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Narrative Tenses

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    Using narrative tenses
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  • I told John not to drive, because he _____(drink) all night.
    had been drinking
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  • Why did you change the channel? I ______ (watch) that movie
    was watching
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  • When I _____ (get)out of the shower the lights _____(go off).
    was getting / went off
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  • When I saw Clara I realised that she ______(change) much in all those years.
    hadn´t changed
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  • When he entered the room somebody _____ (hit) him on the head
    hit
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  • He admitted that he ______(take) all the money from the box.
    had taken
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  • The burglar _____(try) to open the safe when he _____(hear) the owner come in.
    was trying / heard
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  • I knew he _____ (cry)because his eyes were red
    had been crying
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  • The plane in which the football team _____(travel) in crashed and none of them survived.
    were travelling
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  • We _____(fly) for about 20 minutes when the plane was hit by turbulence
    had been flying
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  • I was really hungry yesterday evening because I ..............(eat) anything since breakfast.
    hadn´t eaten
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  • I ................(wait) at the bus stop when Dave came by in his car and gave me a lift.
    was waiting
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  • We got to the cinema late and the film ................... (already start)
    had already started
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  • Tom and Alice ................ (marry) for 10 years when they decided to get divorced.
    had been married
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  • "Can you remember what the man you saw coming out of the bank ..............(wear) , madam?" the policeman asked the old lady
    was wearing
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  • A: Why don't you wear your red dress to Tom's party? B: Oh no! I ...........(wear) that to Jim's party last Saturday
    wore
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