had been taking

-había estado tomando

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

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Present:	taking
Past:	taken

Indicative of "take"

	Present	Past	Future
I	take	took	will take
you	take	took	will take
he/she	takes	took	will take
we	take	took	will take
you	take	took	will take
they	take	took	will take

Perfect of "take"

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

Imperative of "take"

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

Progressive of "take"

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

Perfect Progressive of "take"

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

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