Narrative tenses quiz - Choose the best answer to complete the story
Quiz by Martha Liliana Torres Guerrero
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- Q1This happened about five years ago. I _____ with a friend, Diana, in the country.have been stayingstayedwas stayinghad stayed30s
- Q2They ____________ an old country house a few miles from Cambridgerecently boughthad been buyinghad recently boughthave recently bought30s
- Q3and she ______________me down to see it.invitedwas invitinghad invitedhad been inviting30s
- Q4Anyway, it was a dark, winter afternoon and we _____________ in the sitting room.were chattingchattedhave been chattinghad chatted30s
- Q5Sarah's mum ____________________ a little while earlier, so we were alone in the house.had been going shoppinghad been shoppingwent shoppinghad gone shopping30s
- Q6Then, to our surprise we ____________ someone walking around in the room above.heardhad been hearinghave heardhad heard30s
- Q7But Sarah said, 'Oh I expect Mum _________________it - she always does.'was forgettinghad forgottenforgottenforgot30s
- Q8So we took no notice and ___________________ talking.had carried onhave been carrying oncarried onwere carrying on30s
- Q9Imagine our surprise when five minutes later we looked out the window and _________Sarah's mum in her car driving up to the house!had seenhad been seeingseensaw30s
- Q10So who...or what...______________ around upstairs?was walkinghad walkedwalkedhad been walking30s