Focus 3 U2.2 Narrative Tenses

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. Use the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.

Was Sue working at the restaurant when she (a)   (meet) Frank?

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word(s) in brackets. Use the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.

We (a)   (cross) Green Street when we saw a bank robbery.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word(s) in brackets. Use the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.

While I was watching tennis on TV, my sisters (a)   (play) a video game.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word(s) in brackets. Use the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.

What (a)   (you/do) when I called you last night?

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the words in capitals and the Past Perfect.

Jack's team didn't train enough. They lost the match.

Jack's team (a)   . BECAUSE

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the words in capitals and the simple past or the Past Perfect.

Andrew didn't lock his car. Somebody stole it.

Somebody (a)   . BECAUSE

Complete the conversations with the correct form of the verb(s) in brackets. Use the Past Simple, the Past Continuous or the Past Perfect.

A:  Why (a)   (Nick/not work out) yesterday?

B:  He promised his daughter to play with her, I think.

Complete the conversations with the correct form of the verb(s) in brackets. Use the Past Simple, the Past Continuous or the Past Perfect.

A:  What (a)   (you/do) at the sports camp?

B:  Every day we got up early, then we went to the gym and then we played basketball.

Choose the correct option, A, B or C.

Sarah _____ in the park when she met her neighbour.

• jogged

• was jogging

• had jogged

Choose the correct option, A, B or C.

Tim _____ at 7.30, had breakfast and went to the pool.

• got up

• had got up

• had gotten up

• was getting up