Maintaining Verb Tense

My father had _____ away all my comic books to the children's hospital.

It is amazing that no one has ever _____ off that old ladder.

Jesse Owens _____ up to become one of the greatest track-and-field athletes.

For the past two years, my grandparents _____ our family during spring break.

We had _____ our project when I got sick.

The lake finally ______ hard enough for skating.

Has anyone _____ extra batteries for the radio?

Standing out in the cold like this, my fingers ____ numb.

Next Wednesday, the artist _____ a new portrait.

William Shakespeare, a famous playwright, ___ from 1564 to 1616.