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<!-- (Audio) Jake: I noticed that. But there was a time when we weren't considering security implications during those updates, right? -->

--instructions--

Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.

--fillInTheBlank--

--sentence--

I noticed that. But there was a time when we BLANK BLANK security implications during those updates, right?

--blanks--

weren't

--feedback--

This is the negative form of the auxiliary verb to be in the Past Continuous, used for plural subjects.


considering

--feedback--

This is the main verb in the Past Continuous. It has to do with thinking carefully about something.

--explanation--

The Past Continuous in its negative form is used to describe actions that were not happening at a specific time in the past. The structure is:
wasn't / weren't + verb ending in -ing. For example:

  • He wasn't listening during the meeting. - This sentence uses the singular form was

  • They weren't following the instructions carefully. - This sentence uses the plural form were.

In this context, weren't considering means that, at a certain point in the past, the team was not taking security implications into account while performing updates.

The verb consider means to think carefully about something before making a decision or taking action. For example:

We need to consider all options before finalizing the project plan. - Meaning it's necessary to think about the options.

In Jake's sentence, considering refers to the team evaluating or thinking about security implications.

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