complete
adjective
had been completing
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past perfect progressiveof complete.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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Slay recently had been completing the final requirements for a culinary degree at Woodland Community College, his brother wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2023
Building workers had been completing interior and exterior repairs in recent months, city records show.
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2023
His wife, who had been completing a PhD program, got a job in her native California, necessitating a cross-country move.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 5, 2023
The 22-year-old had been completing a bucket list while undergoing treatment.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2022
She was one, she had been helping in waiting, she had been completing waiting, she had been helping.
From Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two Shorter Stories by Gertrude Stein
