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Past Tenses (in narratives)

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  • While I .................(study), my mother................(make) dinner for everyone.
    was studying; was making
  • I.......(look) round the square when a man ...............(stop) me to ask for directions.
    was looking; stopped
  • When I got to the train station I realised that the train wasn't there. It ..............(leave) a couple of minutes earlier.
    had left
  • By the time he got to the party, everyone........ (leave).
    had left
  • Could you repeat that, please! I .......................(not listen).
    wasn't listening
  • As soon as she ...............(get) to school she ..................(ask) if she could make a phone call.
    got; asked
  • I sent back the trainers that I ..................(order) online because they were too small.
    had ordered
  • The teacher..................(enter) the class, ...................(say) good morning and .................(ask) everyone to take out a piece of paper.
    entered, said, asked
  • What .........you.....................(do) at 10 o'clock last night?
    were you doing
  • I wasn't hungry because I ...............just................(eat) a whole pizza.
    had just eaten
  • I was really glad to meet John. I ..........never...........(met) a native English speaker before.
    had never met
  • She was tired because she .....................(not sleep) all night.
    hadn't slept
  • The lights........(go) out while she ........(have) a party in her house.
    went; was having