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Narrative tenses

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  • Q1
    Which tense is used to describe an action that was happening in the past?
    future simple
    past continuous
    present perfect
    past simple
    30s
  • Q2
    What is the main purpose of using the past perfect tense in a narrative?
    to describe a future action
    to show that an action was completed before another past action
    to indicate an ongoing action
    to express a habit in the past
    30s
  • Q3
    Which form correctly describes an action that happened regularly in the past?
    present simple
    past perfect
    past simple
    future continuous
    30s
  • Q4
    Which tense is used to describe a situation that was ongoing at a specific moment in the past?
    past perfect
    past continuous
    present continuous
    future perfect
    30s
  • Q5
    Which of the following sentences uses the past simple tense correctly?
    She was visiting the museum last Saturday.
    She visited the museum last Saturday.
    She is visiting the museum last Saturday.
    She will visit the museum last Saturday.
    30s
  • Q6
    What tense is used to talk about actions that have just finished and are relevant to the present?
    present perfect
    future simple
    past continuous
    past perfect
    30s
  • Q7
    Which of the following sentences uses the past perfect tense correctly?
    She had finished her homework before dinner.
    She was finishing her homework before dinner.
    She has finished her homework before dinner.
    She finished her homework before dinner.
    30s
  • Q8
    She (study) hard for her exams, so she (pass) them easily.
    studies; was passing
    is studying; passed
    studied; passed
    was studying; passes
    30s
  • Q9
    By the time he (get) to the station, the train (leave).
    is getting; has left
    was getting; left
    gets; leaves
    got; had left
    30s
  • Q10
    I (hear) a strange noise while I (walk) home last night.
    heard; was walking
    was hearing; was walking
    was hearing; walked
    hears; walk
    30s
  • Q11
    When we (arrive) at the party, everyone already (eat).
    were arriving; were eating
    arrives; eats
    arrived; ate
    arrived; had eaten
    30s
  • Q12
    She (not see) the movie before it was taken out of theaters.
    does not see
    had not seen
    did not see
    was not seeing
    30s
  • Q13
    He (wait) for his friend when it started to rain.
    waits
    waited
    was waiting
    is waiting
    30s
  • Q14
    After I (finish) my homework, I went out to play.
    had finished
    finishes
    was finishing
    finished
    30s
  • Q15
    They (visit) the museum yesterday when they saw the famous painting.
    were visiting
    are visiting
    visit
    visited
    30s

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