Narrative tenses

Front

About 100 people ..... outside the theatre for tickets when we got there.

Back

were queuing

Front

This time last week I ..... to Athens.

Back

was driving

Front

By the time the teacher arrived, the classroom was empty; the students ..... .

Back

had left

Front

The witness claimed he ..... the accused before.

Back

hadn't seen

Front

I ..... a shower when the telephone rang.

Back

was having

Front

The roads were wet because it ..... all night.

Back

had been raining

Front

When I was a child I ..... broccoli.

Back

used to hate

Front

When we got back from our holiday we discovered that someone ..... into our house.

Back

had broken

Front

When she opened the window she was happy to see it ..... lightly.

Back

was snowing

Front

After the beginning of the 20th century people ..... as much as they wanted as cars were quite expensive.

Back

didn't use to drive