Simple Past Tense
__________ (Marco / win) the golf competition?
Did Marco win the golf competition?
We arrived just __________ the plane doors closed.
We arrived just before the plane doors closed.
I'm going to Ireland __________ visit my family.
I'm going to Ireland in order to visit my family.
The building is still __________(complete).
The building is still incomplete.
The maximum __________ for this elevator is eight persons.
The maximum load for this elevator is eight persons.
How many goals __________(your team/score) in the first half?
How many goals did your team score in the first half?
Mary finished the report __________ she made the presentation.
Mary finished the report before she made the presentation.
I am saving money __________ I can buy a new car.
I am saving money so that I can buy a new car.
If an investor is worried about losing everything, he or she may be __________ (cautious).
If an investor is worried about losing everything, he or she may be overcautious.
It was a real team __________ - everyone contributed something to the success of the project.
It was a real team effort - everyone contributed something to the success of the project.
Where _________ (you/get off) the train?
Where did you get off the train?
Mary purchased a new car __________ she researched all her options.
Mary purchased a new car after she researched all her options.
He got up early __________ catch the plane.
He got up early in order to catch the plane.
He's got a lot of exciting ideas and he's __________ (patient) to get started.
He's got a lot of exciting ideas and he's impatient to get started.
We need a __________ of ten people to play this game.
We need a minimum of ten people to play this game.
__________ (she/make) good coffee?
Did she make good coffee?
__________ she was settled in the seat, he shut the door and walked around the car to the driver's side.
Once she was settled in the seat, he shut the door and walked around the car to the driver's side.
__________ be rich, you must use your mind.
In order to be rich, you must use your mind.
The terrorists started shooting and the police __________ (turn) fire.
The terrorists started shooting and the police returned fire.
The job pays very low __________.
The job pays very low wages.
What time _________ (the film/start)?
What time did the film start?
She shut the door __________ they entered, and smiled at Adrienne.
She shut the door after they entered, and smiled wryly at Adrienne.
The pain went away __________ I took the pills.
The pain went away because I took the pills.
The producer says the last scene in the play needs a __________ (write).
The producer says the last scene in the play needs a rewrite.
__________ our records you owe us $130.
According to our records you owe us $130.