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Narrative tenses

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Is it correct? While I was picking up the phone, it stopped ringing

As/ When I picked up the phone, it stopped ringing.

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We ______ (fly) for about 20 minutes when the plane was hit by turbulence.

We had been flying for about 20 minutes when the plane was hit by turbulence.

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When it ____ (start) to rain, we _______ (sit) on the beach.

When it started to rain, we were sitting on the beach.

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My letter ___ (not arrive) because I _____ (forget) to put a stamp on it.

had forgotten

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The roads were so empty, we ____ (drive) for several hours before we ___ (see) another car.

The roads were so empty, we had been driving for several hours before we saw another car.

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I ___ (wake up) suddenly: someone ___ (knock) loudly on my door.

I woke up suddenly: someone was knocking loudly on my door.

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When I ___ (arrive), there was nobody in the house; they ___ (leave) earlier that day.

When I arrived, there was nobody in the house; they had left earlier that day.

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By the time we ___ (buy) our tickets, the film ___ (already/ start)

By the time we bought our tickets, the film had already started

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I _____ (hear) the phone ringing while I _____ (have) a shower.

I heard the phone ringing while I was having a shower.

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Finish the sentence using the past continuous: Susan missed the class because....

....she was watching a football game

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A: What happened to your finger? B: I ____ (cut) myself while I ___ (make) lunch.

A: What happened to your finger? B: I cut myself while I was making lunch.

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Susan suddenly forgets how to speak English. WHAT HAD HAPPENED?

?

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You are walking down the street and everyone starts throwing tomatoes at you. WHAT HAD HAPPENED?

?

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I couldn't come to the class because I had.....

?

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When you woke up this morning, your skin had turned green. WHAT HAD HAPPENED?

?

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I was happy, but really tired after...a. we've been exploring the city all day b. we'd been exploring the city all day

b

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