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WorksheetsNarrative forms - FCE
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 10mins
I _______ (do) my homework when you ______ (phone) me.
did / were phoning
was doing / phoned
We _____ (play) tennis when it _____ (start) to rain.
were playing / started
played/was starting
When we saw Max he _____ (be) furious because he _____ (quarrel) with his neighbour in the morning.
had been / was quarreling
was/had quarrelled
When Bob ______ (have) his car accident, he _____ (look) at his mobile phone.
was having / looked
had / was looking
I _____ (have) breakfast, _____ (wash) up and _____ (leave) to work.
had / washed/ left
had had / had washed / had left
had / washed / had left
Emma ______ (ski) when she _____ (break) her leg.
skied/was breaking
was skiing/broke
We _______ (have) a lot of trouble because we _____ (lose) our passports.
had had / lost
had / had lost
Joshua _______ married twice by the time he met Carol.
had already been
had already being been
Stewart was really exhausted because he ______ after the twins the whole afternoon.
had been looking
had looked
Which of the following has the correct use of tenses? CHECK ALL that applies.
Last month, I went to see a new apartment because my landlady had notified me in advance.
The fire already reaches the roof by the time the firemen had arrived.
He had gone to prison because he stole a lot of diamonds.
When I was trying to call Helen, she had already been asleep.
My father had bought a new car after he tried it a few times.
I (a) (wait) for hours so I was really glad when the bus finally arrived.
It (a) (rain) and the pavement was covered with puddles.
Susie was watching a film when she (a) (hear) the noise.
I (a) (drink) coffee all morning. By lunchtime, I felt really strange!
