speak
verb (used without object)
to utter words or articulate sounds with the ordinary voice; talk.
was speaking
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past progressiveof speak.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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He was speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme about his role in new radio drama, Peter O'Toole Is Unwell.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
He was speaking at the Global Biodiversity Alliance Conference, where Indigenous communities, governments, the private sector, researchers and financial institutions discuss international conservation efforts.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
RBA Gov. Michele Bullock was speaking to parliament as the data were released, and she took the opportunity to restate her concerns about the inflation outlook.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
William alleges he was speaking to a woman on a street corner on Oct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
He found his wife convinced that she was speaking to an invisible presence from beyond the grave.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
