exchange
verb (used with object)
to give up (something) for something else; part with for some equivalent; change for another.
had been exchanging
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past perfect progressiveof exchange.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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Before that split, two or more weakly differentiated Homo populations had been exchanging genes for hundreds of thousands of years.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 26, 2026
Mr Levinson said the man had been deceived by Mr Wootton into believing he had been exchanging messages with the woman in the images.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2025
Prast had been exchanging notes on the Slack messaging platform with her star reporter Friday morning, when he abruptly dropped the conversation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2022
An investigation also revealed he had been exchanging text messages with a woman before his wife died.
From Fox News ● Dec. 11, 2021
I have nothing to explain," he said, turning from the sofa where he had been exchanging a few words in an undertone with Mrs. Malplaquet, "this is my house.
From Okewood of the Secret Service by Valentine Williams
