had been backspacing
Past perfect progressiveconjugation ofbackspace.There are other translations for this conjugation.

backspace

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la tecla de retroceso
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
Backspace is next to the numbers on the keyboard.La tecla de retroceso está al lado de los números en el teclado.
b. el retroceso
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
You can push backspace to erase what you just wrote.Puedes pulsar retroceso para borrar lo que acabas de escribir.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
a. retroceder un espacio
I had to backspace to correct a typo.Tuve que retroceder un espacio para corregir una errata.
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