Narrative Tenses — The Night I Got Lost in Dublin
Grammar: None
Free ESL grammar exercise on narrative tenses themed around the night i got lost in dublin. Printable worksheet from classplan.ai.
What's on this worksheet
A Level 3 (intermediate) ESL grammar exercise on daily life. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.
From the reading
Camila had never lived outside Colombia before. She was walking along the River Liffey when her phone died. While she was waiting for her phone to charge, the two women started to talk. She had studied some English in Bogotá, but she had never spoken it every day.
Grammar
- Past simple
- Use for completed actions. She walked into the café and asked for help. Most of your story uses this tense.
- Past continuous
- Use for background or interrupted actions. It was raining when she left. Sets the scene.
Sample items
- She ______ (never / be) to Dublin before she moved there.
- I ______ (walk) home when it started to snow.
- By the time we arrived, the film ______ (already / start).
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