farm
noun
a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
had been farming
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past perfect progressiveof farm.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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He had been farming for less than a year.
From New York Times ● Nov. 8, 2022
She and her partner had been farming this land for less than a year when Storm Arwen struck.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2022
Since farmers would no longer have been able to say their families had been farming the area between two hills for generations, they would lose any sentimental attachment to the land.
From Slate ● Mar. 1, 2012
The commodities team wanted Bruch, who had been farming all his life, to manage one of them.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 16, 2011
Art had a system that he had worked out over the many years he had been farming, and while it was relatively simple, it still demanded a staggering amount of stamina.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
