Toggle Navigation
Games
Blog
News
Class PIN
Join for Free
Sign in
Toggle Navigation
Games
PIN
Join for Free
Blog
Pricing
News
Contact us
Help center
Sign in
Game Preview
Narrative Tenses
×
Sorry, you need Baamboozle+ to continue.
Game Code: 1980036
English
18
Public
Fill in the blank with the correct multiple choice answer to practice narrative tenses
Play
Study
Slideshow
Share
pinksparkles
18
#Narrative tenses
#past events
Share Narrative Tenses
Class PIN
Use Class PIN to share Baamboozle+ games with your students.
Upgrade
Google Classroom
Facebook
Twitter
Save to Folder
I told Jim not to drive because he _________ all night.
had been drunk
was drunk
had drunk
had been drinking
15
Frank realised he ____ a terrible mistake as soon as he ____ the email.
had made/ sent
had been making/ was sending
was making/ had sent
had been made/ sent
15
When I _____ the curtains this morning, I saw it _______ all night.
opened/ had been snowing
opened/ snowed
was opening/ had snowed
had opened/ was snowing
20
We ____ to go to Peru because we _______ there before.
were wanting/ hadn't already gone
had been wanted/ hadn't been
had been wanting/ hadn't been gone
wanted/ had never been
15
By the time we _____ at the bar, it _________
had arrived/ had already been closed
had been arriving/ was already closed
were arriving/ was already closing
arrived/ had already closed
20
Susan ____ really angry because she _______ her tea.
was being/ hadn't drunk
was/ hadn't drunk
wasn't/ hadn't not drunk
had been/ hadn't been drinking
25
Maria _________ go to the cinema because she _________ the movie.
didn't want to/ had already seen
had been wanting to/ hadn't yet seen
hadn't wanted to/ already saw
wanted/ hadn't already been seen
25
Ava and I _____ hungry because we ________ dinner.
weren't/ had just had
weren't feeling/ had
hadn't been/ had just been having
hadn't been being/ had just had
15
I _______ when the giant spider _______ on my head.
was sleeping/ fell
had been slept/ fell
had slept/ was falling
had been sleeping/ had felt
15
Is it correct? The man who was driving the taxi was looking slightly familiar.
looked
20
When I was about nine years old, I _________ to the cinema every Saturday afternoon.
was going
had been going
used to go
had gone
15
Before he _____ his back, Jack ________ to compete in the Olympics.
had been hurt/ was hoping
hurted/ hoped
had been hurting/ hoped
hurt/ had been hoping
20
While I _______ to work, John _______ me constantly.
tried/ had been disturbed
had tried/ had disturbed
was trying/ was disturbing
was trying/ had disturbed
25
My husband and I _________ together for two years before we _____ our first house.
used to live/ had bought
had been living/ were bought
had already been living/ bought
lived/ had bought
25
How long _______ before she ran the marathon?
she was training
she had been trained
had she been training
she had been training
15
At 3pm yesterday, we ________ on the beach.
lied
had lain
had been lying
were lying
20
‹
1
2
›
Play for Free
Baamboozle+
NEW!
Baamboozle+
Baamboozle+
Baamboozle+
Baamboozle+
Baamboozle+
Baamboozle+
Baamboozle+
Baamboozle+
Baamboozle+
Baamboozle+
How to Play
Make some teams
Take turns choosing questions
Say the answer then hit the
Check
button
Click
Okay
if the team is correct or
Oops
if not
Teams
Sign in to choose
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Grid Size
Sign in to choose
8
16
24
Quiz
Sign in to choose
Classic
Questions and Power-Ups
Classic Jr
Sign in to choose
×
Sign up for a trial to unlock features.
Get Started
Your experience on this site will be improved by allowing cookies.
Allow cookies