Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.

23. There (be) ……………… a traffic accident in front of my house this morning. A boy (ride) ………………….…………… a bicycle when suddenly a motorbike (hit) ……………… him from behind. He (fall) off and (get) ………………… fainted.

24. We’ll phone you right after we (reach) ………………………………………… the airport.

25. Birds (fly) ………………………………………… to the South when Winter (come) ………………………………………… .

26. There (be) ……………………………… nobody in the office this morning. I (be) ……………………………… the first to come.

27. I can’t remember where I (leave) ………………………………………… my keys last night.

28. Then, about ten years ago, he (disappear) ………………………………………… and I never (hear) ………………………………………… from him ever since.

29. We couldn’t eat the soup because my sister (put) ………………………………………… too much salt into it.

30. He (work) ………………..………… hard all the week but today he (have) …………………….……… a good time at home.

31. I (want / get) ……………………………………………………………………… an evening newspaper.

- But it (rain) ……………………..………. Why (you not wait) …………………..…………… until the rain (stop) ……………………………?

32. It was about 2 am. She (wake) ………………………………………… up and (look) ………………………………………… through the window. It (rain) ………………………………………… very hard.

33. It isn’t cold today. Why (you wear) ………………………………………… a coat?

34. What (she still do) ………………………………………… when her mother (go) …………………………………… to bed last night?

- She (do) ………………………………………… her exercises.

35. Why (you not listen) ………………………………………… while I am talking to you?