inform
verb (used with object)
to give or impart knowledge of a fact or circumstance to.
had been informing
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past perfect progressiveof inform.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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All spring Tanaka had been informing people, including teammates, that he felt fine.
From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2015
It was a flocking together of those uneasy persons who had been informing one another that they wanted to be shown!
From All-Wool Morrison by Holman Day
She very much resembles Sarah Lamley; and when she began, it seemed as if one had been informing her of the state of the meeting.
From Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel by John Yeardley
I had a talk with Thorne afterward, however, and he confirmed my conclusion that Nevis had been informing anybody who cared to hear that you were in the habit of borrowing money from him.
From A Prairie Courtship by Harold Bindloss
