CURSO DE FORTALECIMIENTO DE COMPETENCIAS LINGÜÍSTICAS NARRATIVE TENSES WORKSHEET

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Little Red Riding Hood
A. Underline the narrative tenses in the following paragraph.

Once upon a time there was a little girl called Little Red Riding Hood who lived with her mother. Little Red
Riding Hood’s grandmother had not been feeling very well, so one fine day she decided to visit her. The
little girl got ready, waved goodbye to her mother and promised to be careful. On her arm she carried a
basket which contained a cake her mother had specially baked for granny. It was a lovely spring morning,
the sun was shining and the birds were singing. She had been walking a little way when the basket seemed to become heavier
and heavier. So even though Little Red Riding Hood’s mother had told her to follow the path through the fields, the naughty child
decided to ignore her advice and take a short cut through a wood. As she went deeper and deeper into it, the cold and darkness
frightened her. She was making her way along the narrow path when she heard a noise. All of a sudden a big, fierce-looking wolf
jumped out from behind a bush and came towards her…

B. Put the verbs in this continuation of the story of Little Red Riding Hood into the most suitable tense form.

…licking his lips in anticipation of a tasty meal. He 1. _______________________________________(have) fantasies about

such a tender and delicious dish all day and suddenly his dream 2. _______________________________________ (come) true.
He 3._______________________________________ (not want) to chase her as he 4.
_______________________________________ (feel) weak with hunger so instead he 5.
_______________________________________(smile) his most friendly smile and 6.
_______________________________________ (ask) her where she 7. _______________________________________ (go).
The girl, who 8. _______________________________ (never, see) a wolf before, 9.
_______________________________________ (tell) him all about her grandmother and where she 10.
_______________________________________ (live). By the time the sweet child 11.
_______________________________________(finish) her tale the wolf 12.
_______________________________________(already eat) her three times in his imagination, once raw, once roasted and
once boiled. Just as he 13. _______________________________________ (make up) his mind to attack her he 14.
_______________________________________ (hear) two woodcutters approaching and 15.
_______________________________________ (hurry) off. He 16. _______________________________________ (know)
they 17. _______________________________________ (look) for him for some time in connection with some sheep which
18._______________________________________(disappear)! Suddenly, he 19.
_______________________________________ (think) of a clever plan! While his supper – Little Red Riding Hood - 20.
_______________________________________ (slowly make) her way along the path, not realizing what a narrow escape she
21. _______________________________________(have), the wolf 22. _______________________________________ (rush)
through the forest towards the old lady’s door. The cottage door 23. _______________________________________(be) locked
because the dear old lady 24. _______________________________________ (forget) to open it after her mid-morning nap.
Using all his skills as an actor, the wolf 25. _______________________________________ (pretend) to be the granddaughter by
copying her voice. Granny 25. _______________________________________ (open) the door to let “her” in an