Turn left just before you ___ the corner of the street.

The explorers were unable ___ the North Pole and they had to turn back.

We have devoted a lot of time and ___ to finding out our family history.

Where’s James? He never ___ on time!

When my friend started out as an actor, he never got any good jobs, but he ___ in the acting business and he finally got a role in a well-known soap opera.

They are painting the school so lots of students are in temporary classrooms at the moment. It’s ____ a lot of trouble this week.

I’m cycling to the café so I’ll call you when I ___ there.

A: I’m sure there were walnuts in this meal because I’ve had a mild allergic reaction to something. B: There ___ have been some in the cake we had for dessert because there were no nuts in any of the other dishes.

A: Look! Is that Andy? B: It ____ be Andy. He’s still on holiday in Croatia. I spoke to him last night.

You always have to wait for ages to see the doctor so you should take a book to ___ the time.

A: Someone wrote this in my book but I’m not sure who it was. It’s my name in Chinese. B: It ___ have been Pete because there’s nobody else here who speaks Chinese.

People loved my short story but I didn’t ___ a long time on it. I wrote it surprisingly quickly.