Share B1 | Narrative tenses
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Why did you change the channel? I ______ (watch) that movie.
Why did you change the channel? I WAS WATCHING that movie.
When I _____(get) out of the shower, the lights _____(go off).
When I WAS GETTING out of the shower, the lights WENT OFF.
When I saw Clara, I realised that she ______ (change) much in all those years.
When I saw Clara, I realised that she HADN'T CHANGED much in all those years.
When he entered the room, somebody _____ (hit) him in the head.
When he entered the room, somebody HIT him in the head.
He admitted that he ______ (take) all the money from the box.
He admitted that he HAD TAKEN all the money from the box.
The burglar _____ (try) to open the safe when he _____ (hear) the owner come in.
The burglar WAS TRYING to open the safe when he HEARD the owner come in.
The plane in which the football team _____ (travel) crashed and none of them survived.
The plane in which the football team WERE TRAVELLING crashed and none of them survived.
I thought you _____ (work) at the London office this week.
I thought you WERE WORKING at the London office this week.
We wanted to go to Peru because we _____ (be) there before.
We wanted to go to Peru because we HADN'T BEEN there before.
Phill and his wife _____ (meet) when they _____ (teach) in Botswana.score
Phill and his wife MET when they WERE TEACHING in Botswana.score
Their car _____ (break) down as they _____ (drive) home.
Their car BROKE down as they WERE DRIVING home.
We _____ (sit) on the beach when it _____ (start) to rain.
We WERE SITTING on the beach when it STARTED to rain.
