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Narrative Tenses

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

By the time we arrived at the party most people ___________!

a)

left

b)

were leaving

c)

had already left

d)

had already been leaving

2.

While I ___________ to work John was disturbing me constantly

a)

was trying

b)

had tried

c)

tried

d)

had been trying

3.

While I was having a Meet my computer suddenly ____________ working!

a)

was stopping

b)

had stopped

c)

had been stopping

d)

stopped

4.

I picked up my bag, put on my coat and left he house, but as soon as I got on the bus I realised that I ___________ the oven!

a)

didn't switch off

b)

wasn'tswitching off

c)

hadn't been switching off

d)

hadn't switched off

5.

The children were wet because they(play)____________________ football in the rain.

a)

played

b)

were plating

c)

had played

d)

had been playing

6.

We were very hungry because we (not / eat) ____________________ .

a)

didn't eat

b)

hadn't ate

c)

hadn't eaten

d)

weren't eating

7.

I was sleeping quite peacefully when I suddenly (fall) ___________ out of bed!

a)

felt

b)

fell

c)

had fallen

d)

was falling

8.

It was a beautiful day. The sun _________________ . I picked my things and went for a walk outside.

a)

shone

b)

had been shining

c)

was shining

9.

As he ______________________across Central Africa, John caught Malaria.

a)

travelled

b)

had been travelling

c)

had travelled

d)

was travelling

10.

I was delighted when I found my keys. I _____________ for them for hours.

a)

looked

b)

had been looking

c)

had looked

d)

was looking