Complete the sentence with one verb from the following list: stop, expect, work, finish, write, see, do, build, know, be, receive. Be careful with negatives. They _________ each other for 3 years before they got married. Her letter was a wonderful surprise. I _________ to get it. The workers _________ painting the floor when I arrived. She said she __________ these animals before because she ________ (never) to the Zoo. The Browns __________ their house by 2001. They _________ a letter by the time their son was born. He told them he _________ at a plan before the army. She _________ the letter by 5 o’clock and the manager was angry. The children __________ their homework before their parents came home. . It _________ raining by noon and we had to take our umbrellas.