record
verb (used with object)
to set down in writing or the like, as for the purpose of preserving evidence.
had been recording
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past perfect progressiveof record.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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Segura said that assumption couldn’t be further from the truth and that the former couple had been recording separate episodes since they split earlier this year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The officers had been unaware that the man's phone had been recording audio.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2025
Hernández and his partner, a Dominican rapper known as Yailín la Más Viral, had been recording at the producer’s studio.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 18, 2024
A colleague then plugged the sensor, which had been recording temperatures and humidity levels for a month, into a laptop and downloaded its data.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 27, 2023
He knew that the eight moon-cats that formed the distant perimeter had been recording steadily, but he wanted close-ups, if possible.
From Hail to the Chief by John Schoenherr
