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Narrative tenses
Narrative tenses
100

far away

remote

100

I don't like visiting ____ places as they're too overcrowded.

touristy

100

This car broke down as they ______ (drive) home.

were driving

100

We _____ (have) dinner, when the plane hit turbulence.

were having

200

willing to try new and often difficult things

adventurous 

200

They _____ aimlessly around the town.

wandered

200
He admitted that he _______ (take) all money from the box.

had taken

200

The streets were wet. It _____ (rain) all morning.

was raining

300

a situation that was caused by something from an earlier time

legacy

300

-Do you like cycling? - No, it has never _____ to me.

appealed

300

We wanted to go to Peru because we _____ (be) there before.

hadn't been

300

Jess had a bandage on her arm. She ____ ( fall) off her bike the day before.

had fallen

400

very beautiful

stunning

400

Fry the potatoes until they _____ all the oil.

soak up

400

Use the past simple to talk about ____

sequence of action, i.e. for the main events in a story

400

They were very red. They _____ ( sunbathe) all morning but they _____ ( not put) any sun scream.

had been sunbathing, had not put

500

to move a small boat through water with an oar


paddle

500

We ______ until our house was repaired.

roughed it

500

Use the past continuous to describe ____

a longer continuous past action, which was in progress when another action happened.
500

Use the past perfect to talk about ____

things which happened before the main event