Narrative Tenses — When Everything Changed Overnight
Grammar: None
Free ESL grammar exercise on narrative tenses themed around when everything changed overnight. Printable worksheet from classplan.ai.
What's on this worksheet
A Level 4 (upper intermediate) ESL grammar exercise on daily life. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.
From the reading
In August 2022, Valentina Guerrero landed at an airport in northern Europe for the first time. She had packed one suitcase and had memorised three bus routes. She stood at the bus stop for twenty minutes, completely soaked.
Grammar
- Past simple
- Completed actions that move the story forward. She packed her bag and left the next morning. — the main events of your story
- Past continuous
- Background actions or actions interrupted by a main event. He was walking to class when he saw a familiar face. — sets the scene
Sample items
- She ______ her umbrella at home, so she got completely wet at the bus stop.
- He ______ his friends on video call when someone knocked at his door.
- By the time she found the supermarket, she ______ around the neighbourhood for an hour.
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