drive
verb (used with object)
to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive back an attacking army;
was driving
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past progressiveof drive.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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A few hours after Juarez’s death, Wilber Rafael Garces Perez was driving around Austin for DoorDash.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
Judge Mills said Connors, who was driving a silver Mercedes, fled the scene in a "cowardly fashion".
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Long was driving La Serna to a potential game-winning score when he completed a pass to the 24-yard line on fourth down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
I gave up and called my GP’s office and told them I was driving over to get them and I was happy to show my driver’s license when I got there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
On Saturday, June 27, while Haupt was driving his new car to pick up his cardiogram results, the FBI arrested him.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
