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Narrative Tenses Quiz

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Choose the correct answer:

By the time we ___________ at the party most people ___________!

arrived

were arriving

already left

had already left

While I ___________ to work John _____________ me constantly

had tried

was trying

had disturbed

was disturbing

While I ___________ on my computer it suddenly ____________ working!

worked

was working

stopped

was stopping

When I lived in Germany I ___________ economics.

studied

was studying

I picked up my bag, put on my coat and ___________ the house, but as soon as I ___________ the bus I realised that I ___________ the oven!

left

was leaving

got on

had got on

didn’t switch off

hadn’t switched off

I ___________ to music while I was running.

listened

was listening

I ___________ quite peacefully when I suddenly ___________ out of bed!

slept

was sleeping

fell

was falling

It was a beautiful day. The sun ___________ and the birds ___________. I ___________ my things and went for a walk outside. I ___________ such beautiful countryside before.

shone

was shining

sang

were singing

picked up

was picking up

never saw

had never seen

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