Past simple: Form and use

Last month, our team 1️⃣ (complete) the first phase of the new website project. We 2️⃣ (hold) two planning meetings and 3️⃣ (discuss) the main design ideas. Sarah 4️⃣ (create) the first draft layout, and everyone 5️⃣ (give) feedback on it. We also 6️⃣ (check) the performance issues on the old site and 7️⃣ (find) several bugs. After that, we 8️⃣ (send) a detailed report to the IT director. He 9️⃣ (approve) the changes and 1️⃣0️⃣ (ask) us to start phase two immediately.

Last Friday, the client team 1️⃣1️⃣ (visit) our office for a progress review. We 1️⃣2️⃣ (show) them the updated pages, and they 1️⃣3️⃣ (seem) very pleased with the results. Later, we 1️⃣4️⃣ (talk) about the next deadlines and 1️⃣5️⃣ (plan) new tasks. At the end of the meeting, John 1️⃣6️⃣ (bring) coffee for everyone, and we 1️⃣7️⃣ (laugh) about how busy the month 1️⃣8️⃣ {{{was}} (be). Before they left, the clients 1️⃣9️⃣ (thank) us for our hard work, and we 2️⃣0️⃣ (promise) to deliver the next update soon.