—Has your father returned from Europe yet?—Yes, but he ______ here for only three days before his company sent him to America.
You ________ practise the drums while the baby is sleeping.
As it turned out to be a small house party, we ________ so formally.
—James didn’t turn up last night,did he? —No. He ________. We had changed our plan.
—Has Mary finished writing her article? —No, it ________ before class was over.
You ought to tell him the truth,________?