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CAU1 narrative tenses

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    Past 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 was getting out of the shower the lights _____ (go) off.
    went off / had gone off
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  • When I saw Clara I realised that she ______ (not change) much in all those years.
    hadn't changed
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  • When he entered the room somebody _____ (hit) him in 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 heard the owner come in.
    was trying
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  • I knew he _____ (cry) because his eyes were red.
    had been crying
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  • We _____ (fly) for about 20 minutes when the plane was hit by turbulence.
    had been flying
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  • We ran into a very familiar rock and realised that we ______ (walk) in circles for quite a long time.
    had been walking
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