Language Hub Intermediate B1+, Unit 3.1. Narrative tenses

I ______ down the street when a bus passed by and splashed water all over me!

• was walking

• walked

• had walked

It was a typical Monday morning commute: the trains were running late and everyone ______ about it.

• complained

• was complaining

• had complained

Elsa took her seat on the plane, but after ten minutes the flight attendant ______ a delay.

• had announced

• was announcing

• announced

She turned round to pay the taxi driver, but he ______ off and was nowhere to be seen.

• already drove

• had already driven

• was already driving

Hamish saw a great travel deal online and ______ it immediately.

• was booking

• had booked

• booked

Because Hank ______ a chep ticket, he couldn't change it without paying a penalty.

• bought

• had bought

• was buying

Although the weather was bad, it ______ when the acident occurred.

• was raining

• rained

• wasn't raining

She wanted to seat in the back by the window, but someone ______ the weat already.

• had taken

• took

• was taking

While Louis ​ (a)   (drove) to work one day, he noticed a bike lane on his street. He ​ (b)   (didn't see) it before, so he guessed that it was new. He mentioned it to his neighbours, but they said it ​ (c)   (was) there for months . 'How did I not noticed that?' Louis wondered to himself.

• was driving
• hadn't seen
• had been
• saw
• was/were
• was seeing
• was being
• didn't drive
• had drove

He ​ (a)   (had decided) to give the new bike lane a try. So, the next day, he got his bicycle out of the garage and ​ (b)   (was leaving) home half an hour early, to give himself more time to get to work. As he rode down the street, he ​ (c)   (had suddenly found) that he was looking at his neighbourhood in a completely new way.

• decided
• left
• suddenly found
• didn't decide
• was deciding
• didn't leave
• had left
• hadn't left
• hadn't suddenly found
• didn't suddenly find