Put the verbs into the Present Simple or Present Continuous.

21. IT IS THURSDAY EVENING. THE FAMILY IS AT HOME. My name 136) is (be) David. I 137) am doing (do) my homework now. The teachers 138) give (give) us a lot of homework. As a rule it 139) takes (take) me two or three hours to do my homework. Mother 140) is making (make) dinner for us now. We usually 141) have (have) dinner at a quarter past seven. My mother often 142) cooks (cook) roast chicken for dinner. But now she 143) is cooking (cook) an omelette with cheese. Father 144) is reading (read) a newspaper at the moment. He always 145) buys (buy) newspapers near his office. Grandmother 146) is knitting (knit) a warm sweater with blue stripes for my little brother Tom. She 147) knits (knit) very well. 22. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple. 148. The students ran a race at the stadium last week. 149. Lisa went shopping yesterday morning. 150. Fred and Lucy stayed at a hotel last June. 151. We travelled by cruise ship last summer. 152. She tried on a white dress in the shop yesterday. 153. He got off the train five minutes ago. 23. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple. 154. We arrived in Moscow the day before yesterday. 155. Kathleen bought a pair of black high heels three days ago. 156. They watched squirrels in the park last Sunday. 157. Carol missed the plane yesterday afternoon. 158. Jeff celebrated his birthday last week. 159. He answered my question a minute ago. 24. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple. 160. My brother joined the army last autumn. 161. My uncle served in the army in Chechnya in 1998. 162. My cousin entered a military school last September. 163. The soldiers followed the orders of their commander. 164. The captain wore his dress uniform to the parade. 165. The paratroopers carried weapons during the operation. 25. Write the sentences in the negative. 166. Billy didn't drink a cup of coffee an hour ago. 167. John didn't translate a difficult text. 168. Bob didn't find his keys yesterday. 169. The secretary didn't type a letter. 170. I didn't send an e-mail to my mum. 171. George didn't draw a funny animal.