Help. Business English students sometimes try to use the past continuous too much instead of the past simple. Correct the following sentences by replacing the past continuous with the past simple.
TWO of the sentences are correct.

1. I was on holiday for three weeks and I was just
coming back yesterday. (just came)

2. I am writing with regard to your advertisement
which I was reading in Business Chronicle.

3. The refreshments arrived while he was giving the
presentation.

4. I couldn't print the document because the printer
was falling on the floor.

5. They were locking up when the manager phoned
to say she was still in the building.

6. I was working in the same department for six
years so after that I was ready for a change.

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Efektm Efektm · Answer 1 · 2023-12-26T18:35:24+02:00

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1. I was on holiday for three weeks and I just came back yesterday.

2. I am writing with regard to your advertisement which I read in Business Chronicle.

3. The refreshments arrived while he was giving the presentation.

4. I couldn't print the document because the printer fell on the floor.

5. They were locking up when the manager phoned to say she was still in the building.

6. I worked in the same department for six years so after that I was ready for a change.

Explicație:

1. Am fost în vacanță trei săptămâni și tocmai m-am întors ieri.

2. Vă scriu referitor la anunțul dvs. pe care l-am citit în Business Chronicle.

3. Băuturile răcoritoare au sosit în timp ce el făcea prezentarea.

4. Nu am putut imprima documentul deoarece imprimanta a căzut pe podea.

5. Ei tocmai încuiau când managerul a sunat să spună că încă se afla în clădire.

6. Am lucrat în același departament timp de șase ani, așa că după aceea am fost pregătit pentru o schimbare.

Observație:

Propozițiile de la punctele 3 și 5 rămân neschimbate.