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Narrative tenses

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    Form sentences using the narrative tenses
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  • We watched the basketball game. In that moment, our guests arrived.
    Our guests arrived while we were watching the basketball game.
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  • I drove my car. You called me. I couldn't pick up
    I was driving my car when you called me. That's why I couldn't pick up.
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  • First, I forgot my passport. Then, I arrived at the airport and I realised I didn't have my passport.
    When I arrived at the airport, I realised I had forgotten my passport
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  • This morning I ran in the forest. Right then, it started to snow.
    (This morning,) While I was running in the forest, it started to snow.
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  • Anna and I went to school together. I saw her at the wedding. In that moment I remembered we went to school together.
    When I saw Anna at the wedding, I remembered that we had gone to school together.
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  • I lost my keys. Yesterday, I couldn't open my door.
    Yesterday, I couldn't open my door because I had lost my keys.
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  • I didn't buy milk. Later, I made a cup of tea, and I realised I didn't have any milk.
    I was making a cup of tea when I realised I hadn't bought any milk.
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  • We queued for over two hours. Then, they finally let us in.
    We had queued for over two hours when they finally let us in.
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  • Jeff and Linda got engaged. Before getting engaged, they were together for 2 years.
    Jeff and Linda had been together for 2 years when they got engaged.
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  • Someone kidnapped a child. The child's mother reported it to the police.
    A mother reported to the police that someone had kidnapped her child.
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  • First, the meeting started. Then, I arrived.
    When I arrived, the meeting had already started.
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  • He carried a gun in that moment, so the police arrested him.
    The police arrested him because he was carrying a gun.
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  • First, the Egyptians built the Great Pyramid of Giza. Later, Cleopatra was born.
    When Cleopatra was born, the Egyptians had already built the Great Pyramid of Giza.
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  • He lied when he said he loved me. I knew it.
    I knew he was lying when he said he loved me.
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  • First, the film started. Then, we arrived at the movies.
    When we arrived at the movies, the film had already started.
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  • I read a book. I was interrupted by the phone ringing.
    While I was reading a book, the phone started to ring.
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