____ for a long time, but he managed to catch up with his classmates at last.
Mary and I see each other ________, but not as often as we used to.
I was out of town at the time, so I don’t know exactly how it _______.
It saves tome in the kitchen to have things you use a lot _______ easy reach.
------shall we have our picnic tomorrow?-----______it doesn’t rain.
Amy joined a painting group but didn’t seem to _______, so she left.