Basics
Lesson 19 — What you were doing when
Set the scene of a story in the past continuous and interrupt it in the past simple.
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You can talk about past experiences and events, with the background and what you made of them.
過去にあったことを、そのときの事情や感じたことも添えて語ることができる。
Phrase of the day今日のフレーズ
I was locking up when the phone rang.
戸締まりをしていたときに、電話が鳴りました。
Situation場面
Explaining to a manager why the shop closed late.
店の閉店が遅れた理由を、店長に説明しています。
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Takeaway
Continuous for the scene, simple for what cuts across it.