Ex. 47. use present simple or past simple of the verbs in brackets. 1. a: (hear, you) … the thunder last night? b: no, i … . i (hear, not) … anything all night. i (be) … asleep. 2. a: listen! (hear, you) … a siren in the distance? b: no, i (not) … . i (hear, not) … anything at all. 3. a: (build, you) … that bookshelf? b: no, i … . my uncle (build) … it for me. 4. a: (be, a fish) … slippery to hold? b: yes, … . it can slip right out of your hand. a: how about frogs? (be, they) … slippery? b: yes, … . a: what about snakes? b: i (know, not) … . i’ve never touched a snake. 5. a: i (want) … to go to the mall this afternoon and (look) … for a new bathing suit. (want, you) … to go with me? b: i can’t. i (have) … an appointment with my english teacher. besides, i (buy) … a new bathing suit last year. i (need, not) … a new 25 one this year. 6. i (offer) … to help my older neighbor carry her groceries into her house every time i see her return from the store. she (be) … always very grateful. yesterday, she (offer) … to pay me for helping her, but of course i (accept, not) … the offer. 7. last monday night, i (take) … my sister and her husband to my favorite restaurant for dinner and (find) … the doors locked. i (know, not) … it then, but my favorite restaurant (be, not open) … on mondays. we (want, not) … to eat anywhere else, so we (go) … back to my house. i (make) … a salad and (heat) … some soup. everyone (seem) … satisfied even though i (be, not) … a wonderful cook. 8. my daughter is twenty-one years old. she (like) … to travel. my wife and i (worry) … about her a little when she (be) … away from home, but we also (trust) … her judgement. last year, after she (graduate) … from the college, she (go) … to europe with two of her friends. they (travel, not) … by train or by car. instead, they (rent) … motor scooters and slowly (ride) … through each country they visited. while she (be) … away, my wife and i (worry) … about her safety. we (be) … very happy when we (see) … her smiling face at the airport and (know) … that she was finally safe at home.