Easy Phrasal Verbs: Learn English verbs through conversations

9.4 be going on (past continuous)

9.4.1 Selim and Mehdi share an apartment. They are talking over breakfast.

Selim: Did you sleep well? You look really tired.

Mehdi:  I  got  woken  up  at  2am.  There  were  some  really  noisy  people

outside. Didn't you hear them?

Selim: No. What were they doing?

Mehdi: I don't know what was going on out there but when I went outside

just now I saw a lot of broken glass and empty beer cans.

Selim: That sucks. Our street isn't a bar.

Mehdi: I know. I'll call the cops next time.

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