had been talking

-había estado hablando

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

talk

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Present:	talking
Past:	talked

Indicative of "talk"

	Present	Past	Future
I	talk	talked	will talk
you	talk	talked	will talk
he/she	talks	talked	will talk
we	talk	talked	will talk
you	talk	talked	will talk
they	talk	talked	will talk

Perfect of "talk"

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

Imperative of "talk"

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

Progressive of "talk"

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

Perfect Progressive of "talk"

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

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