I ___ the entire report; the client waved away the thick pile of paper and read the digital copy instead.

We ___ a taxi in the end, because Elena offered us a lift and we closed the app without ordering one.

Tom ___ his own towel; it stayed in his bag because the hotel left several in the room.

The entrance was free for students, so I ___ anything and my money stayed in my pocket.

You ___ the car before the storm; an hour after you finished, it was covered in mud again.

Since the meeting was postponed, Maya ___ the slides that evening and went to the cinema instead.

We ___ all that water uphill; our arms were aching by the time we saw the clean spring beside the campsite.

I ___ an alarm because the early flight was cancelled, so I left my phone on silent and slept until nine.

She ___ so much about the interview; she barely slept the night before, and the panel offered her the job immediately.

The shop delivered the sofa for free, so we ___ a van after all and never rang the rental company.

I ___ enough food for twenty people; only eight guests came, and most of the dishes went untouched.

Because the document was already translated, Leo ___ it again and moved on to another task.

The team ___ in the rain yesterday; they came home soaked, and this morning the match was cancelled.

There was plenty of parking at the venue, so we ___ the car at the station and drove all the way there.

You ___ a new charger; the old one only needed a replacement cable, so now you have two.

As the deadline was extended by a week, we ___ through Sunday and took the whole day off.

I ___ an umbrella; I carried it around all day and not a single drop of rain fell.

The receptionist had already copied my passport, so I ___ another copy and put it straight back in my bag.

They ___ three hours early; they sat on the steps until noon, when the doors finally opened.

Since the road had reopened, the driver ___ the long diversion and stayed on the main route.

We ___ for express delivery; the extra charge was wasted, because standard parcels arrived the next morning too.

The teacher supplied all the materials, so the students ___ scissors or glue and left theirs at home.

Priya ___ the whole essay; she stayed up until two, and only the final paragraph had actually required changes.

The clinic accepted walk-ins that afternoon, so I ___ an appointment and simply walked in.

You ___ the gift so carefully; the child tore all that paper off in seconds.

Because the office was closed, I ___ a suit and chose jeans instead.

I ___ at the ticket machine for twenty minutes; the conductor was selling tickets onboard the whole time.

The landlord included electricity in the rent, so we ___ a separate account and never contacted the supplier.

He ___ through breakfast; he burnt his mouth on the coffee, and then the train was delayed by forty minutes.

Since Ella had already fed the cat, I ___ another tin and put it back in the cupboard unopened.

We ___ professional photographers; their bill was enormous, and several guests took better pictures anyway.

The online form saved automatically, so I ___ again after the browser crashed and simply carried on from where I had stopped.

She ___ the speech word for word; she spent three evenings memorising it, and notes were allowed anyway.

The parcel was light enough for hand luggage, so we ___ it in and carried it onto the plane.

I ___ such a large table; half the group cancelled at the last minute and six chairs stood empty.

Because the software installed itself overnight, the technician ___ our office and stayed at the workshop all day.

You ___ both batteries; only one of them was flat, so you threw away a perfectly good one.

The museum waived the fee on Sundays, so our group ___ tickets and walked straight in for free.

We ___ winter coats; they took up half the suitcase and the temperature never dropped below twenty degrees.

The manager approved the original design, so the team ___ a second version and spent the afternoon celebrating instead.