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B2 Grammar · Word Play
Narrative Tenses
Exercise 1 — Complete the sentences
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.
Exercise 2 — Write original sentences
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Exercise 3 — Notes from the lesson

Word Play · Cambridge English B2 · Narrative Tenses