| Simple | Progressive | Perfect | Progressive |
| Present |
| I sift |
| you sift |
| he/she/it sifts |
| we sift |
| you all sift |
| they sift |
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| I am sifting |
| you are sifting |
| he/she/it is sifting |
| we are sifting |
| you all are sifting |
| they are sifting |
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| I have sifted |
| you have sifted |
| he/she/it has sifted |
| we have sifted |
| you all have sifted |
| they have sifted |
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| I have been sifting |
| you have been sifting |
| he/she/it has been sifting |
| we have been sifting |
| you all have been sifting |
| they have been sifting |
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| Past |
| I sifted |
| you sifted |
| he/she/it sifted |
| we sifted |
| you all sifted |
| they sifted |
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| I was sifting |
| you were sifting |
| he/she/it was sifting |
| we were sifting |
| you all were sifting |
| they were sifting |
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| I had sifted |
| you had sifted |
| he/she/it had sifted |
| we had sifted |
| you all had sifted |
| they had sifted |
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| I had been sifting |
| you had been sifting |
| he/she/it had been sifting |
| we had been sifting |
| you all had been sifting |
| they had been sifting |
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| Future |
| I will sift |
| you will sift |
| he/she/it will sift |
| we will sift |
| you all will sift |
| they will sift |
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| I will be sifting |
| you will be sifting |
| he/she/it will be sifting |
| we are sifting |
| you all will be sifting |
| they will be sifting |
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| I will have sifted |
| you will have sifted |
| he/she/it will have sifted |
| we will have sifted |
| you all will have sifted |
| they will have sifted |
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| I will have been sifting |
| you will have been sifting |
| he/she/it will have been sifting |
| we will have been sifting |
| you all will have been sifting |
| they will have been sifting |
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