fix
verb (used with object)
to repair; mend.
had been fixing
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past perfect progressiveof fix.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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Marks told Barron’s in 2021 that he owns a Danish-built sloop named Linnea that he had been fixing up for years, and sailed it in the Chesapeake Bay.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2025
He pointed out the charred cars he had been fixing up to sell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2024
O’Brien, an art teacher for the local school, had been fixing up her parents’ home with hopes of turning it into a vacation rental.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 19, 2022
Then Brostoff met Isser, who had been fixing up friends informally, using a spreadsheet, and the two teamed up to create a dating paradise for lefties.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 7, 2019
All day she and Bubber and Portia and her Dad had been fixing the hall and the dining-room for the party.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
