go
verb (used without object)
to move or proceed, especially to or from something.
was going
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past progressiveof go.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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I kept believing he was going to lead the Chargers to new heights, even after all the leadership changes he’s been through.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
He added that Gilbert was right to say what was going on was theft.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
The department said it was going public with the incident ahead of a report that Anthropic was planning to release Friday describing this and other instances of unintended behavior by its models.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
MarketWatch columnist Robert Powell wrote about this recently when he was going through his own decluttering process.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
There was no way I was going to let her know that James had found out about Russell.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
