Complete the story with simple past or past perfect.

You’ll never guess what happened to me last night! After finishing work, I …………. (go) to the gym, as usual. Then I …………….. (go) out to a restaurant with some clients. When it was time to go I …………….. (realize) I …………… (leave) my bag at the gym – with my keys in it.

Unfortunately, my wife, Kerry ……………. (not be) at home because she …………….. (travel) to Scotland for a meeting. Anyway, I …………. (rush) back to the gym but it ……………. (already close). So I ………… (drive) home. All the lights at home ………… (be) off, so I …………… (decide) to try and climb through the downstairs bathroom window, which …………….. (be left) partly open.

Just as I was trying to open the window, I ………….(see) a light. It …………. (be) two police officers. I explained that I ………….. (lose) my keys but they wouldn’t listen. They were just going to put me in the police car when Kerry ………….. (open) the door. She ……….. (arrive) back early from her meeting and ………….. (be) inside the house the whole time – watching a thriller on TV!