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'You are replying' is Present (Simple) Continuous.

If you want to retain the 'continuous' and the 'simple' sense, ...

  • 'You were replying' is the Past (Simple) Continuous.
But if you want to include both continuous and 'non-continuous' senses etc, here are a few more 'past' options:
  • You replied - Past Simple
  • You have replied - A past action that has a present result ('Present Perfect' tense)
  • You had replied e.g. "I was going to write again and ask you to reply, but then I realised that you had replied already." - A past action that happened before another past action ('Past Perfect' tense)
  • You had been replying - Past Perfect Continuous
  • You have been replying - e.g. "I like the way you work. You've been replying very promptly to all those enquiries." - A continuous or repeated activity that has been engaged in before the present, is relevant to the present, and which has continued. - Present Perfect Continuous
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