attend
verb (used with object)
to be present at.
have been attending
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present perfect progressiveof attend.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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We were legally married in Kentucky on October 19th by the pastor of the church we have been attending for several months.
From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2025
Many of Delgado’s students will only do yoga with him; others have been attending his class for decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2025
As many as 1,500 were said to have been attending a concert by the band ADN, a hip-hop duo popular in the country.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2025
I have been attending cases at the family court in Cardiff, to report on under the Transparency Pilot, and have seen Pathfinder in action.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2025
Perhaps my diary should not have been written; perhaps I should have been attending the wounded in the hospitals.
From Voices from the Past by Paul Alexander Bartlett
