---
id: 657b108cf870283d22b21e8e
title: Task 3
challengeType: 19
dashedName: task-3
lang: en-US
---

<!-- (Audio) Candidate: Good afternoon. Sure. I was a programmer in Acme Tech. -->

# --description--

The `Present Simple` tense is used to describe habitual or usual actions. However, when you are talking about past roles or experiences, like in an interview, you should use the `Past Simple` tense. 

The `Past Simple` tense often involves changing verbs: `is` becomes `was` for singular subjects and `are` becomes `were` for plural subjects. For example:

- `I am a teacher` in the present becomes `I was a teacher` for past experiences.

- `They are engineers` changes to `They were engineers` when speaking about the past.

# --questions--

## --text--

What was the candidate's position in Acme Tech?

## --answers--

A project manager

### --feedback--

The candidate stated they were a programmer, not a project manager.

---

A database analyst

### --feedback--

The candidate mentioned being a programmer, which is different from a database analyst.

---

A programmer

---

A software tester

### --feedback--

The candidate specifically mentioned their role as a programmer, not a software tester.

## --video-solution--

3

# --scene--

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