Narrative tenses

I _________________ a quick shower and ran for the bus.

• HAD

• WAS HAVING

• HAD HAD

Sorry, when you called, I _______________ to a costumer.

• spoke

• was speaking

• had spoken

By the time Jane arrived for dinner, everyone _______________.

• left

• had left

• has left

He _______________ the watch to 00:00 and began to run the marathon.

• set

• had set

• was setting

The phone _______________ for about a minute when he answered it.

• had been

• was

• has been

What _______________ in the garage before they found you?

• have you done

• were you doing

• had you been doing

We _______________ some fruit and went to the next shop.

• bought

• were buying

• had been buying

Someone _______________ the window, but we did not see who it was.

• had broken

• was breaking

• had been breaking

Hi, _______________ for me?

• had you waited

• were you waiting

• you waited

the manager stood up and _______________ a speech.

• had made

• was making

• made