Read the anecdote and fill in the blanks with Past Simple, Past Progressive or Past Perfect.

Julie had been walking for hours when she suddenly 1. ___________________ (notice) that the sun 2. ___________________
(sink) in the sky. She 3. ___________________ (lose) track of time because she 4. ___________________ (think) about the most
important decision she'd had to make in her life. Things 5. ___________________ (not be) the same between Julie and
her fiance, David, since he 6. ___________________ (accept) a job in Paris. They 7. ___________________ (know) each other for
almost five years, and in that time, they 8. ___________________ (never /argue)much. Lately, their relationship
9.___________________ (become) stormy. They 10. ___________________ (seem) to be finding fault with each other and
disagreeing about everything. For the first time, she 11. ___________________ (start) to wonder if she 12.
___________________ (be) ready for marriage. And with the wedding only twenty days away, she 13.
___________________ (need) to make up her mind soon because a large company 14. ___________________ (offer) David an
important position that would require him to move to France. As his wife, Julie would have to go, too. Why hadn't he
discussed his decision with her? Although Julie 15. ___________________ (always/want) to live abroad she16.
___________________ (feel) very confused. Was she ready to move halfway across the world, leaving behind her friends
and family and the only home she 17. ___________________ (ever/ know) ? If the answer was no, was she ready to say
goodbye to the only man she 18. ___________________ (be) still in love ?
ANSWER KEY

Read the anecdote and fill in the blanks with Past Simple, Past Progressive or Past Perfect.
Julie had been walking for hours when she suddenly 1. ____noticed_____ that the sun 2. __was sinking / sank ________
(sink) in the sky. She 3. _lost______ (lose) track of time because she 4. __was thinking _ (think) about the most
important decision she'd had to make in her life. Things 5. _were not_____ (not be) the same between Julie and her
fiance, David, since he 6. __had accepted /accepted_____ (accept) a job in Paris. They 7. ___had known________ (know)
each other for almost five years, and in that time, they 8. _had never argued_____ (never /argue)much. Lately, their
relationship 9.__became______ (become) stormy. They 10. ____seemed_________ (seem) to be finding fault with eac h
other and disagreeing about everything. For the first time, she 11. ___started______ (start) to wonder if she 12.
______was______ (be) ready for marriage. And with the wedding only twenty days away, she 13.
___needed__________ (need) to make up her mind soon because a large company 14. ___had offered______ (offer)
David an important position that would require him to move to France. As his wife, Julie would have to go, too. Why hadn't
he discussed his decision with her? Although Julie 15. __had always wanted_______ (always/want) to live abroad she 16.
______felt/was feeling _____________ (feel) very confused. Was she ready to move halfway across the world, leaving
behind her friends and family and the only home she 17. ____had ever known_______________ (ever/ know) ? If the
answer was no, was she ready to say goodbye to the only man she 18. __was______ (be) still in love?