Question

Past Simple or Past Continuous -Pardon? I didn’t hear you. Could you say that again, please? -I ___ (not talk) to you. - Who ___ (you talk) to? - Sarah -Oh, sorry

Answer 1

- I didn’t hear you. Could you say that again, please?
- I wasn’t talking to you.
- Who were you talking to?
- Sarah.
- Oh, sorry!

 

Answer 2

In this conversation, the appropriate verb tenses to use are the past simple (simple past) and the past continuous (past progressive).

Here's how the conversation would look with the correct verb forms:

Person A: "Pardon? I didn’t hear you. Could you say that again, please?" Person B: "I wasn't talking to you." Person A: "Who were you talking to?" Person B: "Sarah." Person A: "Oh, sorry."

In this dialogue, Person B uses the past continuous tense "wasn't talking" to describe an ongoing action in the past, and Person A uses the past simple tense "were you talking" to ask about a completed action in the past.