1. Actually I had ________ it to her before we set out.

2. He asked me what I ________ with the paint brush.

3. He actually denied ________ anything of the sort.

4. I ________ simply wait until she comes back.

5. He was wondering what ________ prompted him to take no notice at all.

6. The fire spread all over the antique bookshop and ________ all the valuable books and manuscripts in it.

7. If they ________ arrive late, they will have to get their own meal.

8. The president of the country was ________ because nobody liked his hostile politics.

9. When he was only thirty years old, he ________ already experienced what most people only experience when they are much older.

10. I'm sure they ________ get married and live happily ever afterwards.