Narrative tenses

1) While she ................... down the street, it ................

• was walking/was raining
• was walking/had been raining
• walked/had rained
• was walking/rained

2) Before she ...................... a taxi, she ........... for a while

• hailed/walked
• hailed/was walking
• hailed/had been walking
• was hailing/had walked

3) Before the taxi driver .................. the girl if she had any luggage, she ..................... the driver where she wanted to go.

• had asked/told
• asked/had told
• was asking/had been telling
• asked/was telling

4) After the thunder ........................, the phone ...................... dead.

• roared/had gone
• was roaring/had gone
• had been roaring/had gone
• had roared/went

5) The taxi driver ........................ wickedly while he ..................... .

• was laughing/drove
• had been laughing/drove
• laughed/was driving
• had laughed/had been driving

6) They .......................... for the traffic lights to change when a homeless man ...................... .

• were waiting/showed up
• had been waiting/had shown up
• had waited/showed up
• waited/was showing up

7) The radio ....................... and the man ........................ along.

• was playing/sang
• played/had sung
• was playing/was singing
• played/had been singing

8) Before the woman ...................... to hit the taxi driver with an umbrella, the taxi driver....................... weird all along.

• decided/had been acting
• was deciding/had acted
• decided/was acting
• decided/acted

9) After she ......................... him on the head with an umbrella, he ................... control over the car.

• hit/was losing
• had hit/lost
• had been hitting/had lost
• was hitting/had lost

10) After the woman ...................... the news, she ................ another taxi.

• watched/had been hailing
• was watching/was hailing
• had watched/hailed
• had been watching/was hailing