Narrative Tenses - An Unexpected Encounter

Question 1

I _____ down the street when I _____ my old teacher from primary school.

Options: was walking, walked, had walked, spotted, was spotting, had spotted

Question 2

The stranger _____ at the same cafe for over an hour before I _____ up the courage to say hello.

Options: had been sitting, was sitting, sat, worked, had worked, was working

Question 3

By the time I _____ who she was, she _____ for several minutes about our shared past.

Options: realized, had realized, was realizing, had been talking, was talking, talked

Question 4

I _____ when I heard a familiar voice calling my name from across the street.

Options: was about to leave, left, had left

Question 5

We _____ each other for nearly twenty years, so the meeting _____ quite emotional.

Options: hadn't seen, didn't see, weren't seeing, was, had been, was being

Question 6

She _____ me that she _____ to contact me for months before we accidentally met.

Options: told, was telling, had told, had been planning, was planning, planned

Question 7

As I _____ to introduce myself, I _____ that he already knew my name.

Options: was starting, started, had started, noticed, was noticing, had noticed

Question 8

They _____ at the same company before, but neither of them _____ the connection until that moment.

Options: had worked, worked, were working, had made, made, were making

Question 9

The woman _____ at me strangely because I _____ her by the wrong name twice already.

Options: was looking, looked, had looked, had called, called, was calling

Question 10

I _____ through old photos on my phone when I _____ a picture of us together from a conference five years earlier.

Options: was scrolling, scrolled, had scrolled, found, was finding, had found