One word
I feel sorry for you but, to be _____ it's your own fault.
honest
Electric cars in my country (become) more and more popular.
are becoming
The use of public transport in the city is definitely at/on the up.
On
It was the first time I (see) Jonah in many years.
had seen
be/music/louder/seems/The/getting/to
The music seems to be getting louder
I forgot to lock my bike. _____ to say, it got stolen.
Needless
In ten years' time, most people (work) from home.
will be working
Recent changes in the composition of the workforce look set/promising to continue.
Set
We (live) in this apartment for three years next October.
will have been living
a lot /be /exam /out /we'd /turned /to /harder /than /expected /The
The exam turned out to be a lot harder than we'd expected
We were disappointed to finish last, to put it _____
Mildly
This time next year I (learn) English for ten years.
will have been learning
The melting of the Arctic ice could be a significant tipping milestone/point for climate change.
Point
She hopes to get some time off work but she (speak) to her boss about it yet.
hasn't spoken
see /her to /if /call /Jenny, /tell /happen /me /you /to /please
If you happen to see Jenny, tell her to call me please
She ate all my sandwiches and then, to add insult to _____, complained about them.
Injury
I (not do) much exercise lately.
haven't been doing
It is hoped the new product range will reverse/rise the trend of a declining industry.
Reverse
They (walk) in the wrong direction for hours before they realised they were lost.
had been walking
been /seems /earlier /to /a /There /misunderstanding /have
There seems to have been a misunderstanding earlier
I know they're your friends but, not to put too fine a _____ on it, they're a bad influence on you.
Point
The economy of my country seems (get) better at the moment.
to be getting
There has definitely been a reverse/downward trend in the number of people having large families.
Downward
In three months’ time, she (finish) writing the book and be ready to publish it.
will have finished
eating /have /Somebody /desk /at /appears /been /their lunch /my /to
Somebody appears to have been eating their lunch at my desk