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Narrative Tenses Practice

1. The document provides examples of using different verb tenses including past simple, past continuous, and past perfect. There are 8 paragraphs that describe events in the past and require filling in verbs in the appropriate tense. 2. The paragraphs describe a variety of past events such as a girl crying after losing her parents, a man breaking into a house but being attacked by a dog, and a car accident that occurs when a driver slams on the brakes to avoid hitting an animal. 3. The tenses used must correctly reflect whether the actions were ongoing, already completed, or simple past to accurately relay the sequence of events described in each scenario.

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Narrative Tenses Practice

1. The document provides examples of using different verb tenses including past simple, past continuous, and past perfect. There are 8 paragraphs that describe events in the past and require filling in verbs in the appropriate tense. 2. The paragraphs describe a variety of past events such as a girl crying after losing her parents, a man breaking into a house but being attacked by a dog, and a car accident that occurs when a driver slams on the brakes to avoid hitting an animal. 3. The tenses used must correctly reflect whether the actions were ongoing, already completed, or simple past to accurately relay the sequence of events described in each scenario.

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Narrative tenses

Complete the gaps with the verbs from the brackets in Past Simple, Past Continuous or Past Perfect.

1. I __________ (walk) down the street yesterday, when I __________ (saw) a girl who
__________ (cry). When I __________ (ask) her why she __________ (cry), she
__________ (tell) me that she __________ (lose) her parents and that she __________ (be)
very afraid.
2. Mary __________ (move) out of her parents’ house three years before her father __________
(decide) to sell it. However, when she __________ (learn) about her father’s decision, she
__________ (feel) sad. Nevertheless, she understood that her parents __________ (get)
older and that they __________ (not/need) such a big house anymore.
3. It __________ (be) 11 pm and John Bishop __________ (sit) in the bushes outside the
Browns’ residence. He __________ (prepare) his plan two days earlier. When he __________
(see) Mr and Mrs Brown leaving the house, he __________ (jump) out of the bushes and
__________ (run) to the door. He __________ (pick) the lock and __________ (go) inside.
Unfortunately for him, an angry pit bull __________ (wait) in the hall.
4. My dad always __________ (hate) my boyfriend, Jim. However, when we __________
(decide) to move in together, he __________ (call) me and __________ (say) that he
__________ (never/like) him, but he __________ (trust) my judgement. It’s funny, because
when he __________ (call) me, Jim and I __________ (argue).
5. Daniel is a very nice person now, but he __________ (be) different several years ago. He
__________ (spend) time with a gang of rough boys, __________ (steal) radios from parked
cars, and __________ (get) into fights very often. However, one day when he __________
(walk) home, he __________ (meet) a beautiful girl from a Catholic school. After he
__________ (meet) her, he __________ (change) for her completely.
6. When I __________ (be) a little boy, I __________ (have) a dog, which I __________ (find)
on the street. We __________ (go) for long walks every day. Once, when we __________
(walk) back home, a man __________ (approached) me and __________ (try) to mug me.
My dog __________ (bite) him in the bottom and the man __________ (start) running away.
As he __________ (run), my dog __________ (bark) at him.
7. Jenny and Ken __________ (meet) at a party in 2007. At that time Ken __________ (have) a
girlfriend, but Jenny __________ (have/never) a boyfriend before. It __________ (be) love at
first sight. When Ken __________ (see) Jenny, he __________ (ask) her to dance with him.
As they __________ (dance), Ken’s girlfriend __________ (come) to the party. She
__________ (start) shouting at Ken and __________ (remind) him that he __________
(promise) to never leave her for another girl.
8. Randy __________ (drive) his new Porsche to visit his parents. He __________ (buy) the car
only two days earlier. It __________ (be) late at night and it __________ (rain) earlier, so
the road __________ (be) slippery. However, he __________ (want) to get to his destination
as soon as possible, so he __________ (drive) very fast. Suddenly, when he __________ (go)
through a forest, something __________ (jump) on the road. In order not to hit it, Randy
__________ (step) on the breaks. He __________ (lose) control of the car and __________
(hit) a tree.

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