| Simple | Progressive | Perfect | Progressive |
| Present |
| I sponge |
| you sponge |
| he/she/it sponges |
| we sponge |
| you all sponge |
| they sponge |
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| I am sponging |
| you are sponging |
| he/she/it is sponging |
| we are sponging |
| you all are sponging |
| they are sponging |
|
| I have sponged |
| you have sponged |
| he/she/it has sponged |
| we have sponged |
| you all have sponged |
| they have sponged |
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| I have been sponging |
| you have been sponging |
| he/she/it has been sponging |
| we have been sponging |
| you all have been sponging |
| they have been sponging |
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| Past |
| I sponged |
| you sponged |
| he/she/it sponged |
| we sponged |
| you all sponged |
| they sponged |
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| I was sponging |
| you were sponging |
| he/she/it was sponging |
| we were sponging |
| you all were sponging |
| they were sponging |
|
| I had sponged |
| you had sponged |
| he/she/it had sponged |
| we had sponged |
| you all had sponged |
| they had sponged |
|
| I had been sponging |
| you had been sponging |
| he/she/it had been sponging |
| we had been sponging |
| you all had been sponging |
| they had been sponging |
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| Future |
| I will sponge |
| you will sponge |
| he/she/it will sponge |
| we will sponge |
| you all will sponge |
| they will sponge |
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| I will be sponging |
| you will be sponging |
| he/she/it will be sponging |
| we are sponging |
| you all will be sponging |
| they will be sponging |
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| I will have sponged |
| you will have sponged |
| he/she/it will have sponged |
| we will have sponged |
| you all will have sponged |
| they will have sponged |
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| I will have been sponging |
| you will have been sponging |
| he/she/it will have been sponging |
| we will have been sponging |
| you all will have been sponging |
| they will have been sponging |
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