1) We __________ (have) dinner when the electricity suddenly went off. a) were having b) had had c) had 2) I __________(sit) in the departure lounge for ages when I realized I was at the wrong gate! a) was sitting b) sat c) had been sitting 3) The man came out of his house and ________(run) down the road. a) ran b) was running c) run 4) Sylvia ____________(swim) so her hair was wet. a) were swimming b) had been swimming c) had swum 5) When we got to the ski resort it __________ (snow) so heavily that we couldn't ski a) was snowing b) is snowing c) were snowing 6) We were surprised when the doorbell because we __________(not expect) any visitors. a) had expected b) didn't expect c) weren't expecting 7) I was disappointed the show was cancelled. I __________(look) forward to it for weeks. a) had been looking b) was looking c) looked 8) When I opened my bag, I realized that I ______________(forget) to take the passports! a) have forgotten b) forgot c) had forgotten

3A Upper intermediate: Narrative tenses

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