MGL Test 6 Past tenses

After years as a classroom assistant, Alicia finally .... ...... a teacher.

• become

• became

• did became

'I know about the timetable changes.' 'Oh, when .......... you?'

• they told

• did they told

• did they tell

Our friends were .......... in France at the time of the floods.

• living

• live

• liveing

Pablo and Pilar ......... at the same hotel as us.

• wasn't staying

• not staying

• weren't staying

Lucy called us with the news when we .......... dinner.

• prepared

• were preparing

• prepare

Although Sam spent four years studying maths, he .......... it very well.

• wasn't understanding

• didn't understood

• didn't understand

My boss .......... to shout while we were discussing the sales figures.

• was starting

• was started

• started

We were at the academy together - Harry .......... to play the piano while I was learning to sing.

• learns

• was learnt

• was learning

Jeff was working for a medical company .......... he finished his PhD.

• when

• while

• as

Meredith .......... fluent German but she doesn't any more.

• used to speak

• used to speaking

• use to speak