track
noun
a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
were tracking
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past progressiveof track.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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In some cases, governments have pre-emptively arrested operatives they were tracking before the war started.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
Jade and his friends were tracking him via GPS but after a period of time passed without hearing from him, they decided to alert the police.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
The Secret Service and city officials told ABC News on Tuesday that they were tracking nine smaller protests, but were not expecting the demonstrations to turn violent.
From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2025
The Syracuse Police Department and Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office were tracking a vehicle that had eluded police earlier, Syracuse Police Chief Joseph Cecile said during a press conference.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 14, 2024
They were tracking her too easily, probably using her body heat to pick her out among the trees, like the minders back home.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
