attend
verb (used with object)
to be present at.
had been attending
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past perfect progressiveof attend.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Among those wounded on October 17 was his client Ahmed Benmezroua, a 27-year-old independent photographer who had been attending his first protest in Paris.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
Martin was attacked near to where he had been attending a gender-reveal party several hours earlier at a pub.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
The cancellation and sale of her home come after she admitted to Us Weekly that she and Sabara had been attending marriage counseling while she was working on her upcoming album.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 20, 2026
Rather than shun the growing underground of youthful hackers, he had been attending meetings of the Homebrew Computer Club, where young Altair and Commodore users met to trade their tiny software programs and swap lore.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026
A gray station wagon stood on the gravel in front of a house that was bigger than the school Meggie had been attending for the last year.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
