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