chat
verb (used without object)
to converse in a familiar or informal manner.
had been chatting
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past perfect progressiveof chat.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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He had been chatting with Mythos for several weeks at this point and the model remembered some things.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
Dr Samuel Stefan was working at the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth when the junior colleague who had been chatting with him online organised to meet him in toilets at the hospital.
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2026
Arden had been chatting with his husband, actor Andy Mientus, about the Tony-winning musical by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater spun from Wedekind’s drama.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2025
“Oh, he’s cute,” said the bartender he had been chatting with.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 6, 2022
I reached back and across the aisle to get my backpack, and Annette held it out to me, glaring like I had been chatting with Renee about Annette’s mother or something.
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
