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Narrative Tenses

  •  English    12     Public
    Upper Intermediate narrative tenses
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  • When I got up this morning, it ............................... (rain) very hard.
    was raining
  •  15
  • Chris cleaned the carpet because his friend ............................ (spill) coffee on it the night before.
    had spilled/had spilt
  •  20
  • I got a phone call from my mum and then I ............... (leave) home to visit my grandma.
    left
  •  20
  • I .................................. (chat) with my neighbour when the car accident happened in front of us.
    was chatting
  •  15
  • When we arrived at the station, we found out that the train .................................. (already/leave)
    had already left
  •  15
  • I .................................. (not/buy) the dress because I hadn't brought enough money
    didn't buy
  •  25
  • Before he joined this company, he ............................... (work) in a bank for five years.
    had been working
  •  20
  • I was exhausted because we ................... (walk) for 6 hours.
    had been walking
  •  15
  • Just as I ................................. (get) ready for bed, the phone rang.
    was getting
  •  20
  • Tara asked me to share the coursebook because she .......................... (forget) hers.
    had forgotten
  •  15
  • I left the house, .............. (go) to the shops and bought some eggs
    went
  •  15
  • Even though we .................(study) all morning, we didn't understand the maths problem
    had been studying
  •  25