edit
verb (used with object)
to supervise or direct the preparation of (a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); serve as editor of; direct the editorial policies of.
were editing
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past progressiveof edit.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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Sennott: I think as we were editing the first season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
One day, while we were editing a programme, David walked in fresh from filming with Floyd.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2025
Then the way we married the two together was that we had all this footage that I was very adamant about getting in '22 when we were editing Season 1.
From Salon ● Feb. 11, 2025
“I imagine their hands were shaking when they were editing it,” he said.
From Reuters ● Sep. 29, 2020
We were editing stories, and before we knew it, it was 11, at night!
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
