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What are narrative tenses? Narrative tenses are verb tenses that are used to talk about the past. You can often find them in stories, textbooks, spoken accounts and in description

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She lived in Buenos Aires ___ seven years before moving to England.

She lived in Buenos Aires for seven years before moving to England

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My parents met a long time ago ___ they were both teaching English in Indonesia.

My parents met a long ago while they were both teaching English in Indonesia

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He visited the Grand Canyon ___ his first business trip to the USA.

He visited the Grand Canyon during his first business trip to the USA

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Uncle Julian was a major in the army ___1986 ___ his retirement a few years ago.

Uncle Julian was a major in the army from1986 until his retirement a few years ago.

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She worked as a receptionist ___ the summer holidays when it was particularly busy.

She worked as a receptionist over the summer holidays when it was particularly busy.

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These days I usually walk/used to walk to work - it's much healthier.

These days I usually walk to work - it's much healthier.

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As I was an only child, I didn't use to have/don't usually have a brother or sister to play during the holidays.

As I was an only child, I didn't use to have a brother or sister to play during the holidays.

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Did you used to take/Do you usually take the bus to work when it rains?

Do you usually take the bus to work when it rains?

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