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Narrative tenses and used to/would

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  • While he ________________ Joan _______________________ hard to finish her dissertation. (sleep, try)
    was sleeping, was trying
  • He ________________ throw things at them to scare them away.
    used to/ would
  • My landlord ___________ me out of my flat because I __________ pay the rent for 6 months and _______ all the windows (throw, pay, break)
    threw, hadn't paid, had broken
  • They ____________________ (not) be crazy about Pokemons.
    didn't use to
  • He ______________________ constantly worry about money
    would / used to
  • From an early age I ________________ watch science fiction films.
    used to / would
  • Day after day, a huge group of ravens ________________ gather on his roof.
    used to/ would
  • He __________ to the front of the stage, ______________ a bow and ___________ to the audience. (walk, take, wave)
    walked, took, waved
  • He __________________ (not) cook outside in his 'old' life.
    wouldn't / didn't use to
  • By the time she ____________________, I _____________________ the race.(come, finish)
    came, had finished
  • A century ago, people ________________ think it was impossible to fly to the moon.
    used to
  • When he was young he ________________ draw pictures of planets.
    used to/ would
  • I ________________ (not) believe in aliens until I saw one.
    didn't use to
  • I _________________ (not) feel dizzy in an elevator.
    didn't use to
  • In 2014, Liam ____________________ his first book. (write)
    wrote
  • Tom and Susan ___________ while they _______________ in Edinburgh 20 years ago. (meet, study)
    met, were studying
  • Every Halloween we ________________ tell scary stories.
    used to/ would
  • While I _____________ my mum ______________. (eat, arrive)
    was eating, arrived
  • The park ________ in a complete darkness because the sun _________________ down. (be, go)
    was, had gone
  • He ________________ dream that time travel was possible.
    used to/ would
  • I realised that I ________________________________ in London before! (never/be)
    had never been
  • By the time Monica ___________ to the library, Elena __________________ all the research. (get, already/ do)
    got, had already done
  • We ____________ in our tent because it ___________. (shelter, rain)
    sheltered, was raining