Complete the sentences with the verbs in the past simple or past perfect.

1 Everybody passed the test because we
(work) hard for two days before it.

2 Nelly was late for yesterday's music lesson because she (miss) the bus.

3 Jim stopped calling me names this week after my dad (talk) to his mum about it.

4 Because I (be) ill since Tuesday, I didn't know about the test.
5 Right after we (plant) the trees, we (water) them.

6 The boys (know) each other for a while before they (realize)
that they were cousins.

7 Sally (lose) her key, so she
(stay) waiting in the garden.

8 The show......already......(begin) when we (enter) the hall.

9 The boat....already......(sink) when the lifeguards (receive) the rescue call.

10 I left home and forgot that I....(not check) the back door.

11 By the age of fifteen Kevin.....(win) several important tournaments.

12 When they looked out of the window, they saw that the water in the river.....(rise)
dangerously.