—Has your father returned from Africa yet?—Yes,but he _______ here for only three days before his company sent him to Australia.
Eugene' s never willing to alter any of his opinions. It' s no use ________ with him.
Kathy _________ a lot of Spanish by playing with the native boys and girls.
He is such a man who is always _________ fault with other people.
The children talked so loudly at dinner table I had to struggle _________.
A good story does not necessarily have to have a happy ending, but the reader must not be left ________.