had been studying
- past perfect progressive of study.
Example Sentences
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According to her website, she came to Leicester from India, where she had been studying for a PhD, in 1970, and completed her studies before becoming a primary school teacher for about 20 years.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
The 57-year-old said he had been studying in Zurich when the war broke out, and had been driven to return to Kosovo after seeing massacres of ethnic Albanians in his country.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
Behind the scenes, SpaceX had been studying how orbital data centers could work and had a technical breakthrough associated with the technology last fall, the Journal has reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
It wasn’t until after graduation that they discovered she had been studying art the whole time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2025
“You left the frame on the everything table. Tūtū said you had been studying it recently. I realized you probably figured out what it was.”
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
