Поставьте глагол в правильную форму1)He (to work) as a sales manager

Поставьте глагол в правильную форму
1)He (to work) as a sales manager for 5 years before he became the head of sales department.
2)The lecturer (to talk) for a few minutes when the headmaster came in.
3)My clothes were wet as I (to wash) my dog. She (to travel) in India for 5 months before she finally reached Rishikesh. 5)
Her hands were dirty. 6)
She (to garden) the plants.