Narrative tenses | Baamboozle - Baamboozle | The Most Fun Classroom Games!

A_________ (I / not speak) to you yesterday because you looked busy when I saw you. B Yes, _________ (I / try) to repair my printer when you came in.

I didn’t speak / I was trying

I wasn’t speaking / I tried

I had spoken / I tried

When we met them in the street, they _______ (go) to the market

were going

He woke up, had breakfast, ____________ (feed) his cat and went to work.

fed

By the time I was thirty, I _____________ (visit) more than twenty countries.

had visited

Their car broke down while they _________ (drive) home

were driving

We wanted to go to Peru because we _____________ (not / go) there before.

hadn’t been

Phil and his wife ___________ (meet) when they were working in London

met

The burglar ___________ to open the safe when the owner _____________ in.

was trying / came

tried / came

tried / was coming

When I saw Clara, I realized that she ____________ (change) much in all those years.

hadn’t changed

When I ____________ out of the shower the lights ____________.

was getting / went off

got / were going off

had got / were going off

“Why did you change the channel? I ____________ that movie before”

hadn’t watched

didn't watch

wasn't watching

Fill in the blanks

had (just) come/got back, looked

Fill in the blanks

had sent / never answered

What’s the difference? 1 When we got home, a thief was breaking into the flat. 2 When we got home, a thief had broken into our flat.

a) Our computer had gone. b) He ran away.

What's the difference?: 1 It began to rain when I was leaving work 2 It began to rain when l'd left work.

a) I could go back to work and get my umbrella. b) I couldn't go back to work and get my umbrella sol got very wet.

What’t the difference?: 1 When she turned up, he left 2 When she turned up, he'd already gone.

a) She saw him b) she didn’t see him

What’s the difference in meaning?

a) We missed the first ten minutes. b) We were just in time.

What’s the difference in meaning?

a) they were too late to eat b) Dinner was ready

The students _____ the past perfect continuous _______.

wished / had never been invented

had been wishing/ wasn't invented

had wished/ wasn't invented

had been wished/ hadn't been invented

I knew Susan ______ to me just by looking at her face.

hadn't been listening

didn't listen

hadn't just listened

couldn't listen

At 3pm yesterday, we ________ on the beach.

were lying

had been lying

lied

had lain

How long _______ before she ran the marathon?

had she been training

she had been training

she was training

she had been trained

My husband and I _________ together for two years before we _____ our first house.

had already been living/ bought

lived/ had bought

had been living/ were bought

used to live/ had bought

While I _______ to work, John _______ me constantly.

was trying/ was disturbing

tried/ had been disturbed

had tried/ had disturbed

was trying/ had disturbed

Before he _____ his back, Jack ________ to compete in the Olympics.

hurt/ had been hoping

had been hurting/ hoped

had been hurt/ was hoping

hurted/ hoped

When I was about nine years old, I _________ to the cinema every Saturday afternoon.

used to go

had been going

was going

had gone

Is it correct? The man who was driving the taxi was looking slightly familiar.

looked

I _______ when the giant spider _______ on my head.

was sleeping/ fell

had been sleeping/ had felt

had slept/ was falling

had been slept/ fell

Ava and I _____ hungry because we ________ dinner.

weren't/ had just had

hadn't been/ had just been having

weren't feeling/ had

hadn't been being/ had just had

Maria _________ go to the cinema because she _________ the movie.

didn't want to/ had already seen

hadn't wanted to/ already saw

had been wanting to/ hadn't yet seen

wanted/ hadn't already been seen

Susan ____ really angry because she _______ her tea.

was/ hadn't drunk

was being/ hadn't drunk

had been/ hadn't been drinking

wasn't/ hadn't not drunk

By the time we _____ at the bar, it _________

arrived/ had already closed

had arrived/ had already been closed

were arriving/ was already closing

had been arriving/ was already closed

We ____ to go to Peru because we _______ there before.

wanted/ had never been

were wanting/ hadn't already gone

had been wanting/ hadn't been gone

had been wanted/ hadn't been

When I _____ the curtains this morning, I saw it _______ all night.

opened/ had been snowing

was opening/ had snowed

had opened/ was snowing

opened/ snowed

Frank realised he ____ a terrible mistake as soon as he ____ the email.

had made/ sent

was making/ had sent

had been making/ was sending

had been made/ sent

I told Jim not to drive because he _________ all night.

had been drinking

was drunk

had drunk

had been drunk

John blew out the candles then ate the cake. (HAD) John ate the cake .......... out the candles.

after he had blown

Lilla rang me during my favourite TV programme. (I) Lilla rang me while ................... TV programme.

I was watching my favourite

I've been teaching for ten years. (TEACHER) I ........... ago.

became a teacher ten years

Joey has a much easier life now. (BE) Joey's life ........... than it is now.

used to be much harder

We arrived late for the performance. (ALREADY) The performance ........... when we arrived.

had already begun

Tom broke the news during dinner. (WHEN) We .......... Tom broke the news.

were eating dinner when

His collapse was due to overwork. (HAD) He collapsed because ........... hard.

he had been working too

I didn't have any money left so I couldn't buy it. (SPENT) I couldn't buy it because ........... of my money.

I had spent all

They haven't seen Pete for three weeks. (WAS) The last ........... three weeks ago.

time they saw Pete was

It was my first visit to the States. (NEVER) I ........... to the States before.

had never been

Would you lend me your car? (WONDERING) I ........... borrow your car.

was wondering if I could