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Discover LudwigThe phrase "had been taking classes" is correct and usable in written English.
You could use it to refer to a past activity that was still ongoing up to a point in the past. For example: "I had been taking classes at my local community college for several months, before I changed my major."
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(Keener, too, lacked A.P. credits, though she had been taking classes at local colleges).
His son had been taking classes in drug enforcement and was the town's K-9 officer.
He had been taking classes at Western Connecticut State University — for high-school credit — but he struggled there.
In the early 70's, Morgan had been taking classes at California State University-Hayward during his off-season.
He graduated from high school in Germany, but had been taking classes and playing basketball this fall at Wilbraham & Monson Academy, a prep school in Wilbraham, Mass.
Mr. Khan said that Mr. Zafer had been taking classes to get a real estate license and had planned to attend the final class yesterday.
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A librarian has been taking classes in photography, members maintain.
A second-year university student with no teaching experience has been taking classes in media studies.
"I've been taking classes with the boys by myself since they were 3 months," wrote one mom of 20-month-olds.
For the last year, Monique and another 4-year-old girl who attends the preschool have been taking classes two days a week at the Montessori School in Brooklyn Heights.
"For almost a year, I've been taking classes and studying any chance I could get - on the set, travelling for work and at home," wrote Wahlberg.
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