Why was your jacket so wet? - Because it ___ (RAIN) all day.

It was the third time I ____(PLAY)  chess with him that month.

She ___(GIVE) him the cake that she had baked.

Before I finally decided to go to Africa, I think _____ (THINK) about it for two months.

My sister didn't see the money that I ____(LAY) on her desk.

He_____ (TELL) me that he had been waiting for them for three hours.

I had washed my hair before they ___ (ARRIVE.)

Jolly___ (GO)to Paris three years ago.

I was sure that I ____(SEE) the place before.

He couldn't go out because he ___(BREAK) his leg.

The children were tired because they ____(PLAY) football for two hours.

When the book  ____ (BE PUBLISHED)  in 1997, no one  ____(IMAGINE) it would be such a tremendous success, but it quickly ___ (become) a bestseller.