Garbage Man for Narrative Tenses

(TESOL Worksheets--Narrative Tenses)

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[Notes: This is a garbage man game using gap-fill exercises.]

I told John not to drive, because he _____ all night. (drink)

Why did you change the channel? I ______ that movie. (watch)

When he entered the room somebody _____ him in the head. (hit)

He admitted that he ______ all the money from the box. (take)

The burglar _____ to open the safe when he heard the owner come in. (try)

I knew he _____ because his eyes were red. (cry)

The plane in which the football team _____ crashed and none of them survived. (travel)

We _____ for about 20 minutes when the plane was hit by turbulence. (fly)

While I ______ (do) my homework, my sister called me.

By the time my guests arrived, I ___ already ______ eating. (start)

answers

I told John not to drive, because he _____ all night. (drink) had been drinking

Why did you change the channel? I ______ that movie. (watch) was watching

When he entered the room somebody _____ him in the head. (hit) hit

He admitted that he ______ all the money from the box. (take) had taken

The burglar _____ to open the safe when he heard the owner come in. (try) was trying

I knew he _____ because his eyes were red. (cry) had been crying

The plane in which the football team _____ crashed and none of them survived. (travel) was traveling

We _____ for about 20 minutes when the plane was hit by turbulence. (fly) had been flying

While I ______ (do) my homework, my sister called me. was doing

By the time my guests arrived, I ___ already ______ eating. (start) had already started