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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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