Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form. Mind the tenses.
Before I read the story about the six Robinsons I ... (hear) a similar story. It was about two old people a husband and a wife who just wanted to rest on their boat. As soon as they ... (start) their sea trip, a violent wind ... (blow) them away from the coast. They ... (spend) about two weeks in the open sea before they ... (notice) a tourist ship. By that time they ... (drink) all the fresh water they had with them. They ... (be glad) to be saved at last.

Before I read the story about the six Robinsons I ... (had heard a similar story. It was about two old people a husband and a wife who just wanted to rest on their boat. As soon as they ... (had started) their sea trip, a violent wind ... (blew) them away from the coast. They ... (had spent) about two weeks in the open sea before they ... (noticed) a tourist ship. By that time they ... (had drunk) all the fresh water they had with them. They ... (were glad) to be saved at last.