B1 Past Tenses (Narrative Tenses) | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

0%

0 0 0

Back Restart

It was lovely to see Joana because we (not see) her for ages.

hadn't seen

Becky (get off) the bus and (wait) outside the cinema for her friend.

got off, waited

Janette _____ all her friends for advice before she _____ to quit her job.

has been asking / had decided

was asking / has decided

has asked / decides

had asked / decided

I (watch) my favourite show and my sister (chat) when my mum said that the dinner was ready.

was watching, was chatting

The baby _____ the living room floor with colour pens while her mother _____ the kitchen.

had marked / had mopped

marked / has been mopping

was marking / was mopping

has marked / mopped

Although he _____ his early childhood in Germany, he doesn't remember anything from that time now.

spent

has spent

was spending

had been spending

In the 80s people (travel) by train rather than by car.

would travel

When we _____ again, Steve and I _____ each other for more than fifteen years.

met / don't see

are meeting / haven't seen

have met / didn't see

met / hadn't seen

We (leave) the house when I realised I had left my bag upstairs.

were leaving

Ross (get) bad sunburn because he (sit) in the sun all day

got, had been sitting

Vegetables and fruits don't taste as delicious as they _____ when I _____ a kid.

have done / was

used to do / was

did / have been

were doing / had been

What _____ the two _____ about when they started to quarrel?

do / talk

are / talking

were / talking

have / talked

They _____ for only a few minutes when they _____ a flat tyre.

have travelled / were having

had been travelling / had

were travelling / had

travelled / have had

It (not rain) for a long time and the ground was very dry.

hadn't rained

Grandpa _____ his last car for thirty years when he _____ it last year.

had / was selling

had had / sold

had / had sold

was having / sold

I (be) late for my exam and by the time I got to school, the students (finish) it.

was, had finished

We _____ our meal on the train as it _____ across the beautiful countryside.

were enjoying / was going

had been enjoying / has gone

have enjoyed / is going

enjoyed / had gone

I (live) in a house with a garden, but now I live in an apartment with a balcony. (state in the past)

used to live

Because I _____ to eating with chopsticks, I _____ a hard time during the dinner.

wasn't used / had

didn't use / was having

hadn't been used / am having

am not used / had been having

I _____ my pen, and I don't remember where I last _____ it.

have lost / used

have lost / have used

had lost / was using

lost / had used

It was a real surprise because she _____ no idea that they _____ a birthday party for her.

has had / were organizing

had / have been organizing

was having / organized

had / had organized

We (go) back to Pablo’s house when the film had finished.

went

When Patricia _____ into her car, she remembered she _____ the water boiler on.

had got / leaves

got / was leaving

was getting / has left

got / had left

Ann (plan) to go to the USA, when she won a week’s holiday.

had been planning

_____ to be able to concentrate on my work because I _____ enough sleep last night.

don't seem / haven't got

didn't seem / am not getting

didn't seem / don't get

don't seem / didn't get

Frank _____ to this city five years ago, but it seems he still _____ used to living with the heavy traffic here.

was moving / wasn't

has moved / doesn't

moved / isn't

moved / didn't

When the film finished, I _____ the alarm clock and _____ to bed.

was setting / was going

set / went

had set / is going

had sate / have gone

They _____ the whole building by the time the fire _____ to all the floors.

had evacuated / spread

were evacuating / has spread

evacuated / had spread

evacuated / was spreading

Liam _____ for ten hours, but he still _____ half of the distance by then.

is driving / hasn't been covering

was driving / didn't cover

had been driving / hadn't covered

has been driving / didn't cover

I (not hear) from Greg for ages so it was great to finally hear from him.

hadn't heard

I was late getting to the party and by the time I arrived, everyone (eat) all the food!

had eaten

When I couldn’t do my homework, I (always ask) my sister for help. (habit in the past)

would always ask

In the past, land travels _____ very long and they _____ very tiring.

take / have been

used to take / were

had been taking / had been

had taken / were

There _____ some ketchup around his mouth because he _____ spaghetti.

had been / has eaten

was / had been eating

is / had been eating

has been / eats