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Grammar: narrative tenses

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A day to forget, a night to remember

1 It was a cold, dark night. It was

and

.

What’s the weather like?

2 Jack was tired, he had been

all night

and now he was driving home.

What had he been doing?

3 It had been the worst twenty-four hours of his life. He had

and

.

What two things Jack had done?

4 As he drove, he

.

The roads were empty and he felt alone.

What did he do as he drove?

5 He stopped the car at an all-night diner. He had to

and

.

What two things did he have
to do?

6 It was twenty-four hours since he had

and he was starting to go crazy.

What hadn’t he done for
twenty-four hours?

7 As he entered the diner, the waitress

and

.

What two things did she do?

8 He didn’t even notice her but then he suddenly realised

.

What did he suddenly realised?

9 In seconds, they were

.

What were they doing?

10 ‘Could this be real?’ he thought. ‘Why had she

?

What had she done?

11 And why had he been

?’

What had he been doing?

12 But that didn’t matter now. All that was important was

.

What was important now?

13 She told him that she

.

What did she tell him?

14 All he could say was ‘

!’

The End

What did he say?

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