Past Tenses

It's amazing to think back now that in those days no one ever ... their doors at night.

• used to locking

• used to lock

• is used to locking

When I ... out of the house yesterday it ... hard.

• was coming; was snowing

• was coming; snowed

• came; was snowing

A friend of mine ... to visit me the other day.

• came

• was coming

• has come

She only ... the movie because she ... the book.

• had understood; has read

• understood; had read

• was understanding; was read

Nora ... in Manchester for two years, and then in 2003 she ... to London.

• lived; moved

• had lived; moved

• lived; had moved

As I ... that restaurant, I remembered that I ... in it twice before.

• had entered; ate

• entered; had eaten

• entered; ate

As Margaret ... her homework, I ... to music.

• did; was listening

• was doing; listened

• was doing; was listening

Scarcely ... the book when Alan ... in.

• Jake had finished; came

• Jake finished; came

• had Jake finished; came

A new boss ... some materials for half an hour when the lights went out.

• had reviewed

• was reviewing

• had been reviewing

Robert Burns, the famous Scottish poet, ... a lot of songs.

• wrote

• has written

• had written