Put each verb given into the past simple, past continuous or past perfect. More than one answer may be possible.
The police suspected that Brian (a) __had broken__ (break) the window at his house because he (b)______ (want) to make them think that a burglar (c) _____ (steal) his valuable stamp collection. They (d)_______ (think) that Brian (e) _____ (do) this because he (f) ____ (need) the money. However, they (g) ____ (not know) that Brian (h) _____ (fly) to Brazil the week before, and (i) ____ (be) abroad when the burglary (j) _____ (take place).
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The police suspected that Brian (a) __had broken__ (break) the window at his house because he (b)______ (wanted) to make them think that a burglar (c) _____ (had stolen) his valuable stamp collection. They (d)_______ (thought) that Brian (e) _____ (had done) this because he (f) ____ (needed) the money. However, they (g) ____ (did not know) that Brian (h) _____ (had flown) to Brazil the week before, and (i) ____ (was) abroad when the burglary (j) _____ (took place).