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8-Narrative Tenses

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