go
verb (used without object)
to move or proceed, especially to or from something.
had been going
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past perfect progressiveof go.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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And even ‘The Four Seasons,’ when that came along, I had been going back to back with dramatic roles — ‘Sing Sing,’ ‘The Color Purple,’ ‘Rustin.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Hunter said everybody had been going about their day-to-day activities.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
That review had been going on for nearly a decade, and Wall Street took the clearing as one more sign that Boeing’s turnaround continues apace.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
The software transition had been going well with double-digit revenue growth in cloud applications, offset by slow-but-steady losses from its legacy applications.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
He thought of the corn his grandmother had been going to give him.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
