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NARRATIVE TENSES

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This happened about ten years ago. I _______________ with a college friend, Sarah, in the country.

a)

was staying

b)

stayed

c)

had stayed

d)

have been staying

2.

Anyway, it was a dark, winter afternoon and we _____________ in the sitting room.

a)

have been chatting

b)

were chatting

c)

chatted

d)

had chatted

3.

Sarah's mum ____________________ a little while earlier, so we were alone in the house.

a)

went shopping

b)

had been shopping

c)

had gone shopping

d)

had been going shopping

4.

So we took no notice and ___________________ talking.

a)

had carried on

b)

were carrying on

c)

have been carrying on

d)

carried on

5.

The phone _______________ for about a minute when he answered it.

a)

had been

b)

was

c)

has been

6.

We _______________ some fruit and went to the next shop.

a)

bought

b)

were buying

c)

had been buying

7.

Someone _______________ the window, but we did not see who it was.

a)

had broken

b)

was breaking

c)

had been breaking

8.
Anne ____________ in a cafe when she was at university.
a)
worked
b)
were working
c)
had worked
9.

A _________ (you / walk) to the station when it began to rain?

B Yes, we were about halfway there, so _________ (we / get) very wet.

a)

Were you walking / we get

b)

Were you walking / we got

c)

Had you walked / we got

10.
He_____________five letters to the manager by the time he finally received an answer.
a)
wrote
b)
was writing
c)
had written
d)
had been writting
11.
Steve ..................................an accident yesterday. 
a)
had
b)
was having
c)
haved
12.
Why did you change the channel? I ______ that movie.
a)
watched
b)
was watching
c)
had watched
d)
had been watching
13.
Magda and Tomek ................... when they were teaching in China
a)
used to meet
b)
met
c)
were meeting
d)
had been meeting
14.

I opened my handbag and found out that I __________ my credit card at home.

a)

forgot

b)

had forgotten

c)

was forgetting

d)

had been forgetting

15.

I ______ my husband for 3 years when we decided to get married.

a)

had know

b)

was knowing

c)

knew

d)

had known