Share B1 Past Tenses (Narrative Tenses)
Save to Folder
When Patricia _____ into her car, she remembered she _____ the water boiler on.
was getting / has left
got / was leaving
got / had left
had got / leaves
We _____ our meal on the train as it _____ across the beautiful countryside.
had been enjoying / has gone
have enjoyed / is going
enjoyed / had gone
were enjoying / was going
They _____ for only a few minutes when they _____ a flat tyre.
travelled / have had
have travelled / were having
were travelling / had
had been travelling / had
Grandpa _____ his last car for thirty years when he _____ it last year.
was having / sold
had / had sold
had / was selling
had had / sold
Although he _____ his early childhood in Germany, he doesn't remember anything from that time now.
was spending
spent
had been spending
has spent
Vegetables and fruits don't taste as delicious as they _____ when I _____ a kid.
did / have been
used to do / was
were doing / had been
have done / was
What _____ the two _____ about when they started to quarrel?
were / talking
do / talk
are / talking
have / talked
Frank _____ to this city five years ago, but it seems he still _____ used to living with the heavy traffic here.
moved / isn't
has moved / doesn't
was moving / wasn't
moved / didn't
I _____ my pen, and I don't remember where I last _____ it.
lost / had used
had lost / was using
have lost / have used
have lost / used
It was a real surprise because she _____ no idea that they _____ a birthday party for her.
has had / were organizing
had / have been organizing
was having / organized
had / had organized
The baby _____ the living room floor with colour pens while her mother _____ the kitchen.
was marking / was mopping
has marked / mopped
had marked / had mopped
marked / has been mopping
There _____ some ketchup around his mouth because he _____ spaghetti.
has been / eats
is / had been eating
had been / has eaten
was / had been eating
Because I _____ to eating with chopsticks, I _____ a hard time during the dinner.
hadn't been used / am having
am not used / had been having
didn't use / was having
wasn't used / had
When the film finished, I _____ the alarm clock and _____ to bed.
had set / is going
set / went
had sate / have gone
was setting / was going
Janette _____ all her friends for advice before she _____ to quit her job.
was asking / has decided
has been asking / had decided
had asked / decided
has asked / decides
In the past, land travels _____ very long and they _____ very tiring.
take / have been
had been taking / had been
used to take / were
had taken / were
