had been carving
-había estado tallando
Past perfect progressiveconjugation ofcarve.There are other translations for this conjugation.

carve

A group of men who had been drinking in a saloon suddenly burst into the street, grabbed him, threw him on the ground, and assaulted him, one man whipping him with the branch he had been carving.
En eso, un grupo de hombres que habían estado tomando en una cantina salió repentinamente a la calle, se dirigieron hacia Antonio, se fueron sobre él, lo tiraron al suelo y le dieron una paliza, uno le pegaba con la rama que estaba tallando.
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