were annotating
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past progressiveof annotate.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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Also, “there is no mention of the play. If you were annotating after the play, you would put: ‘This was Shakespeare’s Hamlet; he refers to this.’
From The Guardian ● Mar. 5, 2018
As they were annotating my head with colored stickers, I noticed a white ceramic phrenological bust standing on the desk.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 30, 2015