Narrative tenses

A specific event which happened at a specific time in the past

• Present Perfect

• Past Simple

• Past Perfect

• Past Continuous

... tense is used to talk about the background information for a story

• Past Perfect

• Past Simple

• Past Continuous

• Present Perfect

Often the past continuous action is interrupted by another (in the ...)

• Past Perfect

• Past Continuous

• Past Simple

• Present Simple

_____ I was doing my homework, my mother was sitting in the chair and watching a romantic comedy.

• While

• As

• If

• After

... is used to make it clear that one action happened before the other

• Past Simple

• Past Continuous

• Past Perfect

• Present Perfect

"We couldn't open the door because Jackie had forgotten her keys at home".

What happened first?

• They didn't open the door

• Jackie forgot her keys

When I got to the meeting hall I discovered I ... (not/take) my documents.

• didn't take

• had took

• hadn't taken

• wasn't taking

"Mark had lived in Vilnius for 2 years before he moved to Minsk."

Where did he live first?

• in Minsk

• in Vilnius

I was listening to the radio when the accident ... (happen).

• had happened

• have happened

• happened

• happen

As soon as Jackie arrived home she realised she ... (forget) to buy products.

• forgot

• forget

• had forgotten

• have forgot