Narrative Tenses exercises

The man gowent down the stairs and sawhad seen a ghost.

I walkedwas walking down the street when a horse kickedwas kicking me.

I crashedwas crashing my car because I drunkhad drunk too much wine earlier.

The song had finishedfinished the man was enjoyinghad enjoyed it very much.

I had watchedwas watching the movie while the annoying people were playingwas playing on their phones.

I had livedlived there for a long time but now it was beingwas time to go.

I was sleepingslept when the cat jumpedwas jumping on my head.

She toldhad told him the truth but he still didn’t believehadn't believe her?

What were you doingdid you do while I had workedwas working?

Who washad been here before me? Thoughthad thought the detective.

The children had sungwere singing but they quickly stoppedwere stopping when sawhad seen the clown.

The night before washad been strange...was it beinghad it been a dream?

We talkedwere talking when we had seensaw the accident.

He sawhad seen the movie before but watchedhad watched it again anyway.

What had you seendid you see when you had runwere running in the park?

Who had been here and why had they leftwere they leaving the helmet here four years ago?

The club was busy, some people were talkinghad talked while others were dancingwas dancing to the music for hours.

He had lookedlooked at the painting for hours then he was decidingdecided to leave the art gallery.

They were seeingsaw the spaceship fly away into the night sky. It had beenwas a strange day.

She saw him clearly for the first time and had realisedrealised that she madehad made a mistake.

The phone was ringingrang non-stop, he was understandingunderstood that there was a problem.

What had he saiddid he saywas he saying to you for such a long time?

The students were taking the quiz and had donewas doingwere doing well so far.

The people had listenedlistened and now they had beenwere happy.

While I had triedwas trying to work John was disturbinghad disturbed me constantly.