It's really time I went home but I'm enjoying myself, so I ________ here a bit longer.
—Have you finished your homework yet? —Not yet, I ___ to do it just a few minutes ago.
Off the east, the sky looked pale enough to ____ the storm would be passing quickly.
The sound of the music ____louder and louder as the band marched nearer to me.
The news was a terrible blow to her, but she will _____ the shock soon.
—Who did you stay with ? —_____________.