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B1 Narrative Tenses Test

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B1 Narrative Tenses Test

12 questions · 22 minutes · instant feedback

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British English usage: Narrative grammar at B1 combines Past Simple for main events, Past Continuous for background/in-progress actions and Past Perfect for an earlier past event.

Cambridge Grammar reference: Cambridge treats narrative tense choice as viewpoint and sequence: speakers choose forms to organise background, main events and earlier causes.

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1. I ___ home when I ___ the accident. (walk / see)
2. When we arrived, the film ___. (start)
3. She ___ dinner while the children ___. (cook / play)
4. He ___ the door, ___ inside and sat down. (open / go)
5. They were tired because they ___. (not sleep)
6. While I ___, someone ___ my phone. (shop / steal)
7. By the time the police arrived, the thief ___. (leave)
8. Choose the clearest narrative.
9. She ___ him before, so she recognised him immediately. (meet)
10. It ___ heavily, so we decided to stay inside. (rain)
11. After he ___ the email, he called me. (read)
12. The lights ___ while we ___ dinner. (go out / eat)