had been honing

-había estado afilando

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

hone

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Present:	honing
Past:	honed

Indicative of "hone"

	Present	Past	Future
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"

	Present	Past	Future
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"

	Affirmative	Negative
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"

	Present	Past	Future
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"

	Present	Past	Future
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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