Find and Fix Narrative Time and Focus

One word in each sentence is wrong. Tap it, then choose the correction that makes the narrative sequence or focus accurate.

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Question 1

While the archivist was catalogue the letters, the alarm sounded.

Question 2

When the curator opened the case, she discovered that moisture has damaged the painting months earlier.

Question 3

Before the rescue boat arrived, we had been wait in the cold for three hours.

Question 4

At university, I use to own a battered motorbike.

Question 5

I walk into the hall, push the door open and found the room empty.

Question 6

Only after the second interview did Lena saw what had been omitted.

Question 7

At no point have I suspected the guide before the evidence emerged.

Question 8

When the lights failed, the final sculpture was been lowered into position.

Question 9

The warning should have being issued before the crowd entered.

Question 10

At reception, I was tell by the clerk that the last bus had left.

Question 11

During the night, our campsite got flood after the river burst its banks.

Practise Find and Fix Narrative Time and Focus with this interactive error-correction exercise of 11 questions. Tap the word that is wrong in each sentence and choose its correction, then submit to check your answers and get instant feedback on every sentence.

Practising grammar in real sentences — rather than memorising rules in isolation — is one of the most effective ways to make a structure stick. You can retry as many times as you like to build accuracy and confidence using Find and Fix Narrative Time and Focus in everyday English.

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