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B1+ Narrative Tenses

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  • The students _____ the past perfect continuous _______.
    wished / had never been invented
    had wished/ wasn't invented
    had been wished/ hadn't been invented
    had been wishing/ wasn't invented
  • I told John not to drive because he ______ all night. a. drank b. had been drinking c. had drunk
    had been drinking
  • She was really tired because she _________ (study) all night.
    studied
    was studying
    had studied
  • Ava and I _____ hungry because we ________ dinner.
    weren't feeling/ had
    hadn't been/ had just been having
    weren't/ had just had
    hadn't been being/ had just had
  • I ____ (have) breakfast and ____ (listen) to the news when the phone ___ (ring).
    I was having breakfast and listening to the news when the phone rang.
  • By the time we ___ (buy) our tickets, the film ___ (already/ start)
    By the time we bought our tickets, the film had already started
  • The burglar _____ (try) to open the safe when the owner _____ (come) home.
    The burglar was trying to open the safe when the owner came home.
  • When he ___(enter) the room, somebody _______ (hit) him on the head.
    entered/ hit
  • By the time we arrived, the movie _________ (start).
    was starting
    had started
    started
  • I _____ (hear) the phone ringing while I _____ (have) a shower.
    I heard the phone ringing while I was having a shower.
  • Is it correct? I was studying engineering at university for three years.
    I studied engineering at university for three years.
  • I told Jim not to drive because he _________ all night.
    had been drunk
    was drunk
    had drunk
    had been drinking
  • By the time we _____ at the bar, it _________
    were arriving/ was already closing
    arrived/ had already closed
    had arrived/ had already been closed
    had been arriving/ was already closed
  • He _________ (forget) his umbrella at home this morning.
    had forgotten
    was forgetting
    forgot
  • I ___ (wake up) suddenly: someone ___ (knock) loudly on my door.
    I woke up suddenly: someone was knocking loudly on my door.
  • You are walking down the street and everyone starts throwing tomatoes at you. WHAT HAD HAPPENED?
    ?
  • The teacher _________ (explain) the lesson and then gave us some exercises.
    explained
    was explaining
    had explained
  • Susan ____ really angry because she _______ her tea.
    was/ hadn't drunk
    was being/ hadn't drunk
    wasn't/ hadn't not drunk
    had been/ hadn't been drinking
  • How long _______ before she ran the marathon?
    she was training
    she had been trained
    she had been training
    had she been training
  • Is it correct? As I was coming here today, I bought a snack.
    correct!
  • They _________ (never/be) to Paris before their honeymoon.
    were never
    had never been
    never were
  • Is it correct? What did happen at the end of the story?
    What happened at the end of the story?
  • We _________ (have) dinner at a nice restaurant last night.
    had had
    had
    were having
  • They _________ (buy) a new car last weekend.
    were buying
    bought
    had bought
  • Frank realised he ____ a terrible mistake as soon as he ____ the email.
    was making/ had sent
    had been made/ sent
    had been making/ was sending
    had made/ sent
  • She _________ (finish) her homework and then watched TV.
    had finished
    finished
    was finishing
  • She _________ (wait) for an hour before the bus came.
    waited
    was waiting
    had waited
  • We were tired because we _________ (walk) all day.
    walked
    had walked
    were walking
  • You see a police car arriving at Susan's house. A few minutes later police officers bring Susan out of the building and put her into a police car. WHAT HAD SUSAN DONE?
    ?
  • There was no one to help us. We arrived at the hotel after midnight and ...a. the receptionist went home b. the receptionist had already gone home
    b
  • I _________ (finish) my homework before my mom got home.
    had finished
    finished
    was finishing
  • While I _________ (walk) to school, I saw an old friend.
    was walking
    walked
    had walked
  • Is it correct? When I had got home yesterday, I watched TV.
    When I got home yesterday, I watched TV.
  • The roads were so empty, we ____ (drive) for several hours before we ___ (see) another car.
    The roads were so empty, we had been driving for several hours before we saw another car.
  • My husband and I _________ together for two years before we _____ our first house.
    used to live/ had bought
    had already been living/ bought
    had been living/ were bought
    lived/ had bought
  • Before he _____ his back, Jack ________ to compete in the Olympics.
    had been hurt/ was hoping
    hurt/ had been hoping
    hurted/ hoped
    had been hurting/ hoped
  • I _____ (walk) home yesterday when I ____ (see) a group of people in front of the church.
    I was walking home yesterday when I saw a group of people in front of the church.
  • Finish the sentence using the past continuous: Susan missed the class because....
    ....she was watching a football game
  • I couldn't come to the class because I had.....
    ?
  • They _________ (leave) before we arrived.
    left
    were leaving
    had left
  • Susan suddenly forgets how to speak English. WHAT HAD HAPPENED?
    ?
  • I met/ was meeting her when we were/ had been at school together.
    I met her when we were at school together.
  • Maria _________ go to the cinema because she _________ the movie.
    didn't want to/ had already seen
    had been wanting to/ hadn't yet seen
    wanted/ hadn't already been seen
    hadn't wanted to/ already saw
  • He _________ (work) there for five years before he quit.
    had worked
    was working
    worked
  • I _______ when the giant spider _______ on my head.
    had slept/ was falling
    had been sleeping/ had felt
    had been slept/ fell
    was sleeping/ fell
  • He admitted that he ______ all the money from the box. a. had been taking b. had taken c. had been taken
    had taken
  • Is it correct? When I was a child, we were living in the country
    When I was a child, we lived in the country.
  • My letter ___ (not arrive) because I _____ (forget) to put a stamp on it.
    had forgotten
  • She _________ (already/eat) dinner before we invited her.
    had already eaten
    was already eating
    already ate
  • Is it correct? During I was in London, I bought some souvenirs.
    While I was in London, I bought some souvenirs
  • He fell asleep while he _________ (watch) TV.
    had watched
    watched
    was watching
  • Is it correct? As I got off the train, I dropped my phone.
    correct!
  • When you woke up this morning, your skin had turned green. WHAT HAD HAPPENED?
    ?
  • Before we moved here, we _________ (live) in London.
    lived
    had lived
    were living
  • We _________ (have) dinner when the lights went out.
    had
    had had
    were having
  • Is it correct? The man who was driving the taxi was looking slightly familiar.
    looked
  • Is it correct? How long you were lived in Canada?
    How long did you live in Canada?
  • When I was about nine years old, I _________ to the cinema every Saturday afternoon.
    had been going
    had gone
    was going
    used to go
  • When the helicopter finally ____ (find) us, we ____ (sit) in the lifeboat for hours, and we ____ (eat) all our food.
    When the helicopter finally found us, we had been sitting in the lifeboat for hours, and we had eaten all our food.
  • When I _____ the curtains this morning, I saw it _______ all night.
    had opened/ was snowing
    opened/ had been snowing
    was opening/ had snowed
    opened/ snowed
  • When I ___ (arrive), there was nobody in the house; they ___ (leave) earlier that day.
    When I arrived, there was nobody in the house; they had left earlier that day.
  • We _________ (arrive) at the airport two hours ago.
    had arrived
    arrived
    were arriving
  • While they _________ (play) football, it started to rain.
    had played
    were playing
    played
  • I knew he _____ because his eyes were red. a. cried b. had been crying c. was crying
    had been crying
  • I knew Susan ______ to me just by looking at her face.
    couldn't listen
    hadn't been listening
    didn't listen
    hadn't just listened
  • After six months in Tallinn, Susan ____ (open) a karaoke bar, even though she ____ (not run) her own business before.
    After six months in Tallinn, Susan opened a karaoke bar, even though she hadn't run her own business before.
  • A: What happened to your finger? B: I ____ (cut) myself while I ___ (make) lunch.
    A: What happened to your finger? B: I cut myself while I was making lunch.
  • Correct the mistake: When she ate her sandwich, she went to bed.
    When she had eaten her sandwich, she went to bed. (OR She ate her sandwich, then went to bed)
  • I _________ (see) that movie before, so I didn’t want to watch it again.
    was seeing
    saw
    had seen
  • Is it correct? What did he do when he was hearing the news?
    What did he do when he heard the news?
  • Is it correct? While I was picking up the phone, it stopped ringing
    As/ When I picked up the phone, it stopped ringing.
  • I was going to buy you a present, but....
    I realised that I didn't want to
  • When it ____ (start) to rain, we _______ (sit) on the beach.
    When it started to rain, we were sitting on the beach.
  • When he entered the room, everyone _________ (talk).
    had talked
    talked
    was talking
  • I was happy, but really tired after...a. we've been exploring the city all day b. we'd been exploring the city all day
    b
  • Is it correct? When I had got home yesterday, I watched TV
    When I got home yesterday, I watched TV
  • We ______ (fly) for about 20 minutes when the plane was hit by turbulence.
    We had been flying for about 20 minutes when the plane was hit by turbulence.
  • I _________ (read) when my phone rang.
    had read
    read
    was reading
  • We ____ to go to Peru because we _______ there before.
    were wanting/ hadn't already gone
    had been wanting/ hadn't been gone
    had been wanted/ hadn't been
    wanted/ had never been
  • At 3pm yesterday, we ________ on the beach.
    had been lying
    lied
    were lying
    had lain
  • By the time the lesson _____ (finish), Susan _____ (talk) for one hour nonstop.
    had been talking
  • While I _______ to work, John _______ me constantly.
    was trying/ was disturbing
    tried/ had been disturbed
    was trying/ had disturbed
    had tried/ had disturbed
  • I couldn't go to my friend's party because.....
    I had forgotten where she lived
  • Correct the mistake: By the time our food arrived, we waited half an hour.
    ......we had been waiting half an hour
  • When we ____ (get) to the party, everyone ____ already _____ (dance) and ____ (drink)
    When we got to the party, everyone was already dancing and drinking.
  • I _________ (lose) my keys yesterday and couldn't get into my house.
    was losing
    had lost
    lost
  • By the time she called, I _________ (already/go) to bed.
    was already going
    had already gone
    already went
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