I wanted to go for a swim, but I ____ (not bring) a towel.
hadn't brought
It was a cold night and it _____ (rain).
was raining
I _____ (watch) TV in the living room. Suddenly, I _____ (hear) a knock at the door. I _____ (get up) and _____ (open) the door. But there _____ (be) nobody there. The person who ______ (knock) on the door _____ (disappear).
was watching; heard; got up; opened; was; had knocked; had disappeared
They ____ (be) in Mexico in 2016.
were
She ____ (win) the gold medal at the last Olympic Games.
won
We stopped at a garage because we ______ (need) petrol.
needed
When they turned on the TV, the match ______ (finish).
had already finished
I _____ (not recognize) Jane at first because she _____ (change) so much.
didn't recognize, had changed
I _____ (have) breakfast when I _____ (hear) the news.
was having; heard
It was late and people _____ (hurry) to get home before it got dark.
were hurrying
The accident ____ (happen) when they ____ (drive) home.
happened; were driving
When I _____ (live) in Paris, I often ____ (go) to watch Paris St-Germain.
lived / was living; went
We were exhausted when we eventualy got home - we _____ (have) a very busy day.
had had
When they ____ (get) downstairs, Tom and Fiona ____ (be) surprised to see that the children _____ (already/make) breakfast.
got; were; had already made
We couldn't get a table in the restaurant because we _____ (not/book).
hadn't booked
As soon as she tried it at home, Amanda knew that she _____ (buy) the wrong skirt.
had bought
When the snowstorm started, we ______ (stop) skiing and went back to the hotel.
stopped
As soon as I shut the door, I realized that I _____ (leave) my keys on the table.
had left
The police _____ (stop) my sister on the motorway because she _____ (not wear) a seat belt.
stopped; wasn't wearing
When the teacher collected the exam papers he saw that Robbie _____ (cheat).
had cheated