—Have you ever been to Singapore?—Yes, I ________  there three times in 2009 alone.

You won’t be______ by the host to the wedding ___ you are a good friend of his.

After he retired from office, Rogers_______ painting for a while, but soon lost interest.

We didn’t plan that well, but the party _______ to be a great success.

Billy kept asking his mother whether he could go to the movies and she          at last.