had been skateboarding

• past perfect progressive

  past perfect progressive

  Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.

  of skateboard.
  skateboard

  noun

  a device for riding upon, usually while standing, consisting of a short, oblong piece of wood, plastic, fiberglass, or aluminum mounted on large roller-skate wheels, used on smooth surfaces and requiring better balance on the part of the rider than ordinary roller skates do.

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had been skateboarding

He saw the attack unfolding as he cycled back from a park with two friends he had been skateboarding with.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2017

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