1) We can't leave a ten-year-old child on her own. What on earth.......(you/think) of? 2) .....the interest rate ... (usually/change) because of inflation? 3) Then you …. (mix) all the ingredients together quickly and … (put) the mixture in a hot oven for twenty minutes. 4) Hewitt certainly …..(not/play) his best tennis at the moment. 5) Julie, listen to this. lt's Thursday evening and I … (get) home really late from the club, and she… (say) to me…. 6) The thieves ran out of the bank, jumped / were jumping into their car and sped away up the High street. 7) At the time of the trial last summer Hinkley had been / was in prison for eight months. 8) PhiI stood at the door soaked from head to toe; he had been running / was running in the rain. 9) Things have certainly changed - there would be / used to be loads of small shops around here when I was young. 10) Jim left / was leaving on the early flight the next morning so he made his excuses and left the party before midnight. 11) The nurses' strike increased / has increased the current waiting time for minor surgery by two to three weeks. 12) He's really much more handsome in the flesh than I thought / have thought. 13) The incidence of street crime has risen / has been rising by five per cent in the last two months. 14) 'Have your parents decided whether you can come to the festival next weekend?' 'Not yet, but they can't stop me. I ... (come) with you.' 15) Sit down and watch the TV; I.... (just/finish) this letter quickly before I join you. 16) At our next wedding anniversary, we........ (be/married) for twenty-five years. 17) l'm going on holiday tomorrow. This time next Tuesday afternoon, I… (ski) down a mountain!

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