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Some sentences may have more than one blank, so make sure you complete all of them.",1,[11,33,51,70,89,108,127,144,163,182,201,220],{"id":12,"sentenceTemplate":13,"displayOrder":9,"explanation":14,"exampleSentence":15,"blanks":16},"019d52de-14c6-7b49-befb-dc9a18cbd10f","I still remember the day I __1__ for the lead role in the school play - I could not believe it at first.","Use the past simple passive (was + past participle) because this is a single completed event in a personal narrative. 'Had been chosen' would suggest the action happened before another past reference point, and 'was being chosen' implies an ongoing process at that moment.","She still remembers the moment she was awarded the scholarship in front of the whole school.",[17],{"id":18,"blankNumber":9,"options":19},"019d52de-14c6-7afd-befb-dc9a18048721",[20,25,29],{"id":21,"optionText":22,"isCorrect":23,"displayOrder":24},"019d52de-14c6-7a71-befb-dc9a16b199d6","was chosen",true,0,{"id":26,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d52de-14c6-7aad-befb-dc9a17a3417e","had been chosen",false,{"id":30,"optionText":31,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d52de-14c6-7ad9-befb-dc9a17e5c92a","was being chosen",2,{"id":34,"sentenceTemplate":35,"displayOrder":32,"explanation":36,"exampleSentence":37,"blanks":38},"019d52de-14c6-7c3d-befb-dc9a1bd9cb13","When I arrived at the hospital, my grandfather __1__ by the medical team and we were told to wait outside.","Use the past continuous passive (was being + past participle) because the treatment was in progress at the exact moment of arrival. 'Was treated' describes a completed event, and 'had been treated' implies the treatment was already finished before arrival.","When we got home, the broken window was being repaired by a contractor my neighbour had called.",[39],{"id":40,"blankNumber":9,"options":41},"019d52de-14c6-7c01-befb-dc9a1b08aa1e",[42,45,48],{"id":43,"optionText":44,"isCorrect":23,"displayOrder":24},"019d52de-14c6-7b99-befb-dc9a18e7c424","was being treated",{"id":46,"optionText":47,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d52de-14c6-7bc1-befb-dc9a19a33cd3","was treated",{"id":49,"optionText":50,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d52de-14c6-7be1-befb-dc9a1a6873d7","had been treated",{"id":52,"sentenceTemplate":53,"displayOrder":54,"explanation":55,"exampleSentence":56,"blanks":57},"019d52de-14c6-7d29-befb-dc9a1f1991cc","The letter I had written to my estranged father __1__ without being opened, and it broke my heart.",3,"Use the past simple passive (was + past participle) because the return of the letter is the main event in the narrative. 'Had been returned' would suggest it happened before another past reference point, and 'returned' is active and does not fit because the letter does not perform the action.","The gift I had carefully wrapped was thrown away without even being looked at.",[58],{"id":59,"blankNumber":9,"options":60},"019d52de-14c6-7ce9-befb-dc9a1e6d8d7a",[61,64,67],{"id":62,"optionText":63,"isCorrect":23,"displayOrder":24},"019d52de-14c6-7c89-befb-dc9a1cba963b","was returned",{"id":65,"optionText":66,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d52de-14c6-7cad-befb-dc9a1dad6abf","had been returned",{"id":68,"optionText":69,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d52de-14c6-7ccd-befb-dc9a1e2a69a4","returned",{"id":71,"sentenceTemplate":72,"displayOrder":73,"explanation":74,"exampleSentence":75,"blanks":76},"019d52de-14c6-7e2d-befb-dc9a2202034a","I was embarrassed to discover that my diary __1__ by my older sister for months without my knowledge.",4,"Use the past perfect passive (had been + past participle) because the reading happened repeatedly over a period that preceded the moment of discovery. 'Was read' describes a single completed event, and 'had read' is an active form.","He was shocked to find out that his private messages had been shared with the whole group.",[77],{"id":78,"blankNumber":9,"options":79},"019d52de-14c6-7ddd-befb-dc9a21070aeb",[80,83,86],{"id":81,"optionText":82,"isCorrect":23,"displayOrder":24},"019d52de-14c6-7d6d-befb-dc9a200b834b","had been read",{"id":84,"optionText":85,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d52de-14c6-7d91-befb-dc9a209c13d9","was read",{"id":87,"optionText":88,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d52de-14c6-7dbd-befb-dc9a20fa1d5d","had read",{"id":90,"sentenceTemplate":91,"displayOrder":92,"explanation":93,"exampleSentence":94,"blanks":95},"019d52de-14c6-7f0d-befb-dc9a2503e82b","The photo of me and my grandmother __1__ on the front page of the local newspaper after the community event.",5,"Use the past simple passive (was + past participle) because this is a single completed event in a personal narrative. 'Had been published' would require a clear later past reference point, and 'was being published' implies an ongoing process.","The story about my recovery journey was featured in a national magazine last spring.",[96],{"id":97,"blankNumber":9,"options":98},"019d52de-14c6-7ed5-befb-dc9a24c2459f",[99,102,105],{"id":100,"optionText":101,"isCorrect":23,"displayOrder":24},"019d52de-14c6-7e71-befb-dc9a225c6a69","was published",{"id":103,"optionText":104,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d52de-14c6-7e95-befb-dc9a22da354e","had been published",{"id":106,"optionText":107,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d52de-14c6-7eb5-befb-dc9a23ce930c","was being published",{"id":109,"sentenceTemplate":110,"displayOrder":111,"explanation":112,"exampleSentence":113,"blanks":114},"019d52de-14c7-712d-967f-d3742f96c536","Before I could say goodbye, my belongings __1__ out of the dormitory room by the staff.",7,"Use the past perfect passive (had been + past participle) because the moving of belongings was completed before the moment of saying goodbye, as signaled by 'before'. 'Were already moved' is not a correct past perfect form, and 'had already moved' is active.","Before I could collect my prize, the ceremony had already been concluded by the host.",[115],{"id":116,"blankNumber":9,"options":117},"019d52de-14c7-70f5-967f-d3742f0ab3c9",[118,121,124],{"id":119,"optionText":120,"isCorrect":23,"displayOrder":24},"019d52de-14c7-7099-967f-d3742de84aba","had already been moved",{"id":122,"optionText":123,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d52de-14c7-70bd-967f-d3742e1411d7","were already moved",{"id":125,"optionText":126,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d52de-14c7-70d9-967f-d3742e6a5b18","had already moved",{"id":128,"sentenceTemplate":129,"displayOrder":130,"explanation":131,"exampleSentence":132,"blanks":133},"019d52de-14c7-7205-967f-d374315ed7e1","I remember feeling proud when my essay __1__ out loud in front of the whole class by my teacher.",8,"Use the past simple passive (was + past participle) because the reading is a single completed event within the memory being recalled. 'Had been read' would require a clear prior past reference point, and 'was being read' implies the action was still in progress when something else happened.","I felt nervous when my name was called out during the graduation ceremony.",[134],{"id":135,"blankNumber":9,"options":136},"019d52de-14c7-71cd-967f-d37430f0fb48",[137,139,141],{"id":138,"optionText":85,"isCorrect":23,"displayOrder":24},"019d52de-14c7-7171-967f-d3742fdf528c",{"id":140,"optionText":82,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d52de-14c7-7191-967f-d3743001225f",{"id":142,"optionText":143,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d52de-14c7-71b1-967f-d374301fceaf","was being read",{"id":145,"sentenceTemplate":146,"displayOrder":147,"explanation":148,"exampleSentence":149,"blanks":150},"019d52de-14c7-73c9-967f-d374373b49a5","The surprise party for my retirement __1__ in complete secrecy by my colleagues for over a month.",10,"Use the past perfect passive (had been + past participle) because the planning took place over a period before the narrator became aware of it or before the event occurred. The word 'already' makes this earlier timeline clear. 'Was already planned' does not clearly express this earlier time relationship, and 'was already being planned' would require a specific moment at which it was in progress.","The farewell gift had been chosen by her friends weeks before she knew anything about it.",[151],{"id":152,"blankNumber":9,"options":153},"019d52de-14c7-7391-967f-d374369c932a",[154,157,160],{"id":155,"optionText":156,"isCorrect":23,"displayOrder":24},"019d52de-14c7-7331-967f-d37434cfce93","had already been planned",{"id":158,"optionText":159,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d52de-14c7-7355-967f-d37435b37389","was already planned",{"id":161,"optionText":162,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d52de-14c7-7371-967f-d3743658e43a","was already being planned",{"id":164,"sentenceTemplate":165,"displayOrder":166,"explanation":167,"exampleSentence":168,"blanks":169},"019d52de-14c7-74c5-967f-d3743a11f429","I could hear voices in the next room - my future __1__ by my parents without me having any say in it.",11,"Use the past continuous passive (was being + past participle) because the decision-making was in progress at the moment the narrator could hear voices. 'Was decided' implies a completed event, and 'had been decided' implies it was already finished before that moment.","While I sat in the waiting room, my fate was being determined by a panel of judges I had never met.",[170],{"id":171,"blankNumber":9,"options":172},"019d52de-14c7-746d-967f-d37439629053",[173,176,179],{"id":174,"optionText":175,"isCorrect":23,"displayOrder":24},"019d52de-14c7-740d-967f-d37437b178b6","was being decided",{"id":177,"optionText":178,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d52de-14c7-742d-967f-d3743801a7fc","was decided",{"id":180,"optionText":181,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d52de-14c7-744d-967f-d3743872de10","had been decided",{"id":183,"sentenceTemplate":184,"displayOrder":185,"explanation":186,"exampleSentence":187,"blanks":188},"019d52de-14c7-75b1-967f-d3743c907e06","After the accident, I was told that I __1__ to the nearest hospital by a stranger who had found me on the road.",12,"Use the past perfect passive (had been + past participle) because the driving happened before the narrator was told about it, establishing a clear earlier time relationship. 'Was driven' does not clearly express this sequence, and 'had driven' is active.","She later found out that she had been carried to safety by a firefighter she had never thanked.",[189],{"id":190,"blankNumber":9,"options":191},"019d52de-14c7-7579-967f-d3743c32d58c",[192,195,198],{"id":193,"optionText":194,"isCorrect":23,"displayOrder":24},"019d52de-14c7-7515-967f-d3743a41d52e","had been driven",{"id":196,"optionText":197,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d52de-14c7-753d-967f-d3743b21302f","was driven",{"id":199,"optionText":200,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d52de-14c7-755d-967f-d3743c119f17","had driven",{"id":202,"sentenceTemplate":203,"displayOrder":204,"explanation":205,"exampleSentence":206,"blanks":207},"019d52de-14c7-769d-967f-d37440fca2a5","The letter of acceptance __1__ to the wrong address, so I almost missed the deadline to respond.",13,"Use the past simple passive (was + past participle) because the sending is the main completed narrative event that directly caused the problem. 'Had accidentally been sent' would suggest a prior past reference point that is not clearly established, and 'was accidentally being sent' implies an ongoing action.","My application was submitted to the wrong department, so it took weeks to process.",[208],{"id":209,"blankNumber":9,"options":210},"019d52de-14c7-7665-967f-d3744004c4cc",[211,214,217],{"id":212,"optionText":213,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":24},"019d52de-14c7-75f9-967f-d3743d55f591","had accidentally been sent",{"id":215,"optionText":216,"isCorrect":23,"displayOrder":9},"019d52de-14c7-761d-967f-d3743e1ee6a8","was accidentally sent",{"id":218,"optionText":219,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d52de-14c7-7645-967f-d3743f08528b","was accidentally being sent",{"id":221,"sentenceTemplate":222,"displayOrder":223,"explanation":224,"exampleSentence":225,"blanks":226},"019d52de-14c7-7785-967f-d3744419af30","I was deeply moved when I found out that the memorial bench in the park __1__ in honour of my late mother by the local council.",14,"Use the past perfect passive (had been + past participle) because the installation was completed before the narrator found out about it, as clearly signalled by 'when I found out'. 'Was installed' treats it as a simultaneous narrative event, and 'was being installed' implies it was still in progress at the time of discovery.","He was touched when he learned that a scholarship had been established in his name by the university.",[227],{"id":228,"blankNumber":9,"options":229},"019d52de-14c7-7741-967f-d374434d7813",[230,233,236],{"id":231,"optionText":232,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":24},"019d52de-14c7-76e1-967f-d374417378a7","was installed",{"id":234,"optionText":235,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d52de-14c7-7705-967f-d37441ca4c74","was being installed",{"id":237,"optionText":238,"isCorrect":23,"displayOrder":32},"019d52de-14c7-7725-967f-d3744280eb0d","had been installed",{"title":240,"slug":241,"language":242},"Narrative tenses for experience, incl. passive","narrative-tenses-for-experience-incl-passive","en"]