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Narrative forms - FCE

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I _______ (do) my homework when you ______ (phone) me.

a)

did / were phoning

b)

was doing / phoned

2.

We _____ (play) tennis when it _____ (start) to rain.

a)

were playing / started

b)

played/was starting

3.

When we saw Max he _____ (be) furious because he _____ (quarrel) with his neighbour in the morning.

a)

had been / was quarreling

b)

was/had quarrelled

4.

When Bob ______ (have) his car accident, he _____ (look) at his mobile phone.

a)

was having / looked

b)

had / was looking

5.

I _____ (have) breakfast, _____ (wash) up and _____ (leave) to work.

a)

had / washed/ left

b)

had had / had washed / had left

c)

had / washed / had left

6.

Emma ______ (ski) when she _____ (break) her leg.

a)

skied/was breaking

b)

was skiing/broke

7.

We _______ (have) a lot of trouble because we _____ (lose) our passports.

a)

had had / lost

b)

had / had lost

8.

Joshua _______ married twice by the time he met Carol.

a)

had already been

b)

had already being been

9.

Stewart was really exhausted because he ______ after the twins the whole afternoon.

a)

had been looking

b)

had looked

10.

Which of the following has the correct use of tenses? CHECK ALL that applies.

a)

Last month, I went to see a new apartment because my landlady had notified me in advance.

b)

The fire already reaches the roof by the time the firemen had arrived.

c)

He had gone to prison because he stole a lot of diamonds.

d)

When I was trying to call Helen, she had already been asleep.

e)

My father had bought a new car after he tried it a few times.

11.

I (a)   (wait) for hours so I was really glad when the bus finally arrived.

12.

It (a)   (rain) and the pavement was covered with puddles.

13.

Susie was watching a film when she (a)   (hear) the noise.

14.

I (a)   (drink) coffee all morning. By lunchtime, I felt really strange!