had been debating
-había estado debatiendo
Past perfect progressiveconjugation ofdebate.There are other translations for this conjugation.

debate

The scientists began to shiver; and their thoughts were distracted from the problem they had been debating by the physical discomfort of which they were increasingly conscious.
Los científicos comenzaron a temblar y sus pensamientos se vieron distraídos del problema que habían estado discutiendo por la incomodidad física de la que eran conscientes de una manera en aumento.
On 9 June, in Luxembourg, the Council reached an agreement on two texts that the Member States of the European Union had been debating for several years.
El 9 de junio en Luxemburgo, el Consejo firmó dos acuerdos sobre dos textos sobre los que los Estados miembros de la Unión Europea han estado debatiendo durante varios años.
The National Assembly had been debating the issue of capital punishment and would be considering a report submitted by a national study group set up in November 2003.
La Asamblea de Nigeria se ha ocupado de la cuestión de la pena de muerte y debe examinar un informe preparado por un grupo de estudio establecido en noviembre de 2003.
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