curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-how-to-talk-about-past-experiences/6705573e13b1211820a3ac67.md
Listen to the audio and answer the question below.
What did James find in the error logs?
The system was connecting to many databases at the same time.
James states that the system wasn't connecting properly to the database. There is no mention of more than one database in the sentence.
The system was turned off.
James didn't mention that the system was off. The issue was with its connection to the database.
The system wasn't connecting to the database properly.
There were no errors in the system.
James found an error: the system wasn't connecting to the database.
3
The negative form of the verb to be in the Simple Past tense is was not or wasn't for singular subjects, and were not or weren't for plural subjects. It is used to describe something that did not happen or was not true. For example:
Singular: The code wasn't running as expected. - An issue was happening with the code.
Plural: The changes weren't implemented correctly. - Errors in the implementation caused the bugs.
In James's sentence, he uses wasn't to explain that the system was failing to connect to the database. Negative sentences with wasn't or weren't indicate what did not occur or work as you might expect.
{
"setup": {
"background": "interview-room3.png",
"characters": [
{
"character": "James",
"position": {
"x": 50,
"y": 15,
"z": 1.2
},
"opacity": 0
}
],
"audio": {
"filename": "B1_2-1.mp3",
"startTime": 1,
"startTimestamp": 17.3,
"finishTimestamp": 19.78
}
},
"commands": [
{
"character": "James",
"opacity": 1,
"startTime": 0
},
{
"character": "James",
"startTime": 1,
"finishTime": 3.48,
"dialogue": {
"text": "The system wasn't connecting to the database properly.",
"align": "center"
}
},
{
"character": "James",
"opacity": 0,
"startTime": 3.98
}
]
}