GRAMMAR 1
Thomas ... video games when
his phone ... .
a plays / was ringing
b was playing / rang
c was playing / rings
b was playing / rang
when / What / doing / she / arrived? / were they
What were they doing when she arrived?
The person who tells the story is
the narrator.
They ... down the road when they ...
a small cat.
a were walking / found
b walk / found
c walked / are finding
a were walking / found
Where / were they / when / called? / Jacob / going
Where were they going when Jacob called?
The bad character who fights the hero is
the villain.
Silvia ... a picnic when it ... to rain.
a had / starts
b were having / was starting
c was having / started
c was having / started
Were they writing their own stories?
a No, they didn't.
b No, they wasn't.
c No, they weren't.
c No, they weren't.
A story often begins with the words
"Once upon a time …"
Eric ... when the football
game ... .
a is cooking / started
b cooked / is starting
c was cooking / started
c was cooking / started
Was she reading about the vampire?
a Yes, she were.
b Yes, she was.
c Yes, she reading.
b Yes, she was.
Vampires and talking animals are part of
fiction stories.
sleeping / when / you / Were / I / called?
Were you sleeping when I called?
Were you talking to your friends?
a Yes, I was.
b Yes, I talked.
c Yes, I did.
a Yes, I was.
Stories that can happen in real life are
non-fiction stories.