had been around

Verb

form-of participle past

simple past tense and past participle of have been around

Japanese Meaning

"have been around" の単純過去形および過去分詞形

Before the old bookstore closed, it had been around long enough for several generations to grow up visiting it.

その古い書店が閉店する前に、何世代にもわたって訪れて育つのに十分なほど長年営業していた。

Sense（1）

simple past tense and past participle of have been around