Jack and I ...... (wait) at the bus stop for almost twenty minutes when we realised that the last bus ...... (already / leave).

The tenant lost the key that the landlady ...... (give) him the other day.

My friend told me that she ...... (already / see) the film twice.

The whole team ...... (sit) in the conference room for half an hour when the CFO finally arrived from another meeting.

The security guard went outside to see what was going on there as he ...... (hear) some strange noises coming from the dustbins.

When Lilly came home in the evening, Pete ...... (already / cook) dinner for her. He wanted to give her a treat.

All my colleagues ...... (try) to get the tickets for the final match for weeks before our supervisor told us that he ...... (buy) them already.

When the girls arrived at the cinema, their friend ...... (already / pick) up the tickets and was waiting for them outside.

The guys ...... (watch) the match since 7.30 when the electricity went out suddenly.

The personal assistant ...... (type) some letters for a few minutes when the lights went out.

My neighbour ...... (sell) her house before the prices of real estates dropped dramatically.

The gardener ...... (not / water) the plants before it started raining.