B1.2 Interactive 3, unit 6 Narrative tenses

When we arrived at the party, they ____ eating.

• had already started

• already started

• were already starting

• had already been starting

I ____ her at first when she told me she was a doctor. She looked so young!

• wasn't believing

• hadn't believed

• had been believing

• didn't believe

She ____ for the bus for over an hour before it finally arrived.

• waited

• was waiting

• had waited

• had been waiting

They ____ TV when the power went out.

• watched

• were watching

• had watched

• had been watching

He had finished his homework before he ____ out.

• went

• was going

• had gone

• had been going

They ____ (play) tennis when it started to rain.

The film ____ (start) when we got to the cinema.

We ____ basketball at the park yesterday.

• played

• were playing

• had played

• had been playing

By the time I woke up, my sister ____ for school so I couldn't go with her.

• left

• was leaving

• had left

• had been leaving

While I ____ (make) dinner, I cut my finger.