---
id: 67c735695c3c2c1fad81e10b
title: Task 65
challengeType: 22
dashedName: task-65
lang: en-US
---

<!-- (Audio) James: We've already been putting in extra hours and this new deadline isn't helping. -->

# --instructions--

Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.  

# --fillInTheBlank--

## --sentence--

`We've already been BLANK in extra hours, and this new deadline isn't helping.`  

## --blanks--

`putting`  

### --feedback--

This means to dedicate time or effort to something. It's in the `-ing` form.

# --explanation--

`To put in` means to dedicate time, effort, or resources to a task. For example:

`She's putting in a lot of effort to complete the project on time.` - This means she is working hard to finish the project.

# --scene--

```json
{
  "setup": {
    "background": "company2-boardroom.png",
    "characters": [
      {
        "character": "James",
        "position": {
          "x": 50,
          "y": 15,
          "z": 1.2
        },
        "opacity": 0
      }
    ],
    "audio": {
      "filename": "B1_12-2.mp3",
      "startTime": 1,
      "startTimestamp": 16.72,
      "finishTimestamp": 20.96
    }
  },
  "commands": [
    {
      "character": "James",
      "opacity": 1,
      "startTime": 0
    },
    {
      "character": "James",
      "startTime": 1,
      "finishTime": 5.24,
      "dialogue": {
        "text": "We've already been putting in extra hours and this new deadline isn't helping.",
        "align": "center"
      }
    },
    {
      "character": "James",
      "opacity": 0,
      "startTime": 5.74
    }
  ]
}
```
