Narrative Tenses

Alice … (leave) her family home in the morning and … (move) to the big city.

The police arrested the man who … (break) into a jeweler’s shop.

When I arrived, she (leave). (I arrived and then she left)

When I arrived, she … (leave). (She left before I arrived)

The building exploded because a terrorist … (put) a bomb there.

Nobody believed him because he … often (lie) before.

It was the first time we … to a Mexican restaurant.

A: Why were you so exhausted yesterday?

B: Because I … (jog) all morning.

We … (wait) for the match to begin when suddenly a puppy ran onto the pitch.

During the Easter holiday, I … (eat) too much.

It was obvious that Annie … (work) because she was very tired when I saw her.

When the robbery happened, the security guard … (sleep)!

John … (play) chess before so I showed him what to do.

They … (talk) when someone knocked at the door.

I wanted to say goodbye to Jane, but she … (leave).

When we got to the airport, I realized that I … (leave) my passport at home!

I wasn’t sure how Belinda would react because I … (not know) her long.

When I was young, we … (go) to Italy every year on holiday.

The phone was engaged when I called. Who you (talk) to?

When shared a room, Richard always (take) my things. It was so annoying!

Before she retired, my grandmother… (go) for a run every morning before work.

A: ‘What did you use to do on Sundays?’

B: ‘We would usually … to church in the morning.’

The policewoman … (chase) after the pickpocket, … (bring) him to the ground and finally arrested him.

The police … (look) into allegations of corruption in the mayor’s office while the two robbers were trying to go off on a motorbike.