B1 Past Tenses (Narrative Tenses) | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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In the past, land travels _____ very long and they _____ very tiring.

had been taking / had been

used to take / were

had taken / were

take / have been

Liam _____ for ten hours, but he still _____ half of the distance by then.

had been driving / hadn't covered

has been driving / didn't cover

was driving / didn't cover

is driving / hasn't been covering

When Patricia _____ into her car, she remembered she _____ the water boiler on.

was getting / has left

had got / leaves

got / was leaving

got / had left

We (leave) the house when I realised I had left my bag upstairs.

were leaving

I (watch) my favourite show and my sister (chat) when my mum said that the dinner was ready.

was watching, was chatting

Ann (plan) to go to the USA, when she won a week’s holiday.

had been planning

_____ to be able to concentrate on my work because I _____ enough sleep last night.

didn't seem / don't get

didn't seem / am not getting

don't seem / haven't got

don't seem / didn't get

I was late getting to the party and by the time I arrived, everyone (eat) all the food!

had eaten

It was lovely to see Joana because we (not see) her for ages.

hadn't seen

When we _____ again, Steve and I _____ each other for more than fifteen years.

met / don't see

are meeting / haven't seen

met / hadn't seen

have met / didn't see

Vegetables and fruits don't taste as delicious as they _____ when I _____ a kid.

have done / was

were doing / had been

used to do / was

did / have been

I (not hear) from Greg for ages so it was great to finally hear from him.

hadn't heard

What _____ the two _____ about when they started to quarrel?

are / talking

have / talked

do / talk

were / talking

I (live) in a house with a garden, but now I live in an apartment with a balcony. (state in the past)

used to live

We _____ our meal on the train as it _____ across the beautiful countryside.

had been enjoying / has gone

were enjoying / was going

have enjoyed / is going

enjoyed / had gone

When the film finished, I _____ the alarm clock and _____ to bed.

had set / is going

set / went

had sate / have gone

was setting / was going

Janette _____ all her friends for advice before she _____ to quit her job.

had asked / decided

was asking / has decided

has been asking / had decided

has asked / decides

It was a real surprise because she _____ no idea that they _____ a birthday party for her.

had / have been organizing

had / had organized

was having / organized

has had / were organizing

In the 80s people (travel) by train rather than by car.

would travel

They _____ the whole building by the time the fire _____ to all the floors.

evacuated / was spreading

had evacuated / spread

evacuated / had spread

were evacuating / has spread

I (be) late for my exam and by the time I got to school, the students (finish) it.

was, had finished

The baby _____ the living room floor with colour pens while her mother _____ the kitchen.

was marking / was mopping

marked / has been mopping

had marked / had mopped

has marked / mopped

Ross (get) bad sunburn because he (sit) in the sun all day

got, had been sitting

Although he _____ his early childhood in Germany, he doesn't remember anything from that time now.

was spending

had been spending

has spent

spent

Becky (get off) the bus and (wait) outside the cinema for her friend.

got off, waited

There _____ some ketchup around his mouth because he _____ spaghetti.

had been / has eaten

has been / eats

is / had been eating

was / had been eating

They _____ for only a few minutes when they _____ a flat tyre.

were travelling / had

had been travelling / had

travelled / have had

have travelled / were having

Frank _____ to this city five years ago, but it seems he still _____ used to living with the heavy traffic here.

moved / didn't

moved / isn't

was moving / wasn't

has moved / doesn't

We (go) back to Pablo’s house when the film had finished.

went

Grandpa _____ his last car for thirty years when he _____ it last year.

had / had sold

was having / sold

had / was selling

had had / sold

When I couldn’t do my homework, I (always ask) my sister for help. (habit in the past)

would always ask

It (not rain) for a long time and the ground was very dry.

hadn't rained

Because I _____ to eating with chopsticks, I _____ a hard time during the dinner.

hadn't been used / am having

didn't use / was having

wasn't used / had

am not used / had been having

I _____ my pen, and I don't remember where I last _____ it.

have lost / have used

have lost / used

lost / had used

had lost / was using