had been taking

Past perfect progressiveconjugation oftake.There are other translations for this conjugation.

take

They had been taking French lessons for a month.	Hacía un mes que tomaban clases de francés.
Negotiations between the two countries had been taking place secretly for 18 months before being made public on December 17, 2014.	Previo a la publicación de la noticia el 17 de diciembre de 2014, durante 18 meses los dos países llevaron a cabo negociaciones secretas.
For the study, Hajjar's team autopsied the brains of 890 patients with hypertension who had been taking various medications to lower their blood pressure.	Para el estudio, el equipo de Hajjar realizó las autopsias de los cerebros de 890 pacientes de hipertensión que tomaban varios fármacos para controlar su presión arterial alta.
For many years, Jordan had been taking an active part in the process of mine clearance and had completed the destruction of all its own stockpiles of mines.	Desde hace muchos años Jordania participa activamente en el proceso de remoción de minas y ha concluido la eliminación de todas sus existencias de minas.
Meanwhile, Juanda had been taking control of the tournament.	Mientras tanto, Juanda había estado haciéndose del control del torneo.
The patient had been taking these medications for approximately one year.	La paciente llevaba tomando estos medicamentos aproximadamente un año.
Betty had been taking classes from a beautician.	Betty había estado tomando clases de una esteticista.
The patient had been taking Ginko for some time.	El paciente había tomado Ginkgo durante algún tiempo.
Schacht had been taking part in the rescue of survivors from the Laconia.	El Schacht había tomado parte en el rescate de supervivientes del Laconia.
It worked for me unlike erythromycin that I had been taking before.	Me funcionó, a diferencia de la eritromicina que había estado tomando primero.
Even before the feminists became involved, changes had been taking place.	Incluso antes de que las feministas tomaran parte, habían estado teniendo lugar los cambios.
I thought it was the pills that I had been taking for two weeks.	Pensé que eran las píldoras que había estado tomando durante dos semanas.
It was reported that she had been taking drugs for a number of months.	Se informó de que llevaba tomando drogas desde hacía varios meses.
I have two younger sisters and I had been taking care of them.	Tengo dos hermanas menores y yo las había cuidado.
He had been taking people to The Zone for years, and no one could stop him.	Llevó gente a la Zona durante años, y nadie podía pararle.
I had been taking countless courses and workshops, in art history, music and literature.	Yo había estado tomando muchos cursos y talleres, de historia del arte, música, literatura.
In recent months, a dangerous tendency had been taking shape in the Security Council.	En los últimos meses se ha configurado una peligrosa tendencia en el Consejo de Seguridad.
The average time it had been taking to remove, clean and reinstall their screws was 5 hours.	El tiempo promedio que se tarda en remover, limpiar y reinstalar los tornillos fue de 5 horas.
Surprising results: it seemed that I had been taking part since the formulation of the objectives.	Resulta asombroso, pareciese que yo hubiese participado con ellos desde la formulación de los objetivos.
In fact, the most important discussions had been taking place around these essential principles for several days.	En realidad, alrededor de estos principios esenciales estuvo produciéndose durante varios días el debate más importante.