had been debating

-había estado debatiendo

Past perfect progressive conjugation of debate. There are other translations for this conjugation.

debate

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Present:	debating
Past:	debated

Indicative of "debate"

	Present	Past	Future
I	debate	debated	will debate
you	debate	debated	will debate
he/she	debates	debated	will debate
we	debate	debated	will debate
you	debate	debated	will debate
they	debate	debated	will debate

Perfect of "debate"

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

Imperative of "debate"

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

Progressive of "debate"

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

Perfect Progressive of "debate"

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

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