The old lady could give the child sympathy, ________ any practical help would be beyond her.
— What were you up to when your parents came in? — I__for a while and__some reading.
— Remember the first time we met, Jim? — Of course I do. You __ in the library.
The vegetables didn’t taste very good. They__too long.
— Was the driving pleasant when you went to Mexico last summer? — No, it __ for four days when we arrived, so the roads were very muddy.
I used to drink a lot of tea but these days I __coffee.