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Narrative Tenses

  •  English    51     Public
    past simple, past continuous, past perfect simple, past perfect continuous B2
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  • She (came/was coming) into the classroom and (sat/was sitting) at the desk.
    came, sat
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  • Students (wrote/were writing) their history exam when the bell (rang/was ringing).
    were writing, rang
  •  25
  • They (moved/were moving) to New York last month.
    moved
  •  15
  • How much money (did you save/were you saving) for your holidays last year?
    did you save
  •  15
  • Tom (didn't have/wasn't having) a job last year. It (took/was taking) him a few months to find a new one.
    didn't have, took
  •  25
  • (Did you run/Were you running) in the park when you (met/was meeting) your friend?
    were you running, met
  •  25
  • At two o'clock yesterday, Mike (watched/was watching) his favourite series.
    was watching
  •  15
  • I (didn't wash/wasn't washing) the dishes between two and three o'clock.
    wasn't washing
  •  15
  • Why (didn't you come/weren't you coming) to my party on Sunday?
    didn't you come
  •  15
  • Last year, we (visited/were visiting) Barcelona and Paris.
    visited
  •  15
  • He (wrote/was writing) an essay when the lights (went/were going) out.
    was writing, went
  •  25
  • At 6 p.m. yesterday, I (sat/was sitting)on the bus.
    was sitting
  •  15
  • He (fell/was falling) off a ladder while he (changed/was changing) a light bulb.
    fell, was changing
  •  25
  • Cathy (broke/was breaking) her favourite cup while she (washed/was washing) the dishes.
    broke, was washing
  •  25
  • What time (did your parents wake / were your parents waking) you up in the morning?
    did your parents wake
  •  15
  • We (had known / had been knowing) each other before we started college.
    had known
  •  15