B1+ Narrative Tenses | Baamboozle - Baamboozle | The Most Fun Classroom Games!

I ____ (have) breakfast and ____ (listen) to the news when the phone ___ (ring).

I was having breakfast and listening to the news when the phone rang.

Correct the mistake: When she ate her sandwich, she went to bed.

When she had eaten her sandwich, she went to bed. (OR She ate her sandwich, then went to bed)

When we ____ (get) to the party, everyone ____ already _____ (dance) and ____ (drink)

When we got to the party, everyone was already dancing and drinking.

When the helicopter finally ____ (find) us, we ____ (sit) in the lifeboat for hours, and we ____ (eat) all our food.

When the helicopter finally found us, we had been sitting in the lifeboat for hours, and we had eaten all our food.

I met/ was meeting her when we were/ had been at school together.

I met her when we were at school together.

Correct the mistake: By the time our food arrived, we waited half an hour.

......we had been waiting half an hour

After six months in Tallinn, Susan ____ (open) a karaoke bar, even though she ____ (not run) her own business before.

After six months in Tallinn, Susan opened a karaoke bar, even though she hadn't run her own business before.

By the time the lesson _____ (finish), Susan _____ (talk) for one hour nonstop.

had been talking

You see a police car arriving at Susan's house. A few minutes later police officers bring Susan out of the building and put her into a police car. WHAT HAD SUSAN DONE?

?

I was going to buy you a present, but....

I realised that I didn't want to

I couldn't go to my friend's party because.....

I had forgotten where she lived

There was no one to help us. We arrived at the hotel after midnight and ...a. the receptionist went home b. the receptionist had already gone home

b

I was happy, but really tired after...a. we've been exploring the city all day b. we'd been exploring the city all day

b

When you woke up this morning, your skin had turned green. WHAT HAD HAPPENED?

?

I couldn't come to the class because I had.....

?

You are walking down the street and everyone starts throwing tomatoes at you. WHAT HAD HAPPENED?

?

Susan suddenly forgets how to speak English. WHAT HAD HAPPENED?

?

A: What happened to your finger? B: I ____ (cut) myself while I ___ (make) lunch.

A: What happened to your finger? B: I cut myself while I was making lunch.

Finish the sentence using the past continuous: Susan missed the class because....

....she was watching a football game

I _____ (hear) the phone ringing while I _____ (have) a shower.

I heard the phone ringing while I was having a shower.

By the time we ___ (buy) our tickets, the film ___ (already/ start)

By the time we bought our tickets, the film had already started

When I ___ (arrive), there was nobody in the house; they ___ (leave) earlier that day.

When I arrived, there was nobody in the house; they had left earlier that day.

I ___ (wake up) suddenly: someone ___ (knock) loudly on my door.

I woke up suddenly: someone was knocking loudly on my door.

The roads were so empty, we ____ (drive) for several hours before we ___ (see) another car.

The roads were so empty, we had been driving for several hours before we saw another car.

My letter ___ (not arrive) because I _____ (forget) to put a stamp on it.

had forgotten

When it ____ (start) to rain, we _______ (sit) on the beach.

When it started to rain, we were sitting on the beach.

We ______ (fly) for about 20 minutes when the plane was hit by turbulence.

We had been flying for about 20 minutes when the plane was hit by turbulence.

Is it correct? While I was picking up the phone, it stopped ringing

As/ When I picked up the phone, it stopped ringing.

I _____ (walk) home yesterday when I ____ (see) a group of people in front of the church.

I was walking home yesterday when I saw a group of people in front of the church.

I knew he _____ because his eyes were red. a. cried b. had been crying c. was crying

had been crying

The burglar _____ (try) to open the safe when the owner _____ (come) home.

The burglar was trying to open the safe when the owner came home.

Is it correct? As I was coming here today, I bought a snack.

correct!

Is it correct? When I had got home yesterday, I watched TV.

When I got home yesterday, I watched TV.

Is it correct? What did he do when he was hearing the news?

What did he do when he heard the news?

He admitted that he ______ all the money from the box. a. had been taking b. had taken c. had been taken

had taken

Is it correct? How long you were lived in Canada?

How long did you live in Canada?

Is it correct? During I was in London, I bought some souvenirs.

While I was in London, I bought some souvenirs

When he ___(enter) the room, somebody _______ (hit) him on the head.

entered/ hit

Is it correct? As I got off the train, I dropped my phone.

correct!

I told John not to drive because he ______ all night. a. drank b. had been drinking c. had drunk

had been drinking

Is it correct? I was studying engineering at university for three years.

I studied engineering at university for three years.

Is it correct? When I was a child, we were living in the country

When I was a child, we lived in the country.

Is it correct? What did happen at the end of the story?

What happened at the end of the story?

Is it correct? When I had got home yesterday, I watched TV

When I got home yesterday, I watched TV

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

He _________ (forget) his umbrella at home this morning.

forgot

was forgetting

had forgotten

We _________ (have) dinner at a nice restaurant last night.

had

were having

had had

Before we moved here, we _________ (live) in London.

had lived

lived

were living

She was really tired because she _________ (study) all night.

had studied

studied

was studying

I _________ (see) that movie before, so I didn’t want to watch it again.

had seen

saw

was seeing

By the time she called, I _________ (already/go) to bed.

had already gone

already went

was already going

While they _________ (play) football, it started to rain.

were playing

played

had played

He _________ (work) there for five years before he quit.

had worked

worked

was working

We _________ (have) dinner when the lights went out.

were having

had

had had

She _________ (wait) for an hour before the bus came.

had waited

waited

was waiting

The teacher _________ (explain) the lesson and then gave us some exercises.

explained

was explaining

had explained

They _________ (buy) a new car last weekend.

bought

were buying

had bought

I _________ (lose) my keys yesterday and couldn't get into my house.

lost

was losing

had lost

She _________ (finish) her homework and then watched TV.

finished

was finishing

had finished

We _________ (arrive) at the airport two hours ago.

arrived

were arriving

had arrived

They _________ (leave) before we arrived.

had left

were leaving

left

I _________ (read) when my phone rang.

was reading

had read

read

We were tired because we _________ (walk) all day.

had walked

walked

were walking

When he entered the room, everyone _________ (talk).

was talking

had talked

talked

I _________ (finish) my homework before my mom got home.

had finished

finished

was finishing

They _________ (never/be) to Paris before their honeymoon.

had never been

were never

never were

He fell asleep while he _________ (watch) TV.

was watching

watched

had watched

She _________ (already/eat) dinner before we invited her.

had already eaten

already ate

was already eating

By the time we arrived, the movie _________ (start).

had started

was starting

started

While I _________ (walk) to school, I saw an old friend.

was walking

walked

had walked