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QUIZ ON NARRATIVE TENSES

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When Tomy ...., (arrive) everyone ....(leave). The house was empty.

(a)  

2.

She ...(sleep) when she ...(hear) a strange noise.

(a)  

3.

Mary ...(see) her aunt last week, she ... (not/see) her for two years.

(a)  

4.

When my cousin's train ... (arrive) at the station, we ... (wait) there for him.

(a)  

5.

The sun...(shine) and people ... (sit) on the grass in the park.

a)

had shone / sat

b)

was shining / were sitting

c)

was shining / was sitting

d)

shone / sat

6.

We ...(go) for a walk when we ...(finish) lunch.

a)

were going / had finished

b)

had gone / were finishing

c)

went / had finished

d)

had gone / finished

7.

While I ... (work) on the PC, my brother ... (listen) to music.

(a)  

8.

Emma ... (do) homework when her mom ... (call) her for dinner.

(a)  

9.

When I ... (get) home, I realized someone ... (break) into my flat.

a)

got / had broken

b)

was getting / broke

c)

had got / was breaking

d)

got / broke

10.

The house ... (be) very dirty. They .... (not/clean) it for weeks.

a)

was / weren't cleaning

b)

was / not cleaned

c)

had been / hadn't cleaned

d)

was / hadn't cleaned

11.

The passengers... (be) very nervous when the plane took off, because they ... (not / fly) before.

(a)  

12.

Yesterday, I ...(be) exhausted so I (go) straight to bed early.

a)

was / was going

b)

was / went

c)

was / had gone