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narrative tenses

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A _________ (you / have) lunch by the time your visitors arrived?

B Yes, _________ (we / finish) eating by then.

a)

had you had / we had finished

b)

did you have / we finished

c)

were you having / we were finishing

2.

A_________ (I / not speak) to you yesterday because you looked busy when I saw you.

B Yes, _________ (I / try) to repair my printer when you came in.

a)

I wasn't speaking / I tried

b)

I had spoken / I tried

c)

I didn't speak / I was trying

3.

A Why _________ (you / take) the train home yesterday?

B My car is in the garage. I had an accident while _________ (I / drive) to work.

a)

had you taken / I had driven

b)

did you take / I was driving

c)

was you taking / I were driving

4.

A _________ (you / complete) the report when you went for lunch yesterday?

B No, _________ (I / still / write) it yesterday afternoon.

a)

Did you complete / I still wrote

b)

Were you completing / I was still writing

c)

Had you completed / I was still writing

5.

A Why _________ (they / not send) the order yesterday?

B They couldn’t because _________ (they / not receive) confirmation of the address.

a)

hadn't they sent / they weren't receiving

b)

weren't they sending / they hadn't received

c)

didn't they send / they hadn't received

6.

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

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

a)

Were you walking / we get

b)

Were you walking / we got

c)

Had you walked / we got

7.
[...] 
Tony: We got here at 6:00 o'clock this morning. More than forty people______________here waiting for tickets when we arrived.
[...] 
a)
already standed
b)
were already standing
c)
had already standed
d)
had already been standing
8.
He was in Japan last month. He___________Japan before.
a)
never visited
b)
was never visiting
c)
had never visited
d)
had never been visiting
9.
When_____you_____in New York?
a)
did .. arrive
b)
were ... arriving
c)
had ... arrived
d)
had ... been arriving
10.
He_____________five letters to the manager by the time he finally received an answer.
a)
wrote
b)
was writing
c)
had written
d)
had been writting
11.
I didn't realise that I ________________ my umbrella on the bus until it started to rain.
a)
left
b)
have left
c)
had left
d)
was leaving
12.

He ______ several books a month, but he doesn't have time any more

a)

was used to reading

b)

got used to reading

c)

used to read

13.
Mary ......................... be able to speak French, but she has forgotten it all.
a)
has used to
b)
is used to
c)
used to
d)
uses to
14.
Tina ....................................when she fell and hurt here leg. 
a)
were dancing
b)
was dancing
c)
danced
15.
Liz ................................windows when I .................her. 
a)
were cleaning / saw
b)
was cleaning / saw
c)
was cleaning / was seeing
16.
Steve ..................................an accident yesterday. 
a)
had
b)
was having
c)
haved
17.
Philip was washing the car ........................the fire started. 
a)
when
b)
while
18.
She .................. play the violin.
a)
use
b)
used
c)
used to
d)
use to
19.
Które zdanie jest poprawne?
a)
I swam when I see you.
b)
I was swimming when I saw you.
c)
I was swimming when I see you.
d)
I swam when I saw you.
20.
We .........................swimming every day when we were young.
a)
went
b)
was going
c)
were going