was planting

• past progressive

  past progressive

  Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.

  of plant.
  plant

  noun

  any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or the use of photosynthesis.

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was planting

One friend, a former senior executive at a finance company, had turned down several prestigious offers to join corporate boards and instead was planting a garden at her summer home in Maine and growing vegetables.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

Down the road, another farmer was planting his field under the full moon.

From Seattle Times ● May 6, 2024

He was planting corals in the sand just off the island shore, in an area where many sea cucumbers were present.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 26, 2024

She said spending time outdoors had become a "lifeline for her family" as she was planting fruit and vegetable seeds in the hope that they would be ready to eat when her husband came home.

From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2024

It was planting season, which was especially grueling.

From "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin

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