elope
had been eloping
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past perfect progressiveof elope.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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It was the crowd that really settled the matter, for some one yelled that the girl had been eloping and that her mother had caught her in the License Court.
From More Tish by Mary Roberts Rinehart
