had been misinterpreting

• past perfect progressive

  past perfect progressive

  Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.

  of misinterpret.
  misinterpret

  verb (used with or without object)

  to interpret, explain, or understand incorrectly.

Related Words

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