had been honing
-había estado afilando
Past perfect progressive conjugation of hone. There are other translations for this conjugation.

hone

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Indicative of "hone"
I
hone
honed
will hone
you
hone
honed
will hone
he/she
hones
honed
will hone
we
hone
honed
will hone
you
hone
honed
will hone
they
hone
honed
will hone
Perfect of "hone"
I
have honed
had honed
will have honed
you
have honed
had honed
will have honed
he/she
has honed
had honed
will have honed
we
have honed
had honed
will have honed
you
have honed
had honed
will have honed
they
have honed
had honed
will have honed
Imperative of "hone"
I
-
-
you
hone
don't hone
he/she
-
-
we
let's hone
let's not hone
you
hone
don't hone
they
-
-
Progressive of "hone"
I
am honing
was honing
will be honing
you
are honing
were honing
will be honing
he/she
is honing
was honing
will be honing
we
are honing
were honing
will be honing
you
are honing
were honing
will be honing
they
are honing
were honing
will be honing
Perfect Progressive of "hone"
I
have been honing
had been honing
will have been honing
you
have been honing
had been honing
will have been honing
he/she
has been honing
had been honing
will have been honing
we
have been honing
had been honing
will have been honing
you
have been honing
had been honing
will have been honing
they
have been honing
had been honing
will have been honing
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