water
was watering
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past progressiveof water.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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The other day I was watering my lawn The government told me I was wrong.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2024
But National Trust land and nature director Harry Bowell said the government was "watering down" its commitment to the natural world.
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2022
Realizing that she’d called police because one neighbor was watering another’s flowers, Roberson said: “This is probably my fault.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2022
Now she was watering, mulching and pulling weeds for $10 an hour.
From New York Times ● Jul. 2, 2021
There he sat on a chair in the shade, his eyes on an old man wearing a sweater who was watering a peach tree.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
