Assessment: Narrative Tense Combinations

While I ______ (walk) to school, I ______ (realize) I had forgotten my notebook at home.

• walked, was realizing

• had walked, realized

• was walking, had realized

• was walking, realized

The sun ______ (shine) brightly when we ______ (arrive) at the beach.

• shone, had arrived

• was shining, arrived

• had shone, arrived

• was shining, was arriving

Before he ______ (join) the soccer team, he ______ (never play) soccer in his life.

• was joining, had never played

• joined, had never played

• had joined, was never playing

• was joining, played

I ______ (sleep) when suddenly my dog ______ (bark) loudly at the door.

• was sleeping, barked

• had slept, barked

• was sleeping, had barked

• slept, had barked

When I ______ (enter) the classroom, everyone ______ (already start) working on the quiz.

• entered, was already starting

• entered, had already started

• was entering, already started

• had entered, started

She ______ (practice) the piano for two hours before she ______ (take) a break.

• had practiced, took

• was practicing, had taken

• practiced, was taking

• practiced, had taken

We ______ (wait) for the bus when we ______ (hear) a loud crash nearby.

• were waiting, had heard

• had waited, heard

• were waiting, heard

• waited, were hearing

By the time we ______ (get) to the theater, the movie ______ (already start).

• got, was already starting

• had gotten, started

• got, had already started

• were getting, already started

While my brother ______ (watch) TV, I ______ (finish) my homework.

• was watching, was finishing

• watched, had finished

• had watched, finished

• was watching, finished

The kids ______ (play) outside when their mother ______ (call) them inside for dinner.

• played, had called

• had played, called

• were playing, was calling

• were playing, called