Past Simple (Complete the sentences with the past simple)

The young man ___ (take) out his wallet and paid the bill.

When Lucy ___ (go) to the interview, she wore her best suit.

We ___ (leave) the motorway and drove for an hour on quiet country roads.

I ___ (think) I knew my irregular verbs, but now I'm not so sure! :D

As soon as I ___ (meet) Doris, I knew she was someone special.

Tolstoy ___ (write) some great novels, but he never won a Nobel Prize.

The nurse ___ (put) the little boy to bed and spoke to him softly.

When they ___ (hear) the fire alarm, everybody ran out of the building.

Last year, the company built a new factory, which ___ (cost) millions of dollars.

When Jose ___ (break) his arm, the doctor gave him two weeks off work.