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Narrative tenses (Upper-Intermediate)

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    Revision of these tenses.
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  • Tom couldn't close his bag because he ....................... (put) too many clothes in it.
    HAD PUT
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  • They had an accident as they ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, (drive) home to London.
    WERE DRIVING
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  • I'm worn out. The baby ................... (cough) all night long and we didn't get any sleep.
    WAS COUGHING
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  • The children were wet because they ...................... (play) football in the rain.
    HAD BEEN PLAYING
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  • It ........................(snow) when Leo ..................... (get up) this morning.
    WAS SNOWING / GOT UP
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  • The passengers were cross because the airline ................. (lose) everyone's bags.
    HAD LOST
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  • I ....................(sit) in departures for 2 hours when I saw that my flight was boarding at a different gate.
    HAD BEEN SITTING
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  • Rachel .....................(be) a succesful model before she ..................(become) a teacher.
    HAD BEEN / BECAME
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  • I was delighted when I found my keys. I ....................(look) for them for hours.
    HAD BEEN LOOKING
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  • I ...............(take) a taxi to my hotel after I ...................(pick up) my luggage.
    TOOK / HAD PICKED
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  • Roger ...................(prune) the roses when he .................(hear) a loud buzzing sound. It was a bee.
    WAS PRUNING / HEARD
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  • She was exhausted because she ........................(work) since 8 o'clock that morning.
    HAD BEEN WORKING
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  • Our team ...................(play) really well. We ..................(win) at half time, but in the end we lost.
    PLAYED / WERE WINNING
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  • Peter was Sally's best friend. She ...................(know) him all her life.
    HAD KNOWN
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  • Everything was white because it ......................... (snow).
    HAD BEEN SNOWING
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  • I ........................ (not see) Jacob for several years, but I recognised him immediately.
    HADN'T SEEN
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