UNIT 3 EMPOWER C1: Narrative tenses | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

As soon as I _____ (read) the first question, I _____ ( realise) the exam was far harder than expected.

had read, realised

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He _____ (just finish) packing his suitcase hours when the taxi pulled up outside.

had just finished

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By the time I reached the platform, the train _____ (already leave). I was on the wrong platform!

had left

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They _____ (have) dinner when the neighbours started shouting in the garden.

were having

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Okay!

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lifesaver

Give 25 points!

Oops!

seesaw

Swap points!

Okay!

gift

Win 25 points!

Okay!

banana

Go to last place!

Oops!

Just as I _____ (begin) to type the final paragraph, the computer _____ (freeze) and everything disappeared.

was beginning, froze

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trap

No points!

Oops!

gold

Win 50 points!

Okay!

gift

Win 25 points!

Okay!

thief

Give points!

We _____ (walk) for hours, and the sun _____ (already begin) to set when we finally_____ (find) our way back to the hotel.

had been walking, was already begun, found

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They _____ (object) to the new coach at first, but after a few weeks they_____ (know) he was the right choice.

objected, knew

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The audience went silent because the opera singer _____ (hold) a note so perfectly that nobody dared to breathe.

had held/held

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He _____ (work) at the company for barely a week when he was asked to give a presentation to the board.

had been working

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My son _____ (enter) the room, _____ (slam) slammed the door, and _____ (refuse) to tell me where he _____ (be).

entered, slammed, refused, had been

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I _____ (read) the message three times before I understood what he really _____ (mean).

read, had meant or meant

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seesaw

Swap points!

Oops!

seesaw

Swap points!

Okay!

shark

Other team loses 15 points!

Okay!

baam

Lose 25 points!

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When the detective arrived, the eye witness _____ (tell) the same story to three different officers.

had told

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Okay!

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boom

Lose 50 points!

Oops!

fairy

Take points!

gift

Win 20 points!

Okay!

thief

Give points!

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