attend
verb (used with object)
to be present at.
was attending
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past progressiveof attend.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“Some of the buffers that helped contain crude oil prices are ebbing,” McNally told MarketWatch by email Monday from Riyadh, where he was attending the 17th International Energy Forum.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
And he was attending King Charles III’s AI summit in Scotland where he cautioned against conflating the technology of artificial intelligence with a specific AI product.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Speaking while matches were taking place in Toronto, Gudmund Agotnes, from Norway, said he was attending three games in the city, noting that "we were lucky with the draw".
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Jaden Martin, a 22-year-old who works in marketing and hails from the southwestern state of Arizona, told AFP he was visiting the capital to accompany his girlfriend who was attending a mathematics conference.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
At the time, Kathy was attending a large evangelical church not far from her jobs.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
