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B1 Past Tenses (Narrative Tenses)

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  • When Patricia _____ into her car, she remembered she _____ the water on.
    was getting / has left
    had got / leaves
    got / was leaving
    got / had left
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  • We _____ our meal on the train as it _____ across the beautiful countryside.
    have enjoyed / is going
    were enjoying / was going
    had been enjoying / has gone
    enjoyed / had gone
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  • Grandpa _____ his last car for thirty years when he _____ it last year.
    was having / sold
    had / was selling
    had had / sold
    had / had sold
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  • Although he _____ his early childhood in Germany, he doesn't remember anything from that time now.
    had been spending
    has spent
    was spending
    spent
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  • Vegetables and fruits don't taste as delicious as they _____ when I _____ a kid.
    have done / was
    did / have been
    were doing / had been
    used to / was
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  • What _____ the two _____ about when they started to quarrel?
    were / talking
    do / talk
    have / talked
    are / talking
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  • I _____ my pen, and I don't remember where I last _____ it.
    lost / had used
    had lost / was using
    have lost / have used
    have lost / used
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  • It was a real surprise because she _____ no idea that they _____ a birthday party for her.
    had / had organized
    had / have been organizing
    has had / were organizing
    was having / organized
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  • The baby _____ on the living room floor with markers while her mother _____ the kitchen.
    had drawn / had mopped
    drew / has been mopping
    has drawn / mopped
    was drawing / was mopping
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  • When the movie finished, I _____ the alarm clock and _____ to bed.
    set / went
    had sate / have gone
    had set / is going
    was setting / was going
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  • Janette _____ all her friends for advice before she _____ to quit her job.
    has asked / decides
    was asking / has decided
    has been asking / had decided
    had asked / decided
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  • In the past, land travel _____ a very long time and it _____ very tiring.
    used to take / was
    had taken / was
    had been taking / had been
    take / has been
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  • They _____ the whole building by the time the fire _____ to all the floors.
    evacuated / was spreading
    evacuated / had spread
    had evacuated / spread
    were evacuating / has spread
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  • I can't concentrate on my work because I _____ (not get) enough sleep last night.
    don't get
    haven't got
    was not getting
    didn't get
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  • When we _____ again, Steve and I _____ each other for more than fifteen years.
    are meeting / haven't seen
    met / hadn't seen
    met / don't see
    have met / didn't see
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  • Becky (get off) the bus and (wait) outside the cinema for her friend.
    got off, waited
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