curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-how-to-talk-about-past-activities/672be8d92bbeab39632fd45f.md
Listen to the audio and answer the question below.
What does James want to know?
How long they have been working together on the updates.
If Linda remembers the details of the last update.
Pay attention to James's question; he asks about time, not specific details of past updates.
When the updates will be finished.
Notice that James is asking about the past and how long something has been happening, not when it will end.
What they need to complete the updates.
Focus on James's question about duration. He isn't asking for requirements or resources.
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James's question, how long have we been collaborating on these updates?, can be broken down to understand what he wants to know:
how long signals he is asking about time or duration.
have been collaborating shows an action that started in the past and continues to the present.
on these updates specifies that the focus is on their joint work related to updates.
Together, this structure shows that James is interested in finding out the length of time they've been working together on updates, not specific details or future plans.
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