bench-press

(bĕnch′prĕs′)

tr.v. bench-pressed, bench-press·ing, bench-press·es

To lift (barbells, for example) from a horizontal position on a bench.

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bench-press

Past participle: bench-pressed
Gerund: bench-pressing

Imperative
bench-press
bench-press

Present
I bench-press
you bench-press
he/she/it bench-presses
we bench-press
you bench-press
they bench-press

Preterite
I bench-pressed
you bench-pressed
he/she/it bench-pressed
we bench-pressed
you bench-pressed
they bench-pressed

Present Continuous
I am bench-pressing
you are bench-pressing
he/she/it is bench-pressing
we are bench-pressing
you are bench-pressing
they are bench-pressing

Present Perfect
I have bench-pressed
you have bench-pressed
he/she/it has bench-pressed
we have bench-pressed
you have bench-pressed
they have bench-pressed

Past Continuous
I was bench-pressing
you were bench-pressing
he/she/it was bench-pressing
we were bench-pressing
you were bench-pressing
they were bench-pressing

Past Perfect
I had bench-pressed
you had bench-pressed
he/she/it had bench-pressed
we had bench-pressed
you had bench-pressed
they had bench-pressed

Future
I will bench-press
you will bench-press
he/she/it will bench-press
we will bench-press
you will bench-press
they will bench-press

Future Perfect
I will have bench-pressed
you will have bench-pressed
he/she/it will have bench-pressed
we will have bench-pressed
you will have bench-pressed
they will have bench-pressed

Future Continuous
I will be bench-pressing
you will be bench-pressing
he/she/it will be bench-pressing
we will be bench-pressing
you will be bench-pressing
they will be bench-pressing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been bench-pressing
you have been bench-pressing
he/she/it has been bench-pressing
we have been bench-pressing
you have been bench-pressing
they have been bench-pressing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been bench-pressing
you will have been bench-pressing
he/she/it will have been bench-pressing
we will have been bench-pressing
you will have been bench-pressing
they will have been bench-pressing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been bench-pressing
you had been bench-pressing
he/she/it had been bench-pressing
we had been bench-pressing
you had been bench-pressing
they had been bench-pressing

Conditional
I would bench-press
you would bench-press
he/she/it would bench-press
we would bench-press
you would bench-press
they would bench-press

Past Conditional
I would have bench-pressed
you would have bench-pressed
he/she/it would have bench-pressed
we would have bench-pressed
you would have bench-pressed
they would have bench-pressed

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