Narrative Tenses Exercises PDFSet 4: Complete Narratives: All Four Tenses Combined
20 questions·15 min·Answers included·Explanations included
Preview: Questions
Fill in the blank with the correct option.
1.It ___ heavily. The roads were slippery and traffic had come to a standstill.
a) was rainingb) rainedc) had rainedd) had been raining
2.When she ___ the room, everyone stopped talking and stared at her.
a) was enteringb) enteredc) had enteredd) had been entering
3.He was exhausted. He ___ all night to finish the report.
a) workedb) was workingc) had been workingd) had worked
4.The detective realized that the suspect ___ the country the day before.
a) leftb) was leavingc) has leftd) had left
5.While we ___ dinner, someone knocked on the door.
a) were havingb) hadc) had been havingd) have had
... and 15 more questions in the PDF
Preview: Answers
1.was raining
2.entered
3.had been working
4.had left
5.were having
... and 15 more answers in the PDF
Preview: Explanations
1."was raining"(a)
Past Continuous describes the ongoing weather that formed the background of the scene.
2."entered"(b)
Past Simple for the main action that triggered the reaction.
3."had been working"(c)
Past Perfect Continuous emphasizes the duration of work that caused exhaustion.
4."had left"(d)
Past Perfect shows the leaving happened before the realization.
5."were having"(a)
'While' + Past Continuous for the background activity when the knock occurred.
... and 15 more explanations in the PDF
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