* Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following letter.
Dear Hoa,
Thank you for your letter which I received this morning. You asked me what we were doing when the earthquake occurred. I (1. not / remember) ………………………things too clearly now but I think I (2. watch) ………………………TV and my sister was doing her homework at the time. Suddenly all the lights (3. go) ………………………out and I was frightened. I remember calling out to my parents, who (4. talk) ………………………quietly in the next room. The next minute we heard a loud noise and the whole
building (5. begin) ………………………to shake. It was a terrible experience and I never want to go through anything like it again. We (6. be) ………………………all safe now but we were very lucky.

V. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following letter.

Dear Hoa,

Thank you for your letter which I received this morning. You asked me what we were doing when the earthquake occurred. I (27. not / remember) ………………………things too clearly now but I think I (28. watch) ………………………TV and my sister was doing her homework at the time. Suddenly all the lights (29. go) ………………………out and I was frightened. I remember calling out to my parents, who (30. talk) ………………………quietly in the next room. The next minute we heard a loud noise and the whole building (31. begin) ………………………to shake. It was a terrible experience and I never want to go through anything like it again. We (32. be) ………………………all safe now but we were very lucky.

VII. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences. 

1. Don’t be surprised when you see how thin Matin is. He (be) extremely ill. 1. _______________

2. The ideas (present) in this book are not really interesting. 2. _______________

3. Scarcely she (leave) the office when they arrived. 3. _______________

4. Should you agree to help us with the housework, we (finish) everything on Saturday. 4. _______________

5. - “I left a cookie on the table but now it’s gone. What happened to it?”

    - “I don’t know. One of the children (eat) it.” 5. _______________

Question III: Give the correct tense / form of the verbs in the brackets. 

Dear Mary,

Thank you for your letter which I received last week. I was glad to hear from you. You said you (1. see) John recently, but you didn't say how he (2. be). Please let me know and give him my regard.

I (3. be) in London for three months and I (4. enjoy) life here very much. I (5. work) hard since I (6. arrive) and everyone (7. be) kind to me.

You said you (8. come) to see me this Christmas. I hope you (9. not change) your mind. Let me (10. know) what date you are thinking of arriving. 

Complete the sentences with the correct form of will or be going to and the verbs in brackets. Write which rule in the Learn this! box you are following.

1. That train ______________ (not stop) here - It's going too fast.

2. ‘We ______________ (spend) the weekend in Paris.’

     ‘Lucky you. You ______________  (have) a great time!’

3. ‘Help! I ______________ (drop) one of these boxes.’

    ‘Don't worry. I______________(take) one for you.’

4. I______________ (go) into town this afternoon. But I ______________ (not be) home late, I promise.