had been tearing
-había estado rompiendo
Past perfect progressiveconjugation oftear.There are other translations for this conjugation.

tear

For two years, war had been tearing Europe apart.
Desde hace dos años, la guerra desgarra Europa.
The whole day I had been tearing up papers because I did not get anything, any literary figure.
Todo el día había estado arrancando papeles porque no me salía nada, ninguna figura literaria.
One might also wonder how the Special Tribunal for Lebanon would tackle the resolution of the problems, both domestic and international, that had been tearing Lebanon apart for so long.
Igualmente cabe preguntarse cómo se las arreglará el Tribunal Especial para el Líbano para resolver las cuestiones que desgarran ese país desde hace mucho tiempo, y que son a la vez internas e internacionales.
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