |
| you all have been lamenting |
| they have been lamenting |
|
| Past |
| I lamented |
| you lamented |
| he/she/it lamented |
| we lamented |
| you all lamented |
| they lamented |
|
| I was lamenting |
| you were lamenting |
| he/she/it was lamenting |
| we were lamenting |
| you all were lamenting |
| they were lamenting |
|
| I had lamented |
| you had lamented |
| he/she/it had lamented |
| we had lamented |
| you all had lamented |
| they had lamented |
|
| I had been lamenting |
| you had been lamenting |
| he/she/it had been lamenting |
| we had been lamenting |
| you all had been lamenting |
| they had been lamenting |
|
| Future |
| I will lament |
| you will lament |
| he/she/it will lament |
| we will lament |
| you all will lament |
| they will lament |
|
| I will be lamenting |
| you will be lamenting |
| he/she/it will be lamenting |
| we are lamenting |
| you all will be lamenting |
| they will be lamenting |
|
| I will have lamented |
| you will have lamented |
| he/she/it will have lamented |
| we will have lamented |
| you all will have lamented |
| they will have lamented |
|
| I will have been lamenting |
| you will have been lamenting |
| he/she/it will have been lamenting |
| we will have been lamenting |
| you all will have been lamenting |
| they will have been lamenting |
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