talk
verb (used without object)
to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking.
were talking
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past progressiveof talk.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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I asked El-Sayed if, when people argue he’s unelectable, he felt they were talking about his ethnicity or his politics.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
While we were talking, we saw smoke rising from the village fields.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
We were talking yesterday, I had to figure out how to deal with his taxes.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
“The Social Network” came out a time when many people were talking about Facebook and had big talent behind it, including director David Fincher, Dergarabedian said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
My aunts were talking again when I woke the next morning.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
