Please correct my English text. Sequence of tenses always makes me confused.
While the teacher was speaking online, there was some noise as if someone was vacumming behind him. I didn't know where the noise came from.

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Please correct my English text.  Sequence of tenses always makes me confused.
While the teacher was speaking online, there was some noise as if someone was vacumming behind him.  I didn't know where the noise came from.

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@Marsha: "vacumming behind him" 这里是“在老师身后使用吸尘器“

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While the teacher was speaking online, there was some noise as if someone was vacuuming behind him. I didn't know where the noise WAS COMING from.

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Could you please what the meaning of  "vacumming behind him" is?

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When the teacher was chatting online, I could hear some noise coming from behind him, as if someone was there using a vacuum cleaner. I couldn't tell where the noise was coming from from.

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There is nothing to correct really. This is perfect except for 'vacuuming'

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