remember
verb (used with object)
to recall to the mind by an act or effort of memory; think of again.
were remembering
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past progressiveof remember.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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Further away, friends of the slain officers were remembering the men they had lost - and speaking of their relief that Freeman had been found.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
Even with my limited knowledge, the mountain radiated a kind of gravity, as though the desert itself were remembering.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2026
We were remembering the better parts of our relationship.
From Fox News ● Dec. 4, 2021
She said they told her: “Perhaps you are wrong because you were a bit upset? Are you sure you were remembering correctly?”
From The Guardian ● Jul. 26, 2015
"For Matthew, that was coming from me. But for you, Gabe, you were remembering..."
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
