go
verb (used without object)
to move or proceed, especially to or from something.
were going
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past progressiveof go.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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Apparently, for the foreseeable future, these three ingredients were going to be spending a great deal of time together in my kitchen.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
"I knew people were going to notice that I was northern and that I didn't speak the 'Queen's English'," the 22-year-old says.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
“I really thought they were going to have to find someone else,” says Gardner, adding that associate director Sam Scalamoni assured him that every Lumiere has their doubts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Jobs still didn’t know precisely where his NeXT Computers were going, or why, at least according to those on the intelligence side.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
They were going tobogganing in the park, they said.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
