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<!-- (Audio) James: Hi, Sarah. Yes, that would be great. I'm trying to find an extra monitor. Do you know where they've moved them? -->

--instructions--

Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.

--fillInTheBlank--

--sentence--

Hi, Sarah. Yes, that would be great. I'm BLANK find an extra BLANK. Do you know where BLANK moved them?

--blanks--

trying to

--feedback--

This two-word phrase shows that someone is making an effort to do something. The first word ends with -ing.


monitor

--feedback--

This is a screen used with a computer.


they've

--feedback--

This is the contraction of they have.

--explanation--

Trying to means making an effort to do something. For example:

She's trying to finish the report before noon. – This shows she is working hard to do it.

Monitor is a device that displays images and is commonly used with computers. For example:

He connected a second monitor to his laptop. – This means he added another screen.

They've is the contraction of they have. It's the Present Perfect tense which shows an action done before now or a situation that started in the past and continues.​ For example:

They've moved the files to a new folder. – This means the files were relocated by them.

--scene--

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