WorksheetsNarrative Tenses
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
By the time we arrived at the party most people ___________!
left
were leaving
had already left
had already been leaving
While I ___________ to work John was disturbing me constantly
was trying
had tried
tried
had been trying
While I was having a Meet my computer suddenly ____________ working!
was stopping
had stopped
had been stopping
stopped
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!
didn't switch off
wasn'tswitching off
hadn't been switching off
hadn't switched off
The children were wet because they(play)____________________ football in the rain.
played
were plating
had played
had been playing
We were very hungry because we (not / eat) ____________________ .
didn't eat
hadn't ate
hadn't eaten
weren't eating
I was sleeping quite peacefully when I suddenly (fall) ___________ out of bed!
felt
fell
had fallen
was falling
It was a beautiful day. The sun _________________ . I picked my things and went for a walk outside.
shone
had been shining
was shining
As he ______________________across Central Africa, John caught Malaria.
travelled
had been travelling
had travelled
was travelling
I was delighted when I found my keys. I _____________ for them for hours.
looked
had been looking
had looked
was looking
