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narrative tenses: past simple, past perfect, past continuous

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When I got up this morning, it ............................... (rain) very hard.

When I got up this morning it was raining very hard.

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Chris cleaned the carpet because his friend ............................ (spill) coffee on it the night before.

Chris cleaned the carpet because his friend had spilled/spilt coffee on it the night before.

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After I got a phone call from my mum, I ............... (leave) home to visit my grandma.

After I got a phone call from my mum, I left home to visit my grandma.

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I ..................................... (chat) with my neighbour when the car accident happened in front of us.

I was chatting with my neighbour when the car accident happened in front of us.

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When we arrived at the station, we found out that the train .................................. (already/leave)

When we arrived at the station we found out that the train had already left.

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I .................................. (not/buy) the dress because it was too expensive.

I didn't buy the dress because it was too expensive.

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Before he joined this company, he ............................... (work) in a bank for five years.

Before he joined this company, he had worked in a bank for five years.

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Just as I ................................. (get) ready for bed, the phone rang.

Just as I was getting ready for bed, the phone rang.

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Tara asked me to share the coursebook because she .......................... (forget) hers.

Tara asked me to share the coursebook because she had forgotten hers.

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