fertilize
have been fertilizing
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present perfect progressiveof fertilize.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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Hence, their houses are moved once a month, and after a year the field that the chickens have been fertilizing is planted with a crop such as peppers or asparagus.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 24, 2015
If your pond needs lime, don't apply it in the middle of the summer, especially if you have been fertilizing.
From Time Magazine Archive
The powers of darkness have been fertilizing the ground.
From Class of '29 by Orrie Lashin
