perform
verb (used with object)
were performing
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past progressiveof perform.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 three men maintained that they were performing citizen journalism and were at her property to obtain a doorstep interview, as part of their own documentary, and that they were acting in the public interest.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
In any case, there were no reports that Brown, Franchetti, or any of the nearly three dozen officers that Hegseth has fired or blocked were performing below standards at their jobs.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
By last year, they were performing at gold-medal levels at the International Mathematical Olympiad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
Despite the snow, the freestyle skiers were performing aerial tricks off the huge ramp that have never been seen in an Olympic final.
From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026
It was about 8:00 p.m., when people were performing the last prayer of the day.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
