Narrative Tenses

Simple Past

100

I ____ my parents yesterday (visit)

*STEAL 100 Points from other team

visited

200

He ______ the movie 3 times last week! (to see)

saw

300

We ______ games every Christmas when I was a child (to play)

played

400

I ______ all of my money on chocolate! (to spend)

spent

500

I ________ a manager 3 years ago (become)

became

Past Continuous

100

I _____ ______ on the phone when you arrived (talk)

was talking

200

He _______ __________ sad, so I took him to the cinema (look)

was looking

300

We ____ ________ on that project all last week (work)

*Double Points!

were working

400

They _____ ________ at new cars yesterday afternoon. (look)

were looking

500

I _____ _____________ a nap at 4 yesterday (was taking)

was taking

Past Perfect

100

She ______ __________ me all of this, but then I saw it for myself. (to tell)

had told

200

I ____ ________ the emails before 6pm. (to write)

had written

300

I ___ ______ sushi before it was popular. (to try)

had tried

400

We _____ _________ reviewing the details but then we had to go. (to begin)

had begun

500

They _____ __________ the meal before they went to the movies (to finish)

*Get Double Points if you get this correct!

had finished

Past Perfect Continuous

100

I ____ ____ ________ when the earthquake hit. (work)

had been working

200

He ____ ____ __________ on clothes for hours when the shop assistant kicked us out (try - on )

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had been trying

300

We ____ ____ ________ cakes all afternoon before the party (to bake)

had been baking

400

We ____ ____ _________ for hours when we realized we forgot our camera. (to travel)

*STEAL 200 points!

had been travelling

500

They _____ _____ _________ many psychologists until they found the right one.

had been seeing