had been commemorating
- past perfect progressive of commemorate.
Example Sentences
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In his address he vindicated his character as a missionary, and declared that it was as much as ever his great object to proclaim the love of Christ, which they had been commemorating that day.
From The Personal Life of David Livingstone by Blaikie, William Garden