The pupils here_____ all kinds of exercises every day in the past few weeks.
Unfortunately, when I dropped in, Mr. Smith __________. So we only had time for a few words.
By the time I got to the theatre, the play __________ for ten minutes.
—Does the old man know the museum very well? —No, this is the first time he __________ here.
As soon as the film star ______ from her seat and ______ her hand to welcome her fans, cheers from the audience ________.
One third of the people trapped in the ruins _______ at last.