Narrative Tenses

Referencia gramatical

Distinción clave

• Past perfect enfatiza la completitud de una acción antes de otra: She had written three letters.
• Past perfect continuous enfatiza la duración de una acción antes de otra: She had been writing all morning.

Narrative Tenses — Ejercicios

Elige la forma correcta

Selecciona la forma verbal que mejor encaja en cada contexto narrativo.

1. It was a grey morning. Commuters were rushing / rushed / had rushed through the departure lounge.
    
2. When the journalist arrived / was arriving / had arrived, investigators were already there.
    
3. The entrepreneur realised she had made / was making / made a serious error the previous year.
    
4. While the team celebrated / was celebrating / had celebrated their win, the coach gave a speech.
    
5. By the time the new data privacy laws were introduced, companies already shared / had already shared / were already sharing user data for years.
    
6. The redundancy notice arrived / was arriving / had arrived without warning on a Monday morning.
    
7. She was working / worked / had worked on the algorithm for three hours when the system crashed.
    
8. Once the company had addressed / was addressing / addressed its carbon footprint, investors returned.
    

Completa la narración

Usa el verbo entre paréntesis en el tiempo narrativo más apropiado.

1. The entrepreneur _____ (sit) in her office when she first _____ (read) about automation.
   
2. By the time the redundancies _____ (begin), the workforce _____ (already / sense) something was wrong.
   
3. While the protest _____ (take place) outside, directors _____ (hold) an emergency meeting inside.
   
4. The investigation _____ (reveal) that the company _____ (violate) data privacy laws for years.
   
5. She _____ (land) a major contract after she _____ (spend) months building her network.
   
6. The sustainability report _____ (show) that carbon emissions _____ (rise) steadily for a decade.
   

Traduce al inglés

Traduce las frases al inglés usando los tiempos narrativos adecuados.

1. Llovía cuando salí de casa.
   
2. Cuando llegué, la reunión ya había terminado.
   
3. Habían estado discutiendo durante horas cuando entré.
   

Narrative Tenses — Respuestas

Elige la forma correcta

1. were rushing
2. arrived
3. had made
4. was celebrating
5. had already shared
6. arrived
7. was working
8. had addressed

Completa la narración

1. was sitting / read
2. began / had already sensed
3. was taking place / held
4. revealed / had been violating (aceptado también: had violated)
5. landed / had spent
6. showed / had been rising (aceptado también: had risen)

Traduce al inglés

1. It was raining when I left home.
2. When I arrived, the meeting had already ended.
3. They had been arguing for hours when I came in.