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Narrative Tenses
Game Code: 2355382
English
18
Public
Fill in the blank with the correct multiple choice answer to practice narrative tenses
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I told Jim not to drive because he _________ all night.
had been drinking
had been drunk
had drunk
was drunk
15
Frank realised he ____ a terrible mistake as soon as he ____ the email.
had been made/ sent
had made/ sent
had been making/ was sending
was making/ had sent
15
When I _____ the curtains this morning, I saw it _______ all night.
opened/ snowed
was opening/ had snowed
opened/ had been snowing
had opened/ was snowing
20
We ____ to go to Peru because we _______ there before.
had been wanted/ hadn't been
were wanting/ hadn't already gone
wanted/ had never been
had been wanting/ hadn't been gone
15
By the time we _____ at the bar, it _________
had arrived/ had already been closed
arrived/ had already closed
had been arriving/ was already closed
were arriving/ was already closing
20
Susan ____ really angry because she _______ her tea.
was/ hadn't drunk
wasn't/ hadn't not drunk
had been/ hadn't been drinking
was being/ hadn't drunk
25
Maria _________ go to the cinema because she _________ the movie.
had been wanting to/ hadn't yet seen
wanted/ hadn't already been seen
hadn't wanted to/ already saw
didn't want to/ had already seen
25
Ava and I _____ hungry because we ________ dinner.
weren't feeling/ had
weren't/ had just had
hadn't been/ had just been having
hadn't been being/ had just had
15
I _______ when the giant spider _______ on my head.
had been slept/ fell
had been sleeping/ had felt
was sleeping/ fell
had slept/ was falling
15
Is it correct? The man who was driving the taxi was looking slightly familiar.
looked
20
When I was about nine years old, I _________ to the cinema every Saturday afternoon.
had been going
was going
had gone
used to go
15
Before he _____ his back, Jack ________ to compete in the Olympics.
hurt/ had been hoping
had been hurting/ hoped
had been hurt/ was hoping
hurted/ hoped
20
While I _______ to work, John _______ me constantly.
was trying/ was disturbing
tried/ had been disturbed
was trying/ had disturbed
had tried/ had disturbed
25
My husband and I _________ together for two years before we _____ our first house.
had been living/ were bought
used to live/ had bought
had already been living/ bought
lived/ had bought
25
How long _______ before she ran the marathon?
she was training
she had been training
she had been trained
had she been training
15
At 3pm yesterday, we ________ on the beach.
were lying
had been lying
had lain
lied
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