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NARRATIVE TENSES

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

  1. I'm Steve, a motor mechanic and this is the story of something strange that _________  to me about five years ago.

  1. happened

  1.  was happening

  1. had happened

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

  1. It was a freezing cold winter. One day I _________  a call to assist a motorist whose car had broken down and was stuck in snow.

  1. received

  1. was receiving

  1. receive

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

  1. When I ________the phone call, I was sure I knew where the motorist was. But when I got there, I couldn't see a car anywhere.

  1.  was getting

  1. had got

  1. got

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

  1. I  ______ to call my office, but my mobile's battery was dead. I looked around, the snow had stopped, but it was lying thick on the ground.

  1. tried

  1. was trying

  1. try

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

  1. I got out of the car and __________ looking for some sign of the motorist. I looked down and saw some footprints in the snow.

  1. was starting

  1. had started

  1. started

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

  1. 6. I began following them. They ______over a small bridge and across a park. It was freezing cold.

  1.  had led

  1. were leading

  1. led

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

  1. I _________ the footprints for about five minutes when I saw a phone box about one hundred metres away. I listened. I heard a noise.

  1. followed

  1. had been following

  1. had followed

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

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