Narrative Tenses exercises — Set 5: Advanced Narratives: Used to, Would & Literary Style (Worksheet)
Worksheet • 20 questions • 15 min
When I was a child, I love playing in the garden every afternoon.
My grandmother tell us stories by the fireplace every winter evening.
There be a beautiful old church on this corner before it was demolished.
No sooner had he opened the door the dog ran out.
She live in Paris before she moved to London.
Hardly had the meeting started the fire alarm went off.
As a student, he spend hours in the library researching.
I didn't like coffee, but now I drink it every day.
Scarcely had the sun risen the birds began to sing.
My father take us fishing every summer when we were young.
Did you have long hair when you were a teenager?
The old man sit on the same bench every morning and feed the pigeons.
I know him quite well, but we've lost touch over the years.
No sooner I sat down than the phone rang.
She be very shy as a child, but she's quite confident now.
My mother always bake fresh bread on Sunday mornings.
Hardly he finished speaking when the audience burst into applause.
There be a cinema here, but they tore it down last year.
On quiet evenings, my grandfather sit by the window and watch the sunset.
Not until she left I realize how much I cared about her.
Narrative Tenses exercises online (Worksheet)
Master advanced narrative techniques including 'used to' for past habits and states, 'would' for past repeated actions, and sophisticated literary constructions like 'no sooner...than' and 'hardly...when'. Perfect for formal writing and storytelling.