----Did you watch the football final between China and Japan?---Yes, but I would rather____.

— I hear you _____ in a pub. What’s it like?— Well, it’s very hard work and I’m always tired, but I don’t mind.

—Have you heard from Nelly recently?— Yes, I _________ his letters and cards many times while I was in Italy.

The pair of leather boots that I bought last weekend_______ comfortably.

 Various efforts over the centuries _________ to predict earthquakes to reduce the damage.