Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in
brackets.
1. Please be quiet. I … (try) to read my book.
2. ... (you/hear) the bad news? Simon ... (break) his leg!
3. She always ... (remember) my birthday.
4. Mr Brown ... (work) in a supermarket.
5. Shakespeare ...(write) a lot of plays.
6. I ... (not/use) the computer at the moment so you can use it.
7. I’m so tired. — Don’t worry! I ... (help) you.
8. She ... (not/read) the book because she ... (not/be) very interested
in that author.
9. Now I... (read) the magazine you lent me. I... (not/finish) yet.
10. By the time I got home they ... (eat) all the cake.
11. Why ... (not/wear) shorts? It’s so hot today.
12. I ... (just/remember) something.
13. Ruth ... (be) a vegetarian. She ... (not/eat) meat or fish.
14. Tom ... (not/come) to the office yesterday because he ... (be) ill.
15. I ... (lose) my wallet. Have you seen it anywhere?
16. His flat was really dirty. He obviously ... (not/clean) it for weeks.
17. Jane ... (repair) her bike. She ... (know) exactly what to do.
