Narrative Tenses

Select past simple or past perfect simple for the sentence below.

"Paul wasn’t at the party by the time I showed up. He _______ (go) home."

• went

• 'd gone

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Select past simple or past perfect simple for the sentence below.

"I felt exhausted when I eventually got home so I _______ (go) straight to bed."

• went

• had gone

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Select past simple or past perfect simple for the sentence below.

"The house was completely silent when I got home. Everybody _______ (go) to bed."

• went

• 'd gone

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Select past simple or past perfect simple for the sentence below.

"Mark travels a lot. When I first met him, he _______ (already / travel) to a multitude of countries around the world."

• already travelled

• had already travelled

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Select past simple or past perfect simple for the sentence below.

"Sorry I’m late. The car _______ (break) down on my way here."

• broke

• had broken

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Select past simple or past perfect simple for the sentence below.

"We were driving along the road when we _______ (see) a car which _______ (break) down, so we _______ (stop) to help."

• saw, broke, stopped

• had seen, had broken, had stopped

• saw, had broken, had stopped

• had seen, broke, stopped

• saw, had broken, stopped

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Select past continuous or past perfect continuous for the sentence below.

"It was so noisy next door last night. Our neighbours _______ (have)."

• were having

• had been having

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Select past continuous or past perfect continuous for the sentence below.

"At the end of our journey we were extremely tired. We _______ (travel) for more than 24 hours."

• were travelling

• 'd been travelling

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Select past continuous or past perfect continuous for the sentence below.

"James was on his hands and knees on the floor as I walked in. He _______ (look) for his contact lens."

• was looking

• 'd been looking

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Select past continuous or past perfect continuous for the sentence below.

"Sue was out of breath and sitting on the ground. She _______ (run)."

• was running

• had been running

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D