Narrative Tenses

Activity 1:
Complete the stories with Simple Past, Past Continuous and Past Perfect :

Story 1:Last Friday I 0 (arrange) to meet my boyfriend at a restaurant. I (1) (arrive) first and because it (2) (pour) with rain, I went inside. After an hour my boyfriend (3) (arrive)! His clothes (4) (be) soaking wet and he was covered in mud. Apparently he (5) (wait) at a bus stop when a car (6) (drive) straight through a puddle and (7) (splash) him from head to toe. The driver (8) (refuse) to let him on the bus and he(9) (walk) ever since. He couldn't stay at the restaurant soaking wet so we (10) (have) a take away at home instead.

Story 2: While I (play) football I (hurt) my leg. However, until I (see) a doctor I ( not realise) that I (break) it.

Story 3: The police (go) to the bank after a neighbour (phone) to tell them what (happen). They soon (discover) that the robbers (escape) in a stolen car. The men (kill) one of the guards who (try) to stop them as they (drive) away. The guard (jump) out in front of them but they just (run) over him.

Story 4: Suddenly they (hear) a strange noise and (look) at each other in terror. All evening they (play) cards and (watch) television without thinking of the ghost.

Activity 2:
Choose one of the mini stories and write down the events that happened before and after the situation described.