tutor
noun
a person employed to instruct another in some branch or branches of learning, especially a private instructor.
was tutoring
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past progressiveof tutor.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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Mariona was tutoring children during the day, and preparing for university at evening classes.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2025
Instead, the 11-year veteran was tutoring rookie Olivia Nelson-Ododa before the Sparks game against the Chicago Sky at Crypto.com Arena on Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2022
Doug Lemov’s life changed when he discovered a football player he was tutoring at Indiana University could not write a complete sentence.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 10, 2021
Tutors,LLC Add a Reply Cancel Yesterday, I was tutoring an 8th grade boy in one and two step equations.
From New York Times ● May 2, 2012
Their friendship functioned when they were working, when she was tutoring him or he was finding Fragments for her to study.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
