MAC 1 - narrative tenses | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

We _____ (wake) up by our mom.

had been woken

The tree ______ (plant) in the park.

had been planted

She had offered a job to her employee.

Her employee had been offered a job.

The teacher had explained the lesson very well.

The lesson had been explained very well by the teacher.

The memory ______ (not forgot). I still remember it clearly.

hadn't been forgotten / had not been forgotten

Dynamite _______ (use) to blast a path for the Panama Canal.

had been used

Emil, his 20-year-old brother, ________ (kill) in nitroglycerine explosion.

had been killed

I ______ (teach) Past Perfect Passive lesson.

had been taught

_____ she ______ (blame) by the boss? She looked upset.

Had/been blamed

Joe _______ (not dismiss) by the company.

hadn't been dismissed / had not been dismissed

They _______ (inform) by someone so they escaped.

had been informed

He ________ (cheat) by his friends.

had been cheated

She had washed the car.

The car had been washed.

He had laid new carpets.

New carpets had been laid.

I had inspected the air conditioners.

The air conditioner had been inspected.

They had charged the battery.

The battery had been charged.

She had cleaned the engine.

The engine had been cleaned.

He had changed filters and oil.

Filters and oil had been changed.

We had replaced worn tyres.

Worn tyres had been replaced.

I had done a lot of things.

A lot of things had been done.

The fire _____ for its purpose. (use)

had been used

has been used

They ____________ yet. (not/introduce)

hadn't been introduced

hadn't been introduce

hadn't introduce

The house _______ for a long time. (close)

had been closed

hadn't been closed

has been closed

The app's rating ________(boost) by satisfied users who found it helpful and easy to use.

was boosted

A notification __________(send) to remind users to update their app for the latest features.

was sent

A new security feature ___________(introduce) to protect users' personal information.

was introduced

The app's license_____________(buy) by a stronger company interested in social media.

was bought

That game __________(take out) from the app store after numerous complaints about bugs and glitches.

was taken out

A new fitness app _________ (design) for visually impaired people.

was designed

The latest update to the photo editing app _________(download) by many professional photographers.

was downloaded

An increased memory capacity __________ (give) to smartphones to help them operate better.

was given

PCs________ (bring) to each employee's home during pandemics.

were brought

In most countries, mobile phones _____________(replace) by smartphones.

were replaced

Many wireless appliances ____________(sell) in Costa Rica last year.

were sold

The light bulb ______________(create) with thick glass.

was created

A company claiming to have created a software _________________ (accuse) of fraud.

was accussed

Cell phones _____________________ (develop) throughout the 20th century.

were developed

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