Past Tenses (narrative tenses)

At the time of the trial  last summer Hillary...in prison for eight months.

By the middle of the 1960s many parts of Europe ... a tremendous economic boom.

The thieves ran out of the bank, ... into their car and sped away up the street.

By the third month of the war forces .... most of the province.

Brenda was surprised to find the tank empty as he ... the truck twice that week

We...at the first service station we came across.

Jim... on the early flight  so he made his excuses and left the party before the midnight .

Things have certainly changed - there ... lots of small shops around here when I was young.

At midnight Mr Rochester... the stairs and went into his bedchamber.

Denise had to leave school early on Wednesday because she ... her driving test.

Choose the correct option: The Incas... a written script.

Ramses II  ... over ancient Egypt for more than 50 years.

The pool in the hotel was absolutely  filthy so  we didn't... in it.

Many of the survivors ... in the fields when the earthquake struck.

Phil stood at the door soaked from head to toe; he ... in the rain