NARRATIVE TENSES 1

past simple/past continuous examples

Unit 2

Telling stories

past simple/past perfect examples

practice

practice

NARRATIVE TENSES 2

NARRATIVE TENSES: Past simple/past continuous

I tripped when I was walking to school.

He was driving when he saw the motorcycle accident.

She was taking orders when the phone rang.

While they were discussing business, they ate dinner.

The man was chewing gum when the police arrived.

We were waiting for twenty minutes before the waiter came.

Examples

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NARRATIVE TENSES 1

past simple/past continuous examples

past simple/past perfect examples

practice

practice

NARRATIVE TENSES 2

NARRATIVE TENSES: Past simple/past continuousPractice

talk

chew

avoid

laugh

drop off

pick up

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Use each of the verbs to make sentences with the past simple and the past continuous.

Example: He was talking to his girlfriend when the teacher came in.

NARRATIVE TENSES 1

past simple/past continuous examples

past simple/past perfect examples

practice

practice

NARRATIVE TENSES 2

NARRATIVE TENSES: Past simple/past perfect

The police had left by the time I arrived.

The boss called me, but I had forgotten my cell phone.

I had already cooked dinner when she canceled the date.

She offered me a job, but I had accepted one already.

He had already written the letter before she came home.

He ate a lot because he had forgotten about his allergy.

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Examples NARRATIVE TENSES 1

past simple/past continuous examples

past simple/past perfect examples

practice

practice

NARRATIVE TENSES 2

Practice

talk

chew

avoid

laugh

drop off

pick up

Use each of the verbs to make sentences with the past simple and the past perfect.

Example: He had talked to his girlfriend before the teacher came in.

NARRATIVE TENSES: Past simple/past perfect2

NARRATIVE TENSES 1

past simple/past continuous examples

past simple/past perfect examples

practice

practice

NARRATIVE TENSES 2