Narrative tenses (B2) — упражнения по английскому с ответами

Past simple, past continuous and past perfect together for telling stories in the right order

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While I dinner, the phone rang.
was cookingcookedhad cookedcookThe past continuous describes an action in progress when another action happened.
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By the time we arrived, the film .
had already startedalready startedwas already startinghas already startedThe past perfect describes an action completed before another past action.
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She to three countries before she turned twenty.
had travelledtravelledwas travellinghas travelledThe past perfect describes an earlier action in a past story.
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Which sentence is correct?
I was walking home when it started to rain.I walked home when it was starting to rain.I had walked home when it started to rain.I was walking home when it had started to rain.Past continuous (background action) + past simple (interrupting event) is the typical narrative pattern.
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Пропуск
We (watch) a film when the power went off.
Ответ: were watchingThe past continuous describes the action in progress at the moment of interruption.
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Пропуск
He (already / leave) when I got to the station.
Ответ: had already leftThe past perfect shows an action that finished before another past moment.
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Пропуск
It (snow) heavily all night, so the roads were covered in the morning.
Ответ: had been snowingThe past perfect continuous emphasises the duration of an earlier action.
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Пропуск
While the children (play) in the garden, their mother was cooking lunch.
Ответ: were playingThe past continuous is used for two background actions happening at the same time.
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Пропуск
After she (finish) her homework, she went out to meet her friends.
Ответ: had finishedThe past perfect describes a completed action that happened before the next past action.
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Верно / неверно
This sentence correctly uses narrative tenses: 'I was reading a book when my sister had arrived.'
Ответ: НеверноThe second action should be in the past simple, not the past perfect: 'when my sister arrived.'
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Верно / неверно
This sentence correctly uses narrative tenses: 'By the time the police arrived, the thief had already escaped.'
Ответ: ВерноThe past perfect correctly shows that the escape happened before the police arrived.
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Вопрос для разговора
Tell a short story (4–5 sentences) about something that happened to you, using at least one past continuous and one past perfect verb.
Пример ответа: Last winter I was walking home when I noticed I had left my keys at the office. I had already locked the door, so I had to call a locksmith. While I was waiting outside in the cold, my neighbour invited me in for tea.

Past simple, past continuous and past perfect together for telling stories in the right order

1
Выбор ответа
While I dinner, the phone rang.
was cookingcookedhad cookedcookThe past continuous describes an action in progress when another action happened.
2
Выбор ответа
By the time we arrived, the film .
had already startedalready startedwas already startinghas already startedThe past perfect describes an action completed before another past action.
3
Выбор ответа
She to three countries before she turned twenty.
had travelledtravelledwas travellinghas travelledThe past perfect describes an earlier action in a past story.
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Выбор ответа
Which sentence is correct?
I was walking home when it started to rain.I walked home when it was starting to rain.I had walked home when it started to rain.I was walking home when it had started to rain.Past continuous (background action) + past simple (interrupting event) is the typical narrative pattern.
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Пропуск
We (watch) a film when the power went off.
Ответ: were watchingThe past continuous describes the action in progress at the moment of interruption.
6
Пропуск
He (already / leave) when I got to the station.
Ответ: had already leftThe past perfect shows an action that finished before another past moment.
7
Пропуск
It (snow) heavily all night, so the roads were covered in the morning.
Ответ: had been snowingThe past perfect continuous emphasises the duration of an earlier action.
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Пропуск
While the children (play) in the garden, their mother was cooking lunch.
Ответ: were playingThe past continuous is used for two background actions happening at the same time.
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Пропуск
After she (finish) her homework, she went out to meet her friends.
Ответ: had finishedThe past perfect describes a completed action that happened before the next past action.
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Верно / неверно
This sentence correctly uses narrative tenses: 'I was reading a book when my sister had arrived.'
Ответ: НеверноThe second action should be in the past simple, not the past perfect: 'when my sister arrived.'
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Верно / неверно
This sentence correctly uses narrative tenses: 'By the time the police arrived, the thief had already escaped.'
Ответ: ВерноThe past perfect correctly shows that the escape happened before the police arrived.
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Вопрос для разговора
Tell a short story (4–5 sentences) about something that happened to you, using at least one past continuous and one past perfect verb.
Пример ответа: Last winter I was walking home when I noticed I had left my keys at the office. I had already locked the door, so I had to call a locksmith. While I was waiting outside in the cold, my neighbour invited me in for tea.