train
noun
a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
were training
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past progressiveof train.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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"They were... training it off of Marilyn Monroe films that we had licensed. And I went for it," said the director.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
On Wednesday morning, in temperatures hot enough to make a statue sweat, England were training at Trent Bridge.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Say you told the chatbot you were training for a marathon six months ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
Jack and I were training camp roommates during our first year with the Chargers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026
Fourteen hundred anti-Castro Cubans were training at a secret base in the mountains of Guatemala.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
