had been patrolling
-había estado patrullando
Past perfect progressiveconjugation ofpatrol.There are other translations for this conjugation.

patrol

The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Valiant had been patrolling in the Caribbean Sea when it spotted and pursued the suspicious boat.
El navío de la Guardia Costera de EE.UU. Valiant se encontraba patrullando el Mar Caribe cuando detectó y persiguió al barco sospechoso.
According to testimonies received from the residents of the area where the body was found, the Grupo Meteoro (Meteor Unit) of the national army had been patrolling this area on Monday, 8 December.
De acuerdo con los testimonios recibidos de los pobladores del área donde se encontró el cuerpo, el Grupo Meteoro del ejército nacional había estado patrullando la zona el lunes 8 de diciembre.
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