英语填空题she said that she did not like her present flat and _____( try)to find another .

句子想表达她那时正在努力找房子的意思,所以用was trying.
翻译是：
她说她不喜欢现在的公寓,正在努力找另一个.she did not like her present flat----------------我开始把这句理解成了：她不喜欢她的礼物单调。我这是犯了什么错误？问题是你对prensent和flat两个单词的意思了解的不全。