Narrative Tenses

She ______ a heartfelt letter to her best friend last night.

• wrote
• was writing
• had written

He ______ his name on the chalkboard a minute ago.

• wrote
• was writing
• had written

While she______ her essay, the power went out, and she lost her work.

• was writing
• had written
• had been writing

I______ a novel when the inspiration suddenly struck me.

• was writing
• had written
• wrote

By the time they arrived, he ______ three chapters of his novel.

• had written
• had been writing
• wrote

She ______ a beautiful poem before she even turned twenty.

• had written
• used to write

• wrote

He ______ code for hours before he finally fixed the bug.

• had been writing
• used to write
• wrote

She ______ her thesis for several months when she defended it successfully.

• had been writing
• used to write
• wrote

When he was younger, he ______ short stories every weekend.

• used to write
• wrote
• had been writing

She ______ in her diary every day during high school.

• used to write
• wrote
• had been writing