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FCE - narrative tenses

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  • A: Last year I took a trip to the Polish seaside. B: Oh wow! .............. (you / go) there before or was it your first time?
    Had you gone
  • What did you do after you ............ (leave) the party last night?
    left
  • Where ................ (you / go) on holiday last year?
    did you go
  • It was his first time in a big city. Cars ............... (drive) past him at great speeds which caused panick.
    were driving
  • We ................ (go) to the same restaurant for years when yesterday we learnt of its closing.
    had been going
  • I .................. (walk) home when I bumped into my old friend Tom and we went of to a restaurant together to catch up.
    had been walking
  • What ............. (you / do) all day before you started your evening shift at work?
    had you been doing
  • I could tell she .............. (cry) by the color of her eyes and the sound of her voice.
    had been crying
  • This morning I woke up late, skipped beakfast and ............. (run) out the door.
    ran
  • I remember the day when I ........... (find) out that Santa wasn't real.
    found
  • She was late to school because she .............. (not hear) her alarm go of.
    hadn't heard
  • Why ............ (you / not tell) her your feelings before she got married? Now it's too late!
    hadn't you told
  • We ............. (play) football when suddenly it began to rain.
    were playing
  • We decided no to go the cinema because we ................ (already / see) that film.
    had already seen
  • 10 years ago, I ........... to Greece with my family.
    went
  • When the tacher entered the classroom, the children ............. (throw) things until they saw him and stopped.
    were throwing
  • While I .................. (walk) home, I bumped into my old friend Tom. We swapped numbers and agreed to meet the next day.
    was walking
  • My dad got ticketed by the police because he ................... (drive) over the speed limit.
    had been driving
  • I can't believe I'm back home now. This time two days ago I ........... (relax) on a beach in Malaga.
    was relaxing
  • It was the day before Christmas and I ............. (clean) the whole house all day!
    was cleaning
  • I heard about the train delays yesterday. ..................... (you / wait) long before the train finally arrived?
    Had you been waiting
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