were proofreading

• past progressive

  past progressive

  Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.

  of proofread.
  proofread

  verb (used with object)

  to read (printers' proofs, copy, etc.) in order to detect and mark errors to be corrected.

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