My son _____ (enter) the room, _____ (slam) slammed the door, and _____ (refuse) to tell me where he _____ (be).
entered, slammed, refused, had been
By the time I reached the platform, the train _____ (already leave). I was on the wrong platform!
had left
She _____ (lie) on the spot and her delivery _____ (give) her away immediately.
lied, gave
We _____ (walk) for hours, and the sun _____ (already begin) to set when we finally_____ (find) our way back to the hotel.
had been walking, was already begun, found
When the detective arrived, the eye witness _____ (tell) the same story to three different officers.
had told
He _____ (just finish) packing his suitcase hours when the taxi pulled up outside.
had just finished
We _____ each other for years, yet I still couldn’t predict how she’d react. (know)
had known
They _____ (object) to the new coach at first, but after a few weeks they_____ (know) he was the right choice.
objected, knew
Just as I _____ (begin) to type the final paragraph, the computer _____ (freeze) and everything disappeared.
was beginning, froze
He _____ (mean) to call her for days, but every time he _____ (pick up) the phone, he lost his nerve.
had meant, picked up
I _____ (read) the message three times before I understood what he really _____ (mean).
read, had meant or meant
I _____ (drive) to the airport when I remembered I_____ (leave) my passport on the kitchen table.
was driving, had left
He _____ (work) at the company for barely a week when he was asked to give a presentation to the board.
had been working
As soon as I _____ (read) the first question, I _____ ( realise) the exam was far harder than expected.
had read, realised
The English teacher couldn’t access the digital coursebook because the secretary _____ (change) the password the week before.
had changed
The audience went silent because the opera singer _____ (hold) a note so perfectly that nobody dared to breathe.
had held/held
They _____ (have) dinner when the neighbours started shouting in the garden.
were having
He _____ (write) the report all morning, so by lunchtime he was ready to send it.
had been writing
She looked exhausted; she _____ all night and her eyes were bloodshot. (study)
had been studying
The moment I _____ (open) the envelope, I realised someone _____ (read) the letter before me.
opened, had read