Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past perfect. state which action happened first. 1. kate (study) for her maths test before she with her friends. first (go) out 2. i (buy) beckie a plant yesterday because she so well in the concert the night before. first )

1. had studyed.
was
2.bought
sang

1. Kate had studied for her maths test before she went out with her friends.

Explanation: The action of studying for the maths test (past perfect) happened before the action of going out with her friends (past simple). The past perfect is used to show that an action happened before another past action.

2. I bought Beckie a plant yesterday because she had done so well in the concert the night before.

Explanation: The action of doing well in the concert (past perfect) happened before the action of buying Beckie a plant (past simple). The past perfect is used to show that an action happened before another past action.