Past Tenses

What is the use of Past Simple here?

We had a busy morning. Steve scrolled through twitter and I researched the memes.

• two actions happened at the same time in the past

• one action resulting in another

During that time, I ___ to spend at least two hours in the gym every day.

• would like

• used to like

• had liked

In my first year at university, I ___ for an hour every morning before breakfast.

• had run

• had been running

• would run

They ________ very good friends but now they hate each other.

• used to be

• were

• had been

• would be

The horse thief was ____ without charge or trial.

• hanged

• hung

We (have) tea at 5 o’clock yesterday.

• were having

• was having

• had

• had had

… Bruce Willis use to have a lot of hair?

• Would

• Was

• Had

• Did

When I came home, my mother___________ (cook).

• was cooking

• were cooking

• cooked

• has cooked

I ________ a lot of books, but now I don’t have much free time.

• used to read

• had read

• was reading

Every Saturday I ________ on a long bike ride.

• was going

• had gone

• would go

• gone