shoot
verb (used with object)
to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon.
had been shooting
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past perfect progressiveof shoot.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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It was Sept. 7, and we had been shooting the limited series adaptation of the podcast for more than two months.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2022
Jennifer Allen said the star, who was 67, had been shooting the film Dangerous Waters.
From BBC ● May 26, 2022
That same day, King George had been shooting hares — he killed nine — at Sandringham Estate back in England.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 4, 2022
For two months, he had been shooting “Parallel Mothers,” his 21st feature-length film, in and around Madrid, once a hot spot of the global Covid-19 pandemic, without any significant problems.
From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2021
I had been shooting for an hour when the back door opened.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
