Task 1. Open the brackets, using the necessary tense or aspect form:
1. One time when I (to babysit) for my friends, their five-year-old daughter (to get out) of bed and (to come) into the living-room. I asked her why she (not, to sleep).
2. She climbed on to the sofa beside me and whispered that there (to be) a ‘moster’ under her bed. I started to ask her what a ‘moster’ (to be), then I realized that she (to mean) ‘monster’.
3. I asked her if she (to see) the monster. She said that she (not see), but she knew it (to have) big teeth.
4. I asked her where it (to come) from. She didn’t know, but it (to have) really big eyes and sharp teeth.
5. Many homes on the island of Jamaica (to destroy) by hurricane Lester yesterday.
6. Today, high winds (to expect) to bring more rain and problems for the island’s residents.
7. Some parts of the island (to leave) without electricity last night and many roads (to block) by fallen trees that (to knock) down during the storm.
8. The area around Savanna-La-Mar on the south coast (to flood) and some residents have had (to rescue) from the roofs of their houses.
9. Most businesses and schools in Kingston (to close) today as people emerge from their battered homes to survey the damage.
10. More than 100 people (to injure), but no deaths (to report).

1. One time when I was babysitting for my friends, their five-year-old daughter got out of bed and came into the living room. I asked her why she wasn't sleeping.
- In this sentence, we need to use the past continuous tense because we are talking about an action that was happening in the past at a specific time. Therefore, the correct form is "was babysitting."

2. She climbed onto the sofa beside me and whispered that there was a 'monster' under her bed. I started to ask her what a 'monster' was, then I realized that she meant 'monster.'
- In this sentence, we need to use the simple past tense because we are talking about completed actions in the past. Therefore, the correct form is "was" and "meant."

3. I asked her if she had seen the monster. She said that she hadn't seen it, but she knew it had big teeth.
- In this sentence, we need to use the past perfect tense because we are talking about an action that happened before another action in the past. Therefore, the correct form is "had seen" and "had."

4. I asked her where it came from. She didn't know, but it had really big eyes and sharp teeth.
- In this sentence, we need to use the simple past tense because we are talking about completed actions in the past. Therefore, the correct form is "came" and "had."

5. Many homes on the island of Jamaica were destroyed by Hurricane Lester yesterday.
- In this sentence, we need to use the past simple passive voice because we are talking about something that happened to the homes. Therefore, the correct form is "were destroyed."

6. Today, high winds are expected to bring more rain and problems for the island's residents.
- In this sentence, we need to use the present simple tense to express a future event that is scheduled or planned. Therefore, the correct form is "are expected."

7. Some parts of the island were left without electricity last night and many roads were blocked by fallen trees that were knocked down during the storm.
- In this sentence, we need to use the past simple passive voice because we are talking about something that happened to the parts of the island and the roads. Therefore, the correct form is "were left," "were blocked," and "were knocked down."

8. The area around Savanna-La-Mar on the south coast was flooded, and some residents had to be rescued from the roofs of their houses.
- In this sentence, we need to use the past simple passive voice because we are talking about something that happened to the area and the residents. Therefore, the correct form is "was flooded" and "had to be rescued."

9. Most businesses and schools in Kingston are closed today as people emerge from their battered homes to survey the damage.
- In this sentence, we need to use the present simple tense to express a fact that is true in the present. Therefore, the correct form is "are closed."

10. More than 100 people were injured, but no deaths were reported.
- In this sentence, we need to use the past simple passive voice because we are talking about something that happened to the people. Therefore, the correct form is "were injured" and "were reported."