Narrative tenses
By the time it STOPPED / HAD STOPPED / WAS STOPPING raining, it WAS/WAS BEING/HAD BEEN too late to go to the beach
HAD STOPPED / WAS
He _________(meet) his girlfriend while they ___________ (study) together at the University of Bologna.
met / were studying
The car_________ (crash) into the tree while they ____________ (cross) the road.
Crashed / were crossing
Our_________ is really important to us. We've known each other since we were five years old.
FRIENDSHIP
be similar to an older member of the family
While he CLEANED/HAD CLEANED / WAS CLEANING the window above the door, he HAD FALLEN / FELL / WAS FALLING off the chair and BROKE/WAS BREAKING / HAD BROKEN his leg.
WAS CLEANING / FELL/ BROKE
We _______(leave) Barcelona on Monday morning and by Wednesday evening we ___________(cycle) 275km
left / had cycled
The restaurant __________(close) by the time we __________(get) there
had closed / got
Eva and Andres have very different styles. Andres is modern, while Eva is a little__________
Old-fashioned
to have a friendly relationship with someone
get on well
By the time we WERE GETTING/HAD GOT/GOT to the park, it HAD STARTED/STARTED/WAS STARTING snowing heavily, so we WERE MAKING/ MADE / HAD MADE a snowman
GOT / HAD STARTED / MADE
By the time the police __________(arrive), the bank robbers ___________(escape) in their car
Arrived/had escaped
Ibrahim ________(phone) me while he ___________ (wait) for his flight
Phoned / was waiting
Although Ben's grandma used to be very conservative, recently she's become more ___________. She asks a lot of questions and listens to Ben's opinions.
OPEN-MINDED
To gradually become and adult
When the two police officers WERE RINGING / RANG / HAD RUNG my doorbell, I WAS HAVING/HAD/HAD HAD dinner.
MET / WAS WORKING
This morning she_________(ride) her bike around the lake and _______(take)photos of the birds.
Rode/took
I MEETING/MET my friend Alex while I WAS FIXING/FIXED my bike last years.
MET /WAS FIXING
Whenever I'm feeling worried, I talk to my mum. She's so ___________and easygoing - She always makes me feel better!
CALM
To gradually have less close relationship
Grow appart
Luisa WAS MEETING / MET / HAD MET him in 2017 while she WAS WORKING/ WORKED/ HAD WORKED in Quito
MET - WAS WORKING
She_________(hear) the fireworks while she _______ (watch) TV
Heard / was watching
We STARTED/WERE STARTING talking while we HAD WAITED/WERE WAITING to see the doctor.
STARTED/ WERE WAITING
Rahul can be really___________ sometimes. He said he didn't like Mike before he even go to know him
PREJUDICED
To look after a child until they are an adult
Bring up