live
verb (used without object)
to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions.
had been living
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past perfect progressiveof live.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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New Haven, where they had been living, had high taxes and terrible schools.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
The country had not reported a single case until a Kenyan man who had been living in DRC died after returning home.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026
Prosecutors said the Santa Clara County Department of Family and Children’s Services was well aware that children had been living in unsanitary conditions in the home since at least 2019.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
At the time of their breakup, LaPaglia had been living in Bryan’s $7.45 million Massachusetts mansion, which the singer purchased in April 2024.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
I was old by then and it wasn’t the way I had been living all those years.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
