Game Preview

Narrative Tenses

  •  English    18     Public
    Fill in the blank with the correct multiple choice answer to practice narrative tenses
  •   Study   Slideshow
  • I told Jim not to drive because he _________ all night.
    had been drinking
    had drunk
    had been drunk
    was drunk
  •  15
  • Frank realised he ____ a terrible mistake as soon as he ____ the email.
    had made/ sent
    had been making/ was sending
    was making/ had sent
    had been made/ sent
  •  15
  • When I _____ the curtains this morning, I saw it _______ all night.
    was opening/ had snowed
    opened/ had been snowing
    had opened/ was snowing
    opened/ snowed
  •  20
  • We ____ to go to Peru because we _______ there before.
    were wanting/ hadn't already gone
    had been wanting/ hadn't been gone
    had been wanted/ hadn't been
    wanted/ had never been
  •  15
  • By the time we _____ at the bar, it _________
    were arriving/ was already closing
    arrived/ had already closed
    had arrived/ had already been closed
    had been arriving/ was already closed
  •  20
  • Susan ____ really angry because she _______ her tea.
    was/ hadn't drunk
    was being/ hadn't drunk
    had been/ hadn't been drinking
    wasn't/ hadn't not drunk
  •  25
  • Maria _________ go to the cinema because she _________ the movie.
    had been wanting to/ hadn't yet seen
    didn't want to/ had already seen
    hadn't wanted to/ already saw
    wanted/ hadn't already been seen
  •  25
  • Ava and I _____ hungry because we ________ dinner.
    weren't/ had just had
    hadn't been/ had just been having
    hadn't been being/ had just had
    weren't feeling/ had
  •  15
  • I _______ when the giant spider _______ on my head.
    had been sleeping/ had felt
    was sleeping/ fell
    had slept/ was falling
    had been slept/ fell
  •  15
  • Is it correct? The man who was driving the taxi was looking slightly familiar.
    looked
  •  20
  • When I was about nine years old, I _________ to the cinema every Saturday afternoon.
    had been going
    had gone
    used to go
    was going
  •  15
  • Before he _____ his back, Jack ________ to compete in the Olympics.
    had been hurt/ was hoping
    had been hurting/ hoped
    hurt/ had been hoping
    hurted/ hoped
  •  20
  • While I _______ to work, John _______ me constantly.
    was trying/ was disturbing
    was trying/ had disturbed
    had tried/ had disturbed
    tried/ had been disturbed
  •  25
  • My husband and I _________ together for two years before we _____ our first house.
    had already been living/ bought
    had been living/ were bought
    lived/ had bought
    used to live/ had bought
  •  25
  • How long _______ before she ran the marathon?
    she was training
    she had been trained
    she had been training
    had she been training
  •  15
  • At 3pm yesterday, we ________ on the beach.
    lied
    had been lying
    were lying
    had lain
  •  20