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
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 detective said that if Grossman had been going 45 mph, the collision “wouldn’t have happened” because the boys would have been through the crosswalk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
During the pandemic, “it became really clear to me that we had to take big steps and break the logjam on what had been going on with housing,” she says.
From Barron's ● May 31, 2026
Naturally, I had been going to that school for three years without ever being offered candy from that lady’s desk — but whatever.
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
