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had been adapting
  • past perfect progressive of adapt.

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Mel Henley, head of parks and gardens for Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, says its staff had been adapting what was planted over the last few years.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2011

In any case, Sawadogo said he had been adapting to a hotter, drier climate for twenty years now.

From Scientific American • Jan. 28, 2011