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Narrative tenses

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    Play this game to practise narrative tenses
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  • When I was a kid I ____ (want) to become a dancer. Then I ____ (change) my mind.
    wanted, changed
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  • In my view, Bobby is a responsible husband. When he ___ (come) home from work on Monday, his wife ___ (wash) the dishes, and he ___ (offer) to help her.
    came, was washing, offered
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  • I ____ (come) to the restaurant, ____ (order) the most expensive salmon ever, and then realized that I ___ (leave) my money at home. It was embarrassing. - If I were you, I wouldn't worry about it so much.
    came, ordered, had left
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  • It was such a quiet morning. Some teenagers ____ (laugh) at the bus stop, a woman ___ (pull) a stroller with a baby, an Asian guy ___ (talk) on the phone, when suddenly somebody ____ (scream).
    were laughing, was pulling, was talking, screamed
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  • My great grandmother ____ (bake) delicious cakes with apples and peaches. She _____ (be) a great woman. I'm very similar to her.
    baked, was
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  • My roomie _____ (pick) me up at 5 and we ___ (hang out) in the city center for a few hours.
    picked, hung out
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  • Is this sentence right? "She went to the police station, because someone stole her mobile phone".
    ...because someone had stolen her mobile phone.
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  • When Dylan ___ (arrive) at the party, it ___ (already / start). He ___ (enter) the room and ___ (see) that everyone ___ (do) something strange there.
    arrived, had already started, entered , saw, was doing
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  • Is this sentence right? "What was you doing when the fire started?"
    What were you doing...?
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  • Is this sentence right? "Sonia had a bandage on her leg. She had fell from the bike the day before"
    She had fallen from the bike...
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  • Is this sentence right? "Lan had just gone to bed when he had heard a loud noise"
    ..when he heard a loud noise.
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  • Is this sentence right? "The party was already finishing by the time we got there."
    The party had already finished by the time..
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  • Is this sentence right? "I was going to school №48. It was the best time of my life."
    I went to school №48.
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  • Is this sentence right? "Meg was driving too fast when she hit a tree."
    Right
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  • When I _________ Jim, he was doing gardening. (saw / was seeing / had seen)
    saw
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  • We went to Brazil last year. We ____________ a carnival before. (didn’t see / hadn’t seen / weren’t seeing)
    hadn´t seen
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