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Narrative Tenses
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At 3pm yesterday, we ________ on the beach.
had been lying
had lain
lied
were lying
Oops!
Okay!
By the time we _____ at the bar, it _________
had arrived/ had already been closed
arrived/ had already closed
were arriving/ was already closing
had been arriving/ was already closed
Oops!
Okay!
Frank realised he ____ a terrible mistake as soon as he ____ the email.
had been making/ was sending
had made/ sent
was making/ had sent
had been made/ sent
Oops!
Okay!
I _______ when the giant spider _______ on my head.
was sleeping/ fell
had been slept/ fell
had slept/ was falling
had been sleeping/ had felt
Oops!
Okay!
The students _____ the past perfect continuous _______.
had been wished/ hadn't been invented
had been wishing/ wasn't invented
wished / had never been invented
had wished/ wasn't invented
Oops!
Okay!
Is it correct? The man who was driving the taxi was looking slightly familiar.
looked
Oops!
Okay!
Susan ____ really angry because she _______ her tea.
had been/ hadn't been drinking
wasn't/ hadn't not drunk
was/ hadn't drunk
was being/ hadn't drunk
Oops!
Okay!
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
Oops!
Okay!
How long _______ before she ran the marathon?
had she been training
she had been training
she had been trained
she was training
Oops!
Okay!
Before he _____ his back, Jack ________ to compete in the Olympics.
had been hurting/ hoped
had been hurt/ was hoping
hurted/ hoped
hurt/ had been hoping
Oops!
Okay!
Maria _________ go to the cinema because she _________ the movie.
hadn't wanted to/ already saw
had been wanting to/ hadn't yet seen
wanted/ hadn't already been seen
didn't want to/ had already seen
Oops!
Okay!
Ava and I _____ hungry because we ________ dinner.
weren't feeling/ had
hadn't been/ had just been having
hadn't been being/ had just had
weren't/ had just had
Oops!
Okay!
While I _______ to work, John _______ me constantly.
was trying/ had disturbed
had tried/ had disturbed
tried/ had been disturbed
was trying/ was disturbing
Oops!
Okay!
When I was about nine years old, I _________ to the cinema every Saturday afternoon.
used to go
had gone
had been going
was going
Oops!
Okay!
We ____ to go to Peru because we _______ there before.
had been wanting/ hadn't been gone
wanted/ had never been
were wanting/ hadn't already gone
had been wanted/ hadn't been
Oops!
Okay!
When I _____ the curtains this morning, I saw it _______ all night.
opened/ had been snowing
had opened/ was snowing
was opening/ had snowed
opened/ snowed
Oops!
Okay!
I knew Susan ______ to me just by looking at her face.
hadn't been listening
didn't listen
couldn't listen
hadn't just listened
Oops!
Okay!
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