Narrative tenses

Anne ____________ in a cafe when she was at university.

• worked
• were working
• had worked

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

A_________ (I / not speak) to you yesterday because you looked busy when I saw you.

B Yes, _________ (I / try) to repair my printer when you came in.

• I wasn't speaking / I tried

• I had spoken / I tried

• I didn't speak / I was trying

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

A _________ (you / complete) the report when you went for lunch yesterday?

B No, _________ (I / still / write) it yesterday afternoon.

• Did you complete / I still wrote

• Were you completing / I was still writing

• Had you completed / I was still writing

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

A _________ (you / walk) to the station when it began to rain?

B Yes, we were about halfway there, so _________ (we / get) very wet.

• Were you walking / we get

• Were you walking / we got

• Had you walked / we got

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

He was in Japan last month. He___________Japan before.

• never visited
• was never visiting
• had never visited
• had never been visiting

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

He_____________five letters to the manager by the time he finally received an answer.

• wrote
• was writing
• had written
• had been writting

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

He ______ several books a month, but he doesn't have time any more

• was used to reading

• got used to reading

• used to read

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Liz ................................windows when I .................her. 

• were cleaning / saw
• was cleaning / saw
• was cleaning / was seeing

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

Steve ..................................an accident yesterday. 

• had
• was having
• haved

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

We .........................swimming every day when we were young.

• went
• was going
• were going

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B