| Simple | Progressive | Perfect | Progressive |
| Present |
| I peter |
| you peter |
| he/she/it peters |
| we peter |
| you all peter |
| they peter |
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| I am petering |
| you are petering |
| he/she/it is petering |
| we are petering |
| you all are petering |
| they are petering |
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| I have petered |
| you have petered |
| he/she/it has petered |
| we have petered |
| you all have petered |
| they have petered |
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| I have been petering |
| you have been petering |
| he/she/it has been petering |
| we have been petering |
| you all have been petering |
| they have been petering |
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| Past |
| I petered |
| you petered |
| he/she/it petered |
| we petered |
| you all petered |
| they petered |
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| I was petering |
| you were petering |
| he/she/it was petering |
| we were petering |
| you all were petering |
| they were petering |
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| I had petered |
| you had petered |
| he/she/it had petered |
| we had petered |
| you all had petered |
| they had petered |
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| I had been petering |
| you had been petering |
| he/she/it had been petering |
| we had been petering |
| you all had been petering |
| they had been petering |
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| Future |
| I will peter |
| you will peter |
| he/she/it will peter |
| we will peter |
| you all will peter |
| they will peter |
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| I will be petering |
| you will be petering |
| he/she/it will be petering |
| we are petering |
| you all will be petering |
| they will be petering |
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| I will have petered |
| you will have petered |
| he/she/it will have petered |
| we will have petered |
| you all will have petered |
| they will have petered |
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| I will have been petering |
| you will have been petering |
| he/she/it will have been petering |
| we will have been petering |
| you all will have been petering |
| they will have been petering |
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