form
noun
external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration.
were forming
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past progressiveof form.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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Little did Russia and Germany know they were forming the kernels of nation-states that would outlast their own empires.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Later social media posts said the lines were forming outside on the sidewalk next to the terminal.
From Barron's ● Mar. 22, 2026
Los Angeles County Museum of Art management on Wednesday declined to voluntarily recognize the union its employees announced they were forming last week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025
This process is thought to have been quite common in the early Universe, during the period when most spheroids were forming.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 5, 2024
His jeans were wet with sea water to the thighs and where it was drying the white salt rings were forming.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
