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Frieda
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has been repairing/ was repairing/ is repairing

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Hello, I am having some difficulties with this sentence and the right tense.
Is it correct to answer this question like this:

" Your phones was busy all day yesterday. Was there something wrong with is?
"Yes, a telecom engineer has been repairing it"
or should the answer be like that: Yes, a telcom engineer was repairing it.


thank you in advance
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Yes, a telcom engineer was repairing it. :ok:
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But there is a problem with your questionner:
"Your phones was busy all day yesterday. Was there something wrong with is? :nok:

"Your PHONE was busy all day yesterday. Was there something wrong with IT?" :ok:
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Ah ok. Thank you. I see that only now. Thank you.
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