1. Fill in the blanks with the correct tense form:
1. In England, people … hands when they meet for the first time. (to shake) 2. They … on the telephone almost every evening. (to talk) 3.They …late at school last Monday. (to arrive) 4. Americans never … late to an appointment. (to come) 5.Yesterday Frank … in the inter-school competition. (to run) 6. Children … a lot of milk. (to drink). 7. My baby sister … two cups of milk yesterday. (to drink) 8. I think they … to busy next term (to be) 9. She … much money on clothes. (to spend) 10. Columbia … good coffee. (to produce). 11. We usually … our lessons at 8:30 in the mor ning. (to begin) 12. Yesterday we … our classes at 9 o’clock in the morning (to begin). 13. The Earth … on its axis. (to revolve) 14. Look at the sky. I am sure it …a beautiful day. (to be) 15. Don’t worry; I promise I … home on time. (to come)

2. Write the negative and interrogative forms of the simple tenses:
1. In the morning they watch television or read. 2. Father worked in the afternoon. 3. My best friend likes pop- music. 4. We spent our holidays in the mountains. 5. They will buy the newspaper the next morning. 6. Those restaurants serve lunch and dinner. 7. This ice - cream has a delicious taste. 8. Grandma will read her grandsons a fairy-tale.