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B1+ Narrative Tenses

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