To complete this crossword, use the appropriate past tense / past participle of the verb in the parentheses.
Across
3 The home team (beat) the visitors by only three points. (4)
5 Bob (shake) his can of pop, so it exploded when he opened it. (5)
9 Trying to look casual, Mark (undo) the first few buttons of his shirt. (5)
10 Mr. Brown had (undergo) only a few treatments of the experimental therapy before the side effects became unbearable. (9)
11 She broke her neck as a teenager when she (dive) off the raft and hit a rock hidden underwater. (4)
12 I had (typewrite) nearly all of my term paper before I realized I had accidentally used the wrong introductory paragraph. (11)
13 We (rid) the dog of his fleas by giving him a bath and putting a flea collar on him. (3)
15 The witness wasn’t sure if he (see) two or three persons in the getaway car. (3)
17 Tom laughed so hard he (wet) his pants. (3)
18 The doctor said as long as I hadn’t (eat) in the past couple of hours, it would be all right to perform the test. (5)
20 Father had (forget) all about his promise to take us to the zoo this Saturday. (9)
22 Peter (tread) too heavily up the stairs, and woke Uncle Charlie up from his nap. (4)
23 Would you believe we (spend) only $50 on our vacation? (5)
26 After being scolded for soiling the carpet, the dog (slink) out of the room. (5)
29 I have (run) the race, I have fought the good fight. (3)
30 I think that dog breed tends to be troublesome, since so many bloodlines are too (inbreed). (6)
31 The petition was (withdraw) because the candidate had to drop out of the race. (9)
Down
1 John (rebuild) the Lego set his baby sister had destroyed. (7)
2 The killer was (forgive) by the victim’s parents. (8)
4 Several problems had (arise) at the factory while the boss was in the hospital. (6)
6 Not to be (outdo) by the Jones, Aunt Polly threw a birthday party for Sally that was like a three-ring circus. (7)
7 The cost of the expedition had been (underwrite) by the national science foundation. (12)
8 The man on the bicycle was easily (overtake) by the speeding car. (9)
12 The jet plane prototype was (test-fly) four times before it crashed. (4-5)
13 The children (run) all the way home after school. (3)
14 The dog (dig) a big hole in which to bury his bone. (3)
16 Where (be) you last night? I tried calling you. (4)
17 Last Friday we (go) to see a movie. (4)
19 When I got dressed this morning, I didn’t realize my pants were (tear) in the seat. (4)
21 We (find) a lost dog running around the neighborhood. (5)
24 Kevin (pay) all his bills before he went on vacation. (4)
25 The children were fighting over a book, and (tear) one of its pages. (4)
27 Uncle Bill (lay) his pen down on the table and picked up the phone. (4)
28 As soon as I saw the police car parked in front of the house, I (know) it meant bad news. (4)
