Narrative tenses

Naomi _____ her bike when it started raining.

• was riding

• rode

• had ridden

We _____ down the side of the mountain when our rope snapped.

• had climbed

• were climbing

• climbed

The ship ______ into a rock, but no one was hurt.

• had crashed

• was crashing

• crashed

I _____ my tent when suddenly I heard a strange noise in the forest behind me.

• packed away

• had packed away

• was packing away

The next day, they saw that the hurricane _____ house off the ground!

• was lifting

• had lifted

• lifted

When the wave hit the ship everyone _____ to panic.

• had started

• started

• was starting

The sun _____ and the conditions were perfect for hiking.

• was shining

• had shone

• shone

We _____ for eight hours when the captain told us to prepare for an emergency landing.

• were flying

• had been flying

• flew

Something strange _____ the last time I was on a plane.

• happened

• was happening

• had happened

I _____ to Madrid on a business trip when you called me.

• flew

• was flying

• had flown