had been reading

-había estado leyendo

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

read

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Present:	reading
Past:	read

Indicative of "read"

	Present	Past	Future
I	read	read	will read
you	read	read	will read
he/she	reads	read	will read
we	read	read	will read
you	read	read	will read
they	read	read	will read

Perfect of "read"

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

Imperative of "read"

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

Progressive of "read"

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

Perfect Progressive of "read"

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

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