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Mi estas manĝanta I am (in the act of) eating.
Li estis manĝanta He was eating.
Ni estos manĝantaj We shall be eating.
Vi estus manĝantaj You would be eating.
(Ke) ili estu manĝantaj (That) they may be eating.
Esti manĝanta To be eating.
Estu manĝanta Be (in the act of) eating.
Mi estas teninta I am (in the state of) having held, or, I have held.
Li estis teninta He was (in the state of) having held, or, he had held.
Ni estos tenintaj We shall be (in the state of) having held, or, we shall have held.
Vi estus tenintaj You would be (in the state of) having held, or, you would have held.
(Ke) ili estu tenintaj (That) they may be (in the state of) having held, or, (that) they may have held.
Esti teninta To be (in the state of) having held, or, to have held.
Mi estas dironta I am about (going) to say.
Li estis dironta He was about (going) to say.
Ni estos dirontaj We shall be about (going) to say.
Vi estus dirontaj You would be about (going) to say.
(Ke) ili estu dirontaj (That) they may be about (going) to say.
Esti dironta To be about (going) to say.

The participles are made into nouns by ending them with o instead of a, as Kiam Nikodemo batas Jozefon, tiam Nikodemo estas la batanto, kaj Jozefo estus la batato, When Nicodemus beats Joseph, then

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