had been contriving

-había estado ideando

Past perfect progressiveconjugation ofcontrive.There are other translations for this conjugation.

contrive

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Present:	contriving
Past:	contrived

Indicative of "contrive"

	Present	Past	Future
I	contrive	contrived	will contrive
you	contrive	contrived	will contrive
he/she	contrives	contrived	will contrive
we	contrive	contrived	will contrive
you	contrive	contrived	will contrive
they	contrive	contrived	will contrive

Perfect of "contrive"

	Present	Past	Future
I	have contrived	had contrived	will have contrived
you	have contrived	had contrived	will have contrived
he/she	has contrived	had contrived	will have contrived
we	have contrived	had contrived	will have contrived
you	have contrived	had contrived	will have contrived
they	have contrived	had contrived	will have contrived

Imperative of "contrive"

	Affirmative	Negative
I	-	-
you	contrive	don't contrive
he/she	-	-
we	let's contrive	let's not contrive
you	contrive	don't contrive
they	-	-

Progressive of "contrive"

	Present	Past	Future
I	am contriving	was contriving	will be contriving
you	are contriving	were contriving	will be contriving
he/she	is contriving	was contriving	will be contriving
we	are contriving	were contriving	will be contriving
you	are contriving	were contriving	will be contriving
they	are contriving	were contriving	will be contriving

Perfect Progressive of "contrive"

	Present	Past	Future
I	have been contriving	had been contriving	will have been contriving
you	have been contriving	had been contriving	will have been contriving
he/she	has been contriving	had been contriving	will have been contriving
we	have been contriving	had been contriving	will have been contriving
you	have been contriving	had been contriving	will have been contriving
they	have been contriving	had been contriving	will have been contriving

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