Share Narrative tenses - Business English B2
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While they ........ (wait) for a taxi, a colleague stopped in his car and gave them a lift.
were waiting
By the time I arrived, the meeting ........ (already / start).
had already started
Just as I ....... (leave), I received a call to say I didn’t have to go.
had left
It was raining so we ......... (not / walk). We took the subway.
didn't walk
At the end of the project, my boss gave me a gift for all the hard work I ....... (do).
had done
A … Then on the way the car broke down!
B So what ..... (happen) next?
happened
A As a result of his comments, they asked him to leave.
B Why? What ....... (he / say)?
had he said
It ......(snow) when I left home for the airport.
was snowing
When we ...... (arrive) at the airport, they ...... (cancel) our flight already!
arrived/had cancelled
I .... (see), just as I ... (leave) to go home.
saw/was leaving
After I .... (send) Mari an email, I ..... (realize) I ...(not attach) the document.
sent/realized/hadn't attached
Nick .... (get) home at 11 pm because he .... (leave) the office late.
got/had left
Peter ..... (show) me a training, he ..... (do) when he .... (be) in China.
showed/had done/had/been
