was coming, had been (doing), was (doing)
Tenho a certeza de que não vinha ninguém com ele.
I'm sure no one was coming with him.
— A Grande Escapada (1966)
Didn't I say she was coming?
Ela se esqueceu de quem era e de onde vinha.
She forgot who she was and where she came from.
— O Labirinto do Fauno (2006)
Depois de um tempo, pareceu que uma voz vinha da própria nave.
After a while, it seemed as if a voice was coming from the ship itself.
Fiquei atrapalhada quando me perguntou de onde vinha.
I was flustered when he asked me where I was from.
Ele vinha consertando as fundações, mas não tinha percebido a ligação.
He had been repairing the foundations, but he hadn’t noticed the connection.
Os dias seguintes trouxeram grandes mudanças no que eu vinha fazendo.
The days that followed brought major changes to what I had been doing.
Eu vinha contando às pessoas havia vários anos qual rota fazia mais sentido.
I had been telling people for several years which route made the most sense.
Seu avô vinha me falando desse velho livro há anos.
My grandfather had been telling me about this old book for years.
— Atlantis: O Reino Perdido (2001)
Ele vinha escrevendo um romance há anos.
He had been writing a novel for years.
— Anatomia de uma Queda (2023)
Tom me contou tudo o que vinha acontecendo.
Tom told me everything that had been happening.
Eu não vinha falando em francês por um longo tempo.
I hadn't spoken French in a long time.