Focus 3. unit 2. Narrative tenses

Narrative tenses

We use the Past Continuous:

• to describe a background scene in a story or in a description of a main event:

On the day of the match, it was raining and the fans were getting wet.

• to talk about an action that was in progress when another action took place (for the shorter action, which happened while the longer one was in progress, we use the Past Simple):

I was riding my bike when a policeman stopped me.

• to talk about actions in progress at the same time:

While Ann was doing some experiments, Terry was taking some measurements.

We use the Past Simple for a series of actions that happened one after the other:

Julia got up and put on her trainers.

We use the Past Perfect to talk about an action that happened before another action in the past (for the action that came second, we use the Past Simple):

In the taxi I realized that I had left the ticket at home.

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1.Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. Use the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.

1 John _____ (walk) towards the stadium when he _____(hear) some supporters singing.

2 The play_____ (end) and everyone __________(leave) the theatre.

3 _____________ (Sue/work) at the restaurant when she___ (meet) Frank?

4 We _______ (cross) Green Street when we_____ (see) a bank robbery.

5 While I ________ (watch) tennis on TV, my sisters ___ (play) a video game.

6 What _______ (you/do) when I ________-(call) you last night?

2.Choose the correct option, A, B or C.

1 Sarah________ in the park when she met her neighbor.

A jogged B had jogged C was jogging

2 Tim ____________at 7:30, had breakfast and went to the pool.

A got up B had got up C was getting up

3 We were cycling in the forest while Tom_____ in the lake.

A swam B was swimming C had swum

4 Adam didn’t go horse-riding because he ___ riding boots.

A was forgetting B had forgotten C forgot

5 She didn’t believe that I_________ volleyball before.

A had never played B was never playing C never played

6 When we ______at the court, the match had already finished.

A arrived B had arrived C were arriving

7 Kim ___________her skating boots and stepped onto the ice rink.

A was putting on B put on C had put on

8 Mark ____ injured while he was overtaking his rivals.

A was getting B had got C got

9 Nina realised she ____ her mobile at home when she was already on the bus.

A left B had left C has left

10 We ____ in a restaurant when we heard about the accident.

A were eating B ate C had eaten