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Narrative Tenses exercises

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

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    I was walkingwalked down the street when a horse kickedwas kicking me.

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    I was crashingcrashed my car because I had drunkdrunk too much wine earlier.

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    The song had finishedfinished the man had enjoyedwas enjoying it very much.

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    I was watchinghad watched the movie while the annoying people was playingwere playing on their phones.

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    I livedhad lived there for a long time but now it waswas being time to go.

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    I sleptwas sleeping when the cat was jumpingjumped on my head.

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    She had toldtold him the truth but he still didn’t believehadn't believe her?

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    What did you dowere you doing while I had workedwas working?

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

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    The children had sungwere singing but they quickly were stoppingstopped when had seensaw the clown.

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

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    We talkedwere talking when we sawhad seen the accident.

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

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    What did you seehad you seen when you were runninghad run in the park?

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

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    The club was busy, some people had talkedwere talking while others was dancingwere dancing to the music for hours.

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

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    They sawwere seeing the spaceship fly away into the night sky. It had beenwas a strange day.

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

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

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    What was he sayinghad he saiddid he say to you for such a long time?

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    The students were taking the quiz and were doingwas doinghad done well so far.

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    The people listenedhad listened and now they werehad been happy.

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    While I was tryinghad tried to work John had disturbedwas disturbing me constantly.