Worksheetsnarrative tenses
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
A _________ (you / have) lunch by the time your visitors arrived?
B Yes, _________ (we / finish) eating by then.
had you had / we had finished
did you have / we finished
were you having / we were finishing
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.
I wasn't speaking / I tried
I had spoken / I tried
I didn't speak / I was trying
A Why _________ (you / take) the train home yesterday?
B My car is in the garage. I had an accident while _________ (I / drive) to work.
had you taken / I had driven
did you take / I was driving
was you taking / I were driving
A _________ (you / complete) the report when you went for lunch yesterday?
B No, _________ (I / still / write) it yesterday afternoon.
Did you complete / I still wrote
Were you completing / I was still writing
Had you completed / I was still writing
A Why _________ (they / not send) the order yesterday?
B They couldn’t because _________ (they / not receive) confirmation of the address.
hadn't they sent / they weren't receiving
weren't they sending / they hadn't received
didn't they send / they hadn't received
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
Tony: We got here at 6:00 o'clock this morning. More than forty people______________here waiting for tickets when we arrived.
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He ______ several books a month, but he doesn't have time any more
was used to reading
got used to reading
used to read
