Worksheet: Story Sequencing & Tense Practice (With Answer Key)

Worksheet: Story Sequencing & Tense Practice

Complete all 10 items, then check the answer key below.

  1. I ______ (drive) to work when I ______ (run) out of gas.
  2. ______, I called for help. (sequencing word for “first”)
  3. While she ______ (wait), she read a magazine.
  4. They ______ (not/sleep) when the earthquake happened.
  5. He broke his phone while he ______ (play) football.
  6. ______ that, we went home. (sequencing word)
  7. What ______ you ______ (do) at midnight last night?
  8. She ______ (cook) dinner when the fire alarm rang.
  9. ______, everyone was safe. (sequencing word for “in the end”)
  10. I ______ (walk) the dog when I saw the accident.

Answer Key

  1. was driving, ran
  2. First
  3. was waiting
  4. weren’t sleeping
  5. was playing
  6. After
  7. were, doing
  8. was cooking
  9. Finally
  10. was walking

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This worksheet supports: I can use a series of phrases and sentences to describe past events in simple terms.

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