skate
noun
had been skating
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past perfect progressiveof skate.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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He had been skating but not with the team.
From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2023
The 76ers had been skating along quite nicely since the big trade last month, the one that sent Simmons to Brooklyn and James Harden to Philadelphia.
From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2022
He missed Pittsburgh's first 34 games, but had been skating with teammates for several weeks and was a full participant in Monday’s practice.
From Fox News ● Jan. 12, 2022
Before moving up to the top line, Vrana had been skating for the previous two games on Eller’s line, alongside forward Brett Connolly.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 28, 2018
These were the future stars of the sport—seventeen-, eighteen-, and nineteen- year-olds who had been skating and shooting pucks since they were barely more than toddlers.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
