past tenses

He didn't hear the phone ring. He _____ to really loud music. (listens/listened/was listening/used to listen/ had listened)

First I ___ the salad, then I toasted the bread. (made/was making/had made)

I looked in the letter box yesterday and the letter still ___. (didn't arrive/ wasn't arriving/ hadn't arrived)

The teacher told us to stop what we _____. (did/ were doing/ had done/used to do)

_____ what you were looking for in the library yesterday? (Do you find/ Did you find/ Were you finding)

What _____ at around 8 a.m. this morning? (did you do / were you doing/ did you use to do)

By the time I moved in, they ___ the building work. (finished/ were finishing/ had finished)

While I was washing the dishes, I suddenly _____ a brilliant idea. (had/ was having/ used to have)

I _____ my new job yesterday. (start /started /was starting/ used to start/ had started)

This is the oldest building in the town. It ___ over 200 years ago. (was built/ was being built/ had been built)

I opened the door, and ___ inside. (went/ was going/ had gone)

1. When she ___ on the course, she had never studied a foreign language before. (enrolled/ had enrolled)

Dinosaurs ___ hundreds of millions of years ago. (lived/ were living/ had lived)

When I closed the door, I realised that I ___ my keys inside. (left/ was leaving/had left))

She looked really sad but I didn't know what ___. (happened/ was happening/ had happened)

When I heard the phone ring, I _____ it straight away. ( answer/ answered/ was answering/ used to answer)

I asked Sara if she wanted to go for a walk, but she still ___ her homework. (didn't finish/wasn't finishing/hadn't finished)