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Narrative tenses

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    Narrative tenses
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  • Past Simple or perfect? Tracey sent Sam a lot of emails. Sam never replied. Tracey was upset. ---> When I saw Tracey she was upset because she __________Sam a lot of emails and he_____________ .
     When I saw Tracey she was upset because she had sent Sam a lot of emails and he didn't reply.
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  • Past simple or perfect? They came back from their holiday yesterday. I saw them last night.  ----> I____________ them when they ___________ just ________from their holiday. 
    I saw them when they had just come back from their holiday. 
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  • Past simple or perfect? My sister went out shopping. I called her earlier today. She didn’t answer. --> I ____________ my sister earlier, but ____________ no answer. She _______________shopping.
    I called my sister earlier, but there was no answer. She had gone out shopping.
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  • Past perfect simple or continuos? ---> He won the match because he __________for months. (train)
    'd/had been training
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  • Past perfect simple or continuos? ---> We were very hungry when our friends finally arrived because we _________ all day. (not eat)
    hadn't eaten /had not eaten
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  • Past perfect simple or continuos? ---> The kitchen was in a terrible mess when we arrived because he __________all afternoon. (cook)
    'd/had been cooking
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  • Past perfect simple or continuos? ---> The other car crashed into mine because the driver _____________too fast. (go)
    had been going
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  • Past perfect simple or continuos? --->Mark lost his job because he ___________ money from several customers. (steal)
    'd/ had stolen
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