participate
verb (used without object)
to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed byin ).
had been participating
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past perfect progressiveof participate.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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Collier had been participating in the call in the midst of a protest.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2025
At the sentencing, Charron wore the green camouflage scrubs afforded to inmates who served in the military, and his lawyer said Charron had been participating in veterans programs at the county jail.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2025
The boy had been participating in a program for young people at risk of radicalization, Blanch added.
From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2024
At the time Ms Moulds had been participating in The Cottesmore Hunt - one of Britain's oldest foxhound packs.
From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2022
As a student at Tennessee State University, she had been participating in Nashville sit-ins at movie theaters and “pray-ins” at churches.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 15, 2017
