switch
noun
a turning, shifting, or changing.
had been switching
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past perfect progressiveof switch.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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Tesco said customers were "treating themselves at home" with own-label premium products and had been switching to Tesco from premium retailers to save money.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2023
Consumers had been switching to more "premium" options in their drinking habits, he said.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2023
The Spurs had been switching on screens the entire night, and he expected them to again.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 4, 2015
Keepers had been switching the cubs as often as they could, giving one to Mei Xiang while caring for the other in a special incubator.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 28, 2015
His counsel said prison officers had been switching on Abu Hamza'a cell light hourly during the night to see if he is moving.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2012
