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B1+ Narrative Tenses

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  • I _________ (see) that movie before, so I didn’t want to watch it again.
    was seeing
    had seen
    saw
  • She _________ (already/eat) dinner before we invited her.
    already ate
    was already eating
    had already eaten
  • I _________ (read) when my phone rang.
    had read
    read
    was reading
  • She was really tired because she _________ (study) all night.
    studied
    had studied
    was studying
  • By the time we arrived, the movie _________ (start).
    started
    had started
    was starting
  • I _________ (finish) my homework before my mom got home.
    had finished
    finished
    was finishing
  • By the time she called, I _________ (already/go) to bed.
    already went
    had already gone
    was already going
  • We were tired because we _________ (walk) all day.
    had walked
    walked
    were walking
  • We _________ (have) dinner at a nice restaurant last night.
    had had
    were having
    had
  • They _________ (never/be) to Paris before their honeymoon.
    were never
    had never been
    never were
  • She _________ (wait) for an hour before the bus came.
    waited
    was waiting
    had waited
  • I _________ (lose) my keys yesterday and couldn't get into my house.
    had lost
    was losing
    lost
  • We _________ (arrive) at the airport two hours ago.
    arrived
    were arriving
    had arrived
  • While I _________ (walk) to school, I saw an old friend.
    walked
    had walked
    was walking
  • She _________ (finish) her homework and then watched TV.
    finished
    had finished
    was finishing
  • They _________ (buy) a new car last weekend.
    bought
    had bought
    were buying
  • He _________ (forget) his umbrella at home this morning.
    was forgetting
    forgot
    had forgotten
  • He fell asleep while he _________ (watch) TV.
    had watched
    watched
    was watching
  • While they _________ (play) football, it started to rain.
    were playing
    played
    had played
  • They _________ (leave) before we arrived.
    left
    were leaving
    had left
  • When he entered the room, everyone _________ (talk).
    had talked
    was talking
    talked
  • 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
  • The teacher _________ (explain) the lesson and then gave us some exercises.
    had explained
    explained
    was explaining
  • Before we moved here, we _________ (live) in London.
    were living
    lived
    had lived