Narrative tenses Warm up IA-06/Teens 4

By the time we ___________ at the party most people ___________!

• arrived-had already left

• were arriving-had already left

• already left-had already left

When I lived in Germany I ___________ economics.

• studied

• was studying

I ___________ to music while I was running.

• listened

• was listening

I ___________ quite peacefully when I suddenly ___________ out of bed!

• was sleep-fell

• was sleeping-fell

• slept-fell

While I ___________ to work John _____________ me constantly

• was trying-had disturbed

• had tried-was trying

• was trying-was disturbing

Phill and his wife  ______when they were teaching in Botswana.

• met

• was meeting

• used to meet

We never thought the journey  _______so long.

• was taking

• will take

• would take

When she arrived her eyes were very red. I think she__________

•   was crying.

• cried

• 'd been crying