When it's is short for it is, it's spelled with an apostrophe. Follow the link to find out more.
solve by reasoning
Example: I can't work out what went wrong.
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phrasal verb work out, follow the link.
the crawl through the caves is very difficult
We use was or were with the ‘ing’ form of a verb to talk about something that happened in the past and continued for a while. The animals kept falling down into the caves over a long period of time. To talk about them falling in the past once, you say that 'they fell' into the cave, but to talk about a number of such instances over time you say that they 'were falling'.
accumulate; gradually increase
Example: Silt builds up in the dam.
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phrasal verb build up, follow the link.
Notice that its is not spelled with an apostrophe here because it is not a contraction of it is. Follow the link to find out more.