Basics
Lesson 60 — I was cooking when it happened
Say what you were doing when something else happened.
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You can say what happened, what you did, and where you have been, and ask the same of someone else.
何があったか、何をしたか、どこへ行ったことがあるかを伝え、相手にもたずねることができる。
Phrase of the day今日のフレーズ
I was cooking when it happened.
それが起きたとき、料理をしていました。
Situation場面
Sana is telling a friend about the moment a small kitchen flood began.
サナは、台所が水びたしになり始めた瞬間のことを友人に話しています。
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Takeaway
Long action in was -ing, short action in the past simple.