Past Simple (Complete the sentences with the past simple)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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