Narrative Tenses

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English
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University - Professional Development
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Nerys Harris
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30 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 5 pts
Select past simple or past perfect simple for the sentence below.
"Paul wasn’t at the party by the time I showed up. He _______ (go) home."
went
'd gone
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 5 pts
Select past simple or past perfect simple for the sentence below.
"I felt exhausted when I eventually got home so I _______ (go) straight to bed."
went
had gone
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 5 pts
Select past simple or past perfect simple for the sentence below.
"The house was completely silent when I got home. Everybody _______ (go) to bed."
went
'd gone
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 5 pts
Select past simple or past perfect simple for the sentence below.
"Mark travels a lot. When I first met him, he _______ (already / travel) to a multitude of countries around the world."
already travelled
had already travelled
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 5 pts
Select past simple or past perfect simple for the sentence below.
"Sorry I’m late. The car _______ (break) down on my way here."
broke
had broken
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 5 pts
Select past simple or past perfect simple for the sentence below.
"We were driving along the road when we _______ (see) a car which _______ (break) down, so we _______ (stop) to help."
saw, broke, stopped
had seen, had broken, had stopped
saw, had broken, had stopped
had seen, broke, stopped
saw, had broken, stopped
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 5 pts
Select past continuous or past perfect continuous for the sentence below.
"It was so noisy next door last night. Our neighbours _______ (have)."
were having
had been having
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
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