I told John not to drive, because he _____ all night.

Why did you change the channel? I ______ that movie.

When I _____ out of the shower the lights _____.

When I saw Clara I realised that she ______ much in all those years.

When he entered the room somebody _____ him in the head.

He admitted that he ______ all the money from the box

The burglar _____ to open the safe when he _____ the owner come in.

I knew he _____ because his eyes were red.

The plane in which the football team _____ crashed and none of them survived.

We _____ for about 20 minutes when the plane was hit by turbulence.

Vegetables and fruits don't taste as delicious as they ____ when I ____a kid.

What ____ the two ____ about when they started to quarrel ?

Frank _____ to this city five years ago, but it seems he still____used to living with the heavy traffic here.

I ____ my pen, and I don't remember where I last ____ it.

It was a real surprise because she ____ no idea that they ____ a birthday party for her.

The baby ____ the living room floor with colour pens while her mother ____ the kitchen.

There ___ some ketchup around his mouth because he ___ spaghetti

Because I ____ to eating with chopsticks, I ____ a hard time during the dinner.

When the film finished, I ____ the alarm clock and ____ to bed.

Janette ____ all her friends for advice before she ____ to quit her job.

In the past, land travels ____ very long and they ____ very tiring.

They ____ the whole building by the time the fire ____ to all the floors.

Liam ____ for ten hours, but he still ____ half of the distance by then.

I ____ to be able to concentrate on my work because I ____ enough sleep last night

When we ____ again, Steve and I ____ each other for more than fifteen years.

CREDITS: First 10 are from "https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b1-b2/narrative-tenses/" Other 15 are from: "https://www.englishtestsonline.com/past-tenses-test-b1-grammar-exercises/"