Narrative Tenses — The Book That Changed Everything
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Free ESL grammar exercise on narrative tenses themed around the book that changed everything. Printable worksheet from classplan.ai.
What's on this worksheet
A Business English ESL grammar exercise on business. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.
From the reading
In 1986, Elif Shafak was living in Ankara when she found a novel hidden behind a loose tile. The book had no cover. Someone had removed it deliberately.
Grammar
- Past simple — main
- The default tense for completed story events. She found the book in 1986. Sets the timeline.
- Past perfect — before
- Shows what happened earlier. Someone had removed the cover before she arrived.
Sample items
- The client ______ three agencies before she finally approved our proposal.
- He ______ the folder when his phone rang and interrupted the meeting.
- The board ______ the risks before the campaign launched.
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