Focus 3 U2.2 Narrative Tenses

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. Use the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.

Was Sue working at the restaurant when she ______ (meet) Frank?

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word(s) in brackets. Use the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.

We ________ (cross) Green Street when we saw a bank robbery.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word(s) in brackets. Use the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.

While I was watching tennis on TV, my sisters ________ (play) a video game.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word(s) in brackets. Use the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.

What ________ (you/do) when I called you last night?

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the words in capitals and the Past Perfect.

Jack's team didn't train enough. They lost the match.

Jack's team ______________ . BECAUSE

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the words in capitals and the simple past or the Past Perfect.

Andrew didn't lock his car. Somebody stole it.

Somebody ________________ . BECAUSE

Complete the conversations with the correct form of the verb(s) in brackets. Use the Past Simple, the Past Continuous or the Past Perfect.

A:  Why _______ (Nick/not work out) yesterday?

B:  He promised his daughter to play with her, I think.

Complete the conversations with the correct form of the verb(s) in brackets. Use the Past Simple, the Past Continuous or the Past Perfect.

A:  What ______ (you/do) at the sports camp?

B:  Every day we got up early, then we went to the gym and then we played basketball.

Choose the correct option, A, B or C.

Sarah _____ in the park when she met her neighbour.

• jogged

• was jogging

• had jogged

Choose the correct option, A, B or C.

Tim _____ at 7.30, had breakfast and went to the pool.

• got up

• had got up

• had gotten up

• was getting up