conduct
noun
personal behavior; way of acting; bearing or deportment.
had been conducting
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past perfect progressiveof conduct.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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As tensions with Iran rose mid-January, the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier and its strike group, which had been conducting routine exercises in the South China Sea, was directed to sail to the Middle East.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 8, 2026
Prosecutors argued that Adame had been conducting the procedure for years, citing previous cases where clients required emergency care.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2025
Rapper and TV personality Zuu had been conducting punditry duties until half-time, and predicted he would score before stepping on to the pitch.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2025
DeCarli had been conducting a six-year examination, funded by the National Institutes of Health, of brain and vascular conditions that can be risk factors for dementia.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2025
The project was an outgrowth of the secret research Oliphant had been conducting at Birmingham.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
