B1business

Past Continuous - Business English

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  1. I (prepare) the presentation when the power went out.
  2. The CEO (give) a speech while the investors were listening.
  3. We (discuss) the budget during the morning meeting.
  4. They (negotiate) the terms of the contract all afternoon.
  5. She (send) out the invitations when she realized the error.
  6. The IT team (fix) the server issues at midnight.
  7. You (work) on the quarterly report when I called you.
  8. Mr. Henderson (review) the legal documents yesterday morning.
  9. The marketing department (launch) a new campaign last month.
  10. The clients (wait) in the lobby for twenty minutes.
  11. It (rain) heavily when the flight to the conference was delayed.
  12. We (not/expect) such a high volume of sales last year.
  13. Was the manager (monitor) the production line at that time?
  14. Sarah (organize) the annual seminar throughout last week.
  15. The stock prices (drop) rapidly during the afternoon session.
  16. I (write) an email to the supplier when my computer crashed.
  17. They (travel) to the branch office when the storm hit.
  18. The developers (code) the new software all night.
  19. He (not/pay) attention when the director made the announcement.
  20. What you (do) during the technical glitch?
  21. The accountants (calculate) the annual tax figures yesterday.
  22. She (lead) the project team during the transition period.
  23. The consultants (analyze) the market trends all day.
  24. We (plan) the merger when the news broke.
  25. The secretary (answer) the phones while the meeting was in progress.