NARRATIVE TENSES

This happened about ten years ago. I _______________ with a college friend, Sarah, in the country.

• was staying

• stayed

• had stayed

• have been staying

They ____________ an old country house a few miles from Cambridge.

• recently bought

• have recently bought

• had recently bought

• had been buying

and she ______________me down to see it.

• had invited

• invited

• had been inviting

• was inviting

Anyway, it was a dark, winter afternoon and we _____________ in the sitting room.

• have been chatting

• were chatting

• chatted

• had chatted

Sarah's mum ____________________ a little while earlier, so we were alone in the house.

• went shopping

• had been shopping

• had gone shopping

• had been going shopping

Then, to our surprise we ____________ someone walking around in the room above.

• have heard

• had heard

• heard

• had been hearing

But Sarah said, 'Oh I expect Mum _________________ something - she always does.'

• has forgotten

• was forgetting

• had forgotten

• forgot

So we took no notice and ___________________ talking.

• had carried on

• were carrying on

• have been carrying on

• carried on

Imagine our surprise when five minutes later we looked out the window and _________Sarah's mum in her car driving up to the house!

• had seen

• saw

• had been seeing

• seen

So who...or what...______________ around upstairs?

• had walked

• walked

• had been walking

• was walking