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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).
    had started
    was starting
    started
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  • She _________ (already/eat) dinner before we invited her.
    was already eating
    already ate
    had already eaten
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  • He fell asleep while he _________ (watch) TV.
    watched
    had watched
    was watching
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  • They _________ (never/be) to Paris before their honeymoon.
    were never
    never were
    had never been
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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).
    had talked
    was talking
    talked
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  • We were tired because we _________ (walk) all day.
    had been walking
    walked
    were walking
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  • They _________ (leave) before we arrived.
    left
    were leaving
    had left
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  • She _________ (finish) her homework and then watched TV.
    had finished
    was finishing
    finished
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  • I _________ (lose) my keys yesterday and couldn't get into my house.
    was losing
    had lost
    lost
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  • They _________ (buy) a new car last weekend.
    were buying
    had bought
    bought
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  • The teacher _________ (explain) the lesson and then gave us some exercises.
    explained
    had explained
    was explaining
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  • She _________ (wait) for an hour before the bus came.
    waited
    was waiting
    had waited
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  • We _________ (have) dinner when the lights went out.
    were having
    had
    had had
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  • While they _________ (play) football, it started to rain.
    were playing
    played
    had played
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