had been remodeling
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past perfect progressiveof remodel.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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Her husband, Bill, had been remodeling it little by little.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2022
Following a long love affair with France, the couple became permanent residents in 2003 and had been remodeling a stone farmhouse that dates from the 1700s in the Perche area of Normandy.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2014