I tried to phone her, but even as I _____ she was leaving the building.
One of them told me, “This is the first time I ________ to the capital to attend the flag-raising ceremony.”
The news came as no surprise to me. I _______ for some time that the factory was going to shut down.
My mind wasn’t on what he was saying so I’m afraid I _______ half of it.
With more forests being destroyed, huge quantities of good earth _______ each year.
—What were you up to when she dropped in? —I _________ for a while and __________ some reading.