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B1+ Narrative Tenses

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    Narrative tenses are the verb tenses we use when telling stories about past events.
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  • We _________ (have) dinner when the lights went out.
    had had
    were having
    had
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  • He _________ (work) there for five years before he quit.
    worked
    was working
    had worked
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  • While they _________ (play) football, it started to rain.
    were playing
    had played
    played
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  • By the time she called, I _________ (already/go) to bed.
    had already gone
    already went
    was already going
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  • I _________ (see) that movie before, so I didn’t want to watch it again.
    was seeing
    saw
    had seen
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  • She was really tired because she _________ (study) all night.
    studied
    was studying
    had studied
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  • Before we moved here, we _________ (live) in London.
    lived
    had lived
    were living
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  • We _________ (have) dinner at a nice restaurant last night.
    were having
    had had
    had
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  • He _________ (forget) his umbrella at home this morning.
    had forgotten
    was forgetting
    forgot
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