The door ______ from inside — how could anyone escape?
has locked
was locked
was locking
had been locked
The phone records prove the suspect ______ a call at midnight.
has made
was making
made
had been making
The safe ______ open with a crowbar.
had been forced
has been forcing
was forcing
was forced
The detective said the case ______ by morning.
would be solved
is solved
was solved
will solved
The window ______ again after the wind stopped.
was closed
is closing
has been closing
had closed
The witness swore she ______ anyone entering the room.
hasn’t seen
wasn’t seeing
didn’t see
hadn’t seen
The maid looked pale — she ______ something she shouldn’t have.
could seeing
can see
must have seen
might saw
It’s obvious the jewellery ______ during the dinner.
was stolen
is stealing
had stole
has stole
It’s strange — the cat ______ all night.
had been hiding
was hiding
has hid
hides
The suspect’s shoes are clean — he ______ the muddy garden.
can’t have walked through
must walked
might has walked
could walking
The police found footprints that ______ into the woods.
have lead
led
was lead
were leading
The detective realised the note ______ before the fire started.
has been written
had been written
was written
written
The neighbour said he ______ footsteps outside at 11 p.m.
had heard
was hearing
has heard
heard
The lights ______ on and off during the storm.
were flickering
was flickering
have flickered
flickered
The gardener insisted he ______ anything unusual.
didn’t notice
hadn’t noticed
hasn’t noticing
was noticing
The guard said he ______ the alarm when he heard the noise.
had checked
checked
was checking
has checked
The table was broken — someone ______ during the fight.
must have fallen on it
might fall
could fall
has fell
Someone ______ the curtains while the victim was writing.
can drawn
could drawing
might draws
must have drawn