—Why were you late for the party?—I ______ in the heavy traffic.Otherwise I ______ earlier.
Do you know the man from ________ house the pictures were stolen?
All her time _______ experiments, she has no time for films.
---He will take you as well. ---But I’d rather he ______.
______ a pair of compasses, it is easy to describe a circle.
---Does your brother serve in the army? ---No, not now. But he ________ in the army for 8 years.