Narrative tenses, used to, would

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Exercise 2: Narrative Tenses, used to, would

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Explanation

Exercise 2: Narrative Tenses, used to, would

Choose the correct option for each gap below.

1
I remember that when I was in 8th grade there was a bully in my class who ______ on me.
2
I ______ so hard and for so long, that when I saw that I ______ the exam I was in tears.
3
In the living room of my childhood house, we ______ one of those gigantic encyclopaedias.
4
Every time the telephone rang, my grandpa ______: 'If it's the bank, say I'm not home.'
5
I went into the bathroom and saw that somebody ______ the bath tap open and water ______ over the edge of the tub.
6
Whenever I asked her when she would stop smoking, she _____ me, 'Very soon.'
7
The sun ______ when we went out, but we could see that it ______ because the ground was wet.
8
When I was young I ______ very long hair. I remember I ______ a long time blow-drying it every time I had a shower.
9
I ____ the light and everybody ____, 'Happy birthday!'
10
We ______ for approximately ten minutes when the car stopped running; we ______ of petrol.