Past Tense Quiz: simple, continuous, perfect tense?

I ___________ a film on the television yesterday

I was hungry, because I ___________ anything since yesterday

My mother _________ me a cake for my birthday yesterday

I _______ my dinner when I _________ a loud noise outside 

I was very late. When I arrived, the meeting _________ already

When he heard the police knocking on the door, the man _______ under the bed

The police arrested the criminal because he _________ someone's money

My boss  ___________ in the company for more than 50 years: he is very experienced

My boss  _____ in the company for more than 50 years, before retiring last week

The book is based on historical events that ______________  many years ago in Australia