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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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  • While I _________ (walk) to school, I saw an old friend.
    was walking
    had walked
    walked
    had been walking
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  • By the time we arrived, the movie _________ (start).
    had started
    started
    had been starting
    was starting
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  • She _________ (already/eat) dinner before we invited her.
    had already been eating
    had already eaten
    already ate
    was already eating
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  • He fell asleep while he _________ (watch) TV.
    had watched
    watched
    had been watching
    was watching
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  • They _________ (never/be) to Paris before their honeymoon.
    were never
    had never been going
    had never been
    never were
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  • I _________ (finish) my homework before my mom got home.
    had finished
    was finishing
    had been finishing
    finished
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  • When he entered the room, everyone _________ (talk).
    had been talking
    talked
    was talking
    had talked
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  • We were very tired because we _________ (walk) all day.
    were walking
    walked
    had walked
    had been walking
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  • I _________ (read) when my phone rang.
    read
    had read
    was reading
    had been reading
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  • They _________ (leave) before we arrived.
    had been leaving
    were leaving
    had left
    left
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  • We _________ (arrive) at the airport two hours ago.
    had been arriving
    arrived
    had arrived
    were arriving
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  • She _________ (finish) her homework and then watched TV.
    was finishing
    had been finishing
    finished
    had finished
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  • I _________ (lose) my keys yesterday and so I couldn't get into my house.
    was losing
    had lost
    lost
    had been losing
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  • They _________ (buy) a new car last weekend.
    were buying
    had been buying
    bought
    had bought
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  • The teacher _________ (explain) the lesson and gave us some exercises.
    had been explaining
    explained
    had explained
    was explaining
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  • She _________ (wait) for an hour before the bus came.
    waited
    had been waiting
    had waited
    was waiting
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