Focus 3. unit 2. Narrative tenses

R: Right, Jones! It's a yellow card for you.

J: Oh Ref! What             [did I do, had I done, was I doing]

R: I                         [already blew, had already blown, was already blowing] blowing the whistle three times Jones, but you carried on playing!

F: Did you see the ice hockey last night, Ben? Great goal by Grabic, huh?

B: Well, I                [watched, had watched, was watching] the game when the doorbell rang. I went to answer it; it was some sales person, and when I got back I               [had missed, missed, was missing] the goal!

J: Arthur, at 76 years of age you're the oldest competitor to finish the marathon today. Why                     [were you deciding, had you decided, did you decide] to run?

A: Oh, well, last year my grandson and I were watching the race on TV when he              [asked, had asked, was asking]: 'Grandad, have you ever done that?' I told him that I hadn't run a marathon and he said: 'Maybe you should try'. So, I                   [have been doing, did, have done] it for my grandson, Timmy.

Choose the best ending for each sentence

Tom couldn’t play because

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Jeff broke his leg when

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The referee blew his whistle and

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Sue and Jenny were excited because

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It was snowing when

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Paula was leading the cycle race when

Listen to the story, write the correct verb form.

In 1956, goalkeeper Bert Trautmann             for Manchester City in his first FA Cup final when he       for the ball in the 75th minute. He      that he          himself but he            playing. He        his team to beat Birmingham City 3–1. He then      to hospital where the doctors couldn’t believe he     still alive. He            his neck!