---
id: 67e5af7bf56f7084c6af2827
title: Task 55
challengeType: 22
dashedName: task-55
lang: en-US
---

<!-- (Audio) Jessica: And I thought you'd want to know about it before we proceed further. -->

# --instructions--

Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.

# --fillInTheBlank--

## --sentence--

`And I BLANK you'd want to know about it before we BLANK further.`

## --blanks--

`thought`

### --feedback--

This is the past form of `think` and it is used to express what someone believed or assumed to be true in the past.

---

`proceed`

### --feedback--

This means to continue doing something or to move forward with a plan or action.

# --explanation--

`Thought` is the past form of the irregular verb `to think`. In this context, it is used to express what someone believed to be true. For example: 

`I thought you were on vacation today.` – This shows that the speaker believed the listener was not working at the time of the conversation.

`To proceed` means to continue or move forward with something. For example:

`Let's proceed with the installation.` – This means to go ahead and start or continue the installation.

# --scene--

```json
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    "characters": [
      {
        "character": "Jessica",
        "position": {
          "x": 50,
          "y": 15,
          "z": 1.2
        },
        "opacity": 0
      }
    ],
    "audio": {
      "filename": "B1_15-2.mp3",
      "startTime": 1,
      "startTimestamp": 15.58,
      "finishTimestamp": 18
    }
  },
  "commands": [
    {
      "character": "Jessica",
      "opacity": 1,
      "startTime": 0
    },
    {
      "character": "Jessica",
      "startTime": 1,
      "finishTime": 2.38,
      "dialogue": {
        "text": "And I thought you'd want to know about it",
        "align": "center"
      }
    },
    {
      "character": "Jessica",
      "startTime": 2.38,
      "finishTime": 3.42,
      "dialogue": {
        "text": "before we proceed further.",
        "align": "center"
      }
    },
    {
      "character": "Jessica",
      "opacity": 0,
      "startTime": 3.92
    }
  ]
}
```
