NARRATIVE TENSES

This happened about ten years ago. I _______________ with a college friend, Sarah, in the country.

• was staying

• stayed

• had stayed

• have been staying

Anyway, it was a dark, winter afternoon and we _____________ in the sitting room.

• have been chatting

• were chatting

• chatted

• had chatted

Sarah's mum ____________________ a little while earlier, so we were alone in the house.

• went shopping

• had been shopping

• had gone shopping

• had been going shopping

So we took no notice and ___________________ talking.

• had carried on

• were carrying on

• have been carrying on

• carried on

The phone _______________ for about a minute when he answered it.

• had been

• was

• has been

We _______________ some fruit and went to the next shop.

• bought

• were buying

• had been buying

Someone _______________ the window, but we did not see who it was.

• had broken

• was breaking

• had been breaking

Anne ____________ in a cafe when she was at university.

• worked
• were working
• had worked

A _________ (you / walk) to the station when it began to rain?

B Yes, we were about halfway there, so _________ (we / get) very wet.

• Were you walking / we get

• Were you walking / we got

• Had you walked / we got

He_____________five letters to the manager by the time he finally received an answer.

• wrote
• was writing
• had written
• had been writting