Past tenses and forms

I ___________ a bath when the phone rang.

• took

• was taking

I ______________ by the time she got out of bed.

• had already eaten breakfast

• had been eating breakfast already

• ate breakfast

• used to eat breakfast

When I was younger I _________ to get out of doing chores.

• had been trying

• was trying

• would try

• used to try

The performance last night _________ woefully inadequate.

• had been

• was being

• was

• had been being

By the time I realised my mistake, they ___________.

• had already left

• already left

• left

I didn't say anything until she ________ talking.

• had been finishing

• had finished

• finished

• was finishing

When I arrived at the airport, she ___________.

• had already left

• was already leaving

• had already been leaving

• left

When I arrived at the airport, her plane was gone - she _________.

• had already left.

• was leaving

• left

• would leave

I ________ going to maths lessons after school.

• would hate

• had hated

• was hating

• used to hate

I _______ going to maths classes after school, until I developed a crush on one of the other students!

• hated

• had been hated

• used to hate

• was hating