John seemed puzzled about _____ the question meant.
His sister left home in 1998, and _______since.
When I talked with my grandma on the phone, she sounded weak, but by the time we ___ up, her voice had been full of life.
The way the guests ___ in the hotel influenced their evaluation of the service.
Scientists have many theories about how the universe ___ into being.
She'll never forget her stay thereshe found her son who had gone missing two years before.