had been delaying

-había estado retrasando

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

delay

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Present:	delaying
Past:	delayed

Indicative of "delay"

	Present	Past	Future
I	delay	delayed	will delay
you	delay	delayed	will delay
he/she	delays	delayed	will delay
we	delay	delayed	will delay
you	delay	delayed	will delay
they	delay	delayed	will delay

Perfect of "delay"

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

Imperative of "delay"

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

Progressive of "delay"

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

Perfect Progressive of "delay"

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

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