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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.
    had walked
    was walking
    walked
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  • By the time we arrived, the movie _________ (start).
    was starting
    had started
    started
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  • She _________ (already/eat) dinner before we invited her.
    had already eaten
    was already eating
    already ate
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  • He fell asleep while he _________ (watch) TV.
    watched
    had watched
    was watching
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  • I _________ (finish) my homework before my mom got home.
    was finishing
    finished
    had finished
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  • When he entered the room, everyone _________ (talk).
    talked
    was talking
    had talked
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  • I _________ (read) when my phone rang.
    had read
    read
    was reading
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  • They _________ (leave) before we arrived.
    had left
    left
    were leaving
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  • We _________ (arrive) at the airport two hours ago.
    were arriving
    arrived
    had arrived
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  • She _________ (finish) her homework and then watched TV.
    finished
    was finishing
    had finished
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  • I _________ (lose) my keys yesterday and couldn't get into my house.
    had lost
    lost
    was losing
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  • They _________ (buy) a new car last weekend.
    had bought
    were buying
    bought
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  • The teacher _________ (explain) the lesson and then gave us some exercises.
    had explained
    explained
    was explaining
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  • We _________ (have) dinner when the lights went out.
    had
    had had
    were having
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  • While they _________ (play) football, it started to rain.
    played
    had played
    were playing
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  • By the time she called, I _________ (already/go) to bed.
    had already gone
    was already going
    already went
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