tape
noun
a strip of cloth, paper, or plastic with an adhesive surface, used for sealing, binding, or attaching items together; adhesive tape or masking tape.
was taping
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past progressiveof tape.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 was taping my ankle till about August,” Freeman said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
"When President Trump called me I was taping with an in-house videographer," he wrote.
From Salon ● Jul. 16, 2024
In 1987, David Letterman was taping his late-night show in Las Vegas before rowdy audiences of mostly young men in preppy pullovers and muscle shirts — prototypical bros raised on “Porky’s.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2024
He traveled Tuesday to Iowa, where he was taping a town hall with Fox News host Sean Hannity.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 18, 2023
I bet Mrs. Odom was taping their school papers up on the wall and telling them how proud she was of them.
From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor
