WorksheetsNARRATIVE TENSES
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 7mins
This happened about ten years ago. I _______________ with a college friend, Sarah, in the country.
was staying
stayed
had stayed
have been staying
Anyway, it was a dark, winter afternoon and we _____________ in the sitting room.
have been chatting
were chatting
chatted
had chatted
Sarah's mum ____________________ a little while earlier, so we were alone in the house.
went shopping
had been shopping
had gone shopping
had been going shopping
So we took no notice and ___________________ talking.
had carried on
were carrying on
have been carrying on
carried on
The phone _______________ for about a minute when he answered it.
had been
was
has been
We _______________ some fruit and went to the next shop.
bought
were buying
had been buying
Someone _______________ the window, but we did not see who it was.
had broken
was breaking
had been breaking
A _________ (you / walk) to the station when it began to rain?
B Yes, we were about halfway there, so _________ (we / get) very wet.
Were you walking / we get
Were you walking / we got
Had you walked / we got
I opened my handbag and found out that I __________ my credit card at home.
forgot
had forgotten
was forgetting
had been forgetting
I ______ my husband for 3 years when we decided to get married.
had know
was knowing
knew
had known
