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8-Narrative Tenses

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  • At this time yesterday, I ________ (stress) and ________ (prepare) for my exam.
    had stressed, prepared
    had been stressing, preparing
    stressed, prepared
    was stressing, preparing
  • When we arrived at the cinema, the film __________ (already, start).
    already started
    had already started
    had already been starting
    was already starting
  • Wad couldn’t come to class yesterday because she ______ (made) plans to move house.
    had been making
    made
    had made
    was making
  • The athletes _______ (train) for months before the competition.
    'd trained
    trained
    had been training
    were training
  • After we ________ (walk) for hours, we finally made it to the private beach.
    were walking
    'd been walking
    walked
    'd walked
  • She _______ (eat) sushi for dinner last night.
    had been eating
    ate
    was eating
    had eaten
  • What _______ you _______ (say) when he asked you to marry him?
    had you said
    did you say
    had you been saying
    were you saying
  • The children ______ (play) in the garden while their parents ______ (watch) them.
    were playing, watching
    had been playing, watching
    played, watched
    had played, watched
  • They _______ (have) a picnic when it started to rain.
    had had
    were having
    had been having
    had
  • Why _______ you still _______ (work) at one o’clock in the morning?
    had (you still) worked
    had (you still) been working
    were (you still) working
    had
  • The boy _____ (trip), _____ (fall) and _____(graze) his arm while he was running for the bus.
    was tripping, was falling, was grazing
    had been tripping, had been falling, had been grazing
    had tripped, had fallen, had grazed
    tripped, fell, grazed
  • I was so happy to see my cousins because we ________ (not see) each other for a year.
    hadn't been seeing
    wasn't seeing
    hadn't seen
    didn't see
  • The roads were blocked in the morning. It _______ (snow) all night.
    was snowing
    snowed
    had been snowing
    had snowed
  • Who do you think ______ (break into) your neighbour’s house last night?
    was breaking into
    broke into
    had broken into
    'd been breaking into