[Unit 2A] Narrative tenses

Question 1

While he _ (walk) in the forest, he _ (trip) and _ (cut) his knee.

trip = споткнуться

Answer 1

While he was walking in the forest, he tripped and cut his knee.

Question 2

I _ (not / notice) what the thief _ (wear) because I _ (hide) under the desk the whole time.

Answer 2

I didn’t notice what the thief was wearing because I was hiding under the desk the whole time.

Question 3

When I _ (get) home, everyone _ (watch) TV. Nobody _ (even / say) ‘hello’.

Answer 3

When I got home, everyone was watching TV. Nobody even said ‘hello’.

Question 4

A: Where _ (you / be) when you _ (hear) the news?
B: I _ (be) on the bus – I _ (travel) to work.

Answer 4

A: Where were you when you heard the news?
B: I was on the bus – I was traveling to work.

Question 5

Fortunately, I _ (not / hurt) myself when I _ (fall) because I _ (wear) a helmet.

Answer 5

Fortunately, I didn’t hurt myself when I fell because I was wearing a helmet.

Question 6

A: What page number _ (the teacher / just / say)?
B: Sorry, I _ (not / hear) anything. I _ (not / listen).

Answer 6

A: What page number did the teacher just say?
B: Sorry, I didn’t hear anything. I wasn’t listening.

Question 7

I _ (watch) my favorite show when suddenly the lights _ (go) out.

Glossary: go out = погаснуть

Answer 7

I was watching my favorite show when suddenly the lights went out.

Question 8

I _ (try) to explain the situation when she just _ (stand) up and _ (leave).

Answer 8

I was trying to explain the situation when she just stood up and left.

Question 9

I _ (sit) at the café when it _ (start) to rain, and I didn’t have an umbrella.

Answer 9

I was sitting at the café when it started to rain, and I didn’t have an umbrella.

Question 10

I _ (завтракала) when my mom _ (позвонила).

Answer 10

I was having breakfast when my mom called.

Question 11

I _ (get) home in a taxi when it _ (start) to snow.

Answer 11

I was getting home in a taxi when it started to snow.

Question 12

I _ (sleep) when I _ (hear) a mouse scratching in the corner.

Answer 12

I was sleeping when I heard a mouse scratching in the corner.

Question 13

I _ (write) my essay when my candle _ (go out).

Answer 13

I was writing my essay when my candle went out.

Question 14

I _ (teach) math on Zoom when the connection _ (break).

Answer 14

I was teaching math on Zoom when the connection broke.

Question 15

I _ (run) through the park when I _ (spot) a squirrel in the tree.

Answer 15

I was running through the park when I spotted a squirrel in the tree.

Question 16

I _ ( feel I get cold) when I _ (realize) I _ (not switch) the heater off.

Answer 16

I felt I was getting cold when I realized I hadn’t switched the heater off.

Question 17

Maria _ (принимала душ) when the water _ (пропала).

Answer 17

Maria was having a shower when the water stopped running.

Question 18

Irena _ (not spot) what her daughter _ (wear) because she _ (sleep).

Answer 18

Irena didn’t spot what her daughter was wearing because she was sleeping.

Question 19

Vera _ (смотрела) TV when her phone _ (зазвонил).

Answer 19

Vera was watching TV when her phone rang.

someone called
the phone rang