Narrative tenses (Past Continuous, Simple Past, Past Perfect

This happened about ten years ago. I _______________ with a college friend, Sarah, in the country.

• was staying

• stayed

• had stayed

They ____________ an old country house a few miles from Cambridge

• were buying

• had recently bought

• bought

and she ______________me down to see it.

• was inviting

• invited

• had invited

Anyway, it was a dark, winter afternoon and we _____________ in the sitting room.

• were chatting

• chatted

• had chatted

Sarah's mum ____________________ a little while earlier, so we were alone in the house

• went shopping

• had gone shopping

• was shopping

Then, to our surprise we ____________ someone walking around in the room above.

• heard

• had heard

• was hearing

But Sarah said she expected her mum _________________ something as she always does.

• forgot

• was forgetting

• had forgotten

So we took no notice and ___________________ talking.

• carried on

• were carrying on

• had carried on

Imagine our surprise when five minutes later we looked out the window and _________Sarah's mum in her car driving up to the house!

• saw

• had seen

• was seeing

So who...or what...______________ around upstairs?

• was walking

• had walked

• walked