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