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Narrative tenses

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  • I ............... (get) a phone call from my mum and then I ............... (leave) home to visit my grandma.
    got, left
  • Before he ................. (join) this company, he ......................... (work) in a bank for five years.
    joined, had worked or had been working
  • ..............(you / eat) anything before you ............... (go) to the theatre?
    had you eaten, went
  • When I................ (get) up this morning, it ............................... (rain) very hard.
    got up, was raining
  • I .................................. (chat) with my neighbour when the car accident ............... (happen).
    was chatting, happened
  • When we .............. (come) back, it ............ (be) cold in the house because Alice .............(not / close) the windows.
    came, was, hadn't closed
  • When Julie ........... (get) home from her holiday, the flat ........... (be) a mess. John .........(have) a party.
    got, was, had had
  • When she ....... (arrive), the meeting ........ (start). She was late.
    arrived, had started
  • As I .............................. (get) ready for bed the phone ........................ (ring)
    was getting, rang
  • While I ...........(study) an the computer, the electricity ........... (go out)
    was studying, went out
  • When we ............. (arrive) at the station, we .............  (find out) that the train .......................... (already/leave)
    arrived, found out, had already left
  • I ....... (see) this picture before. It was so familiar.
    had seen
  • We ............ (lose) the match because we ........ (not / practise) the days before.
    lost, hadn't practiced
  • They ........... (work) in the garden while Sylvia ........... (fix) her computer.
    were working, was fixing
  • I ............................ (not/buy) the dress because I .................... (not/bring) enough money
    didn't buy, hadn't brought
  • When I ........... (get) to the airport I ................(discover) I ..........(forget) my passport.
    got, discovered, had forgotten or had forgot
  • Chris ................... (clean) the carpet because his friend ............................ (spill) coffee on it the night before.
    cleaned, had spilled or had spilt
  • What ........... (you / do) when I ........... (call)?
    were you doing, called
  • I ....... (put on) my coat, ....... (turn) off the lights, and ........ (close) the door.
    put on, turned off, closed