Narrative Tenses

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

• left

• were leaving

• had already left

• had already been leaving

While I ___________ to work John was disturbing me constantly

• was trying

• had tried

• tried

• had been trying

While I was having a Meet my computer suddenly ____________ working!

• was stopping

• had stopped

• had been stopping

• stopped

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

• didn't switch off

• wasn'tswitching off

• hadn't been switching off

• hadn't switched off

The children were wet because they(play)____________________ football in the rain.

• played

• were plating

• had played

• had been playing

We were very hungry because we (not / eat) ____________________ .

• didn't eat

• hadn't ate

• hadn't eaten

• weren't eating

I was sleeping quite peacefully when I suddenly (fall) ___________ out of bed!

• felt

• fell

• had fallen

• was falling

It was a beautiful day. The sun _________________ . I picked my things and went for a walk outside.

• shone

• had been shining

• was shining

As he ______________________across Central Africa, John caught Malaria.

• travelled

• had been travelling

• had travelled

• was travelling

I was delighted when I found my keys. I _____________ for them for hours.

• looked

• had been looking

• had looked

• was looking