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B1 | Narrative Tenses

  •  English    20     Public
    Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect
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  • When they turned on the TV, the match ______ (finish).
    had already finished
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  • As soon as I shut the door, I realized that I _____ (leave) my keys on the table.
    had left
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  • We couldn't get a table in the restaurant because we _____ (not/book).
    hadn't booked
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  • It was a cold night and it _____ (rain).
    was raining
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  • I _____ (watch) TV in the living room. Suddenly, I _____ (hear) a knock at the door. I _____ (get up) and _____ (open) the door. But there _____ (be) nobody there. The person who ______ (knock) on the door _____ (disappear).
    was watching; heard; got up; opened; was; had knocked; had disappeared
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  • We stopped at a garage because we ______ (need) petrol.
    needed
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  • When I _____ (live) in Paris, I often ____ (go) to watch Paris St-Germain.
    lived / was living; went
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  • They ____ (be) in Mexico in 2016.
    were
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  • When the teacher collected the exam papers he saw that Robbie _____ (cheat).
    had cheated
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  • The accident ____ (happen) when they ____ (drive) home.
    happened; were driving
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  • I _____ (not recognize) Jane at first because she _____ (change) so much.
    didn't recognize, had changed
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  • The police _____ (stop) my sister on the motorway because she _____ (not wear) a seat belt.
    stopped; wasn't wearing
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  • When the snowstorm started, we ______ (stop) skiing and went back to the hotel.
    stopped
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  • She ____ (win) the gold medal at the last Olympic Games.
    won
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  • I _____ (have) breakfast when I _____ (hear) the news.
    was having; heard
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  • I wanted to go for a swim, but I ____ (not bring) a towel.
    hadn't brought
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