come
verb (used without object)
to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Don't come any closer!
were coming
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past progressiveof come.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 fact was the emergency room wasn't busy that day; it was just busy with people trying to volunteer. There were no survivors that were coming," Rowland said.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
“We’ve known for weeks they were coming, they even said they knew where the police were located,” he said in a telephone interview from the airport as he was returning to Haiti from the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
He said: "Thousands of people were coming down here by train, and I don't think the council initially realised that they needed the ordinary things that we all want."
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
“These sounds were coming out of my mouth,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
“Thought some of those dudes were coming for us.”
From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist
