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B1+ Narrative Tenses

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  • By the time she called, I _________ (already/go) to bed.
    had already gone
    was already going
    already went
  • We _________ (have) dinner at a nice restaurant last night.
    had
    had had
    were having
  • I _________ (finish) my homework before my mom got home.
    had finished
    was finishing
    finished
  • I _________ (see) that movie before, so I didn’t want to watch it again.
    had seen
    was seeing
    saw
  • We _________ (have) dinner when the lights went out.
    had had
    were having
    had
  • I ____ love house plants, now I've got plenty of them.
    wouldn't
    didn't use to
  • Before we moved here, we _________ (live) in London.
    were living
    had lived
    lived
  • When he entered the room, everyone _________ (talk).
    talked
    was talking
    had talked
  • By the time we arrived, the movie _________ (start).
    started
    had started
    was starting
  • We ____ talk on the phone every evening when we were schoolers.
    had
    did
    used to/ would
    were
  • She _________ (wait) for an hour before the bus came.
    had waited
    waited
    was waiting
  • She was really tired because she _________ (study) all night.
    had studied
    studied
    was studying
  • They _________ (never/be) to Paris before their honeymoon.
    never were
    had never been
    were never
  • While I _________ (walk) to school, I saw an old friend.
    was walking
    had walked
    walked
  • They _________ (leave) before we arrived.
    were leaving
    left
    had left
  • He fell asleep while he _________ (watch) TV.
    watched
    had watched
    was watching
  • I _________ (lose) my keys yesterday and couldn't get into my house.
    had lost
    was losing
    lost
  • He _________ (forget) his umbrella at home this morning.
    was forgetting
    forgot
    had forgotten
  • While they _________ (play) football, it started to rain.
    played
    were playing
    had played
  • The teacher _________ (explain) the lesson and then gave us some exercises.
    had explained
    was explaining
    explained
  • They _________ (buy) a new car last weekend.
    had bought
    bought
    were buying
  • He _________ (work) there for five years before he quit.
    worked
    had worked
    was working
  • I _________ (read) when my phone rang.
    was reading
    read
    had read
  • She _________ (finish) her homework and then watched TV.
    had finished
    was finishing
    finished
  • She _________ (already/eat) dinner before we invited her.
    had already eaten
    was already eating
    already ate
  • We _________ (arrive) at the airport two hours ago.
    were arriving
    arrived
    had arrived
  • We were tired because we _________ (walk) all day.
    were walking
    walked
    had walked