Put the verbs in the brackets in the correct form 20. New tax rates .............................. (not announce) yet. It .............................. (probably / do) tomorrow. 21. ‘Why are you so glad?’ ‘It’s about the good news. I .............................. (just / give) a promotion.’ 22. The well is bone dry. It .............................. (not rain) in the area for six months. 23. I’m hard up. I .............................. (lose) all my savings in the casino last night. 24. You .............................. (can not / meet) Alice in the city centre yesterday. She ............................... (stay) abroad since last October. 25. The bullies made us .............................. (give) them all our pocket money. 26. How long .............................. (the Simpsons / own) this wonderful sheep dog? 27. Lies should never .............................. (tell) to children. It’s much better .............................. (tell) them the truth however bitter it may be. 28. Lucy says she prefers .............................. (read) books to .............................. (watch) television in the evening. 29. It .............................. (not matter) if you want .............................. (do) it or not. You simply have to. 30. Last time, you .............................. (promise) .............................. (bring) us souvenirs from your next trip to Australia. So far, you .............................. (bring) us nothing. 31. Adam wasn’t at home when I called in. He .............................. (may / be) in the sports centre. 32. We .............................. (not talk) to each other since we .............................. (quarrel) two months ago. 33. After .............................. (graduate) from college, I am going to start .............................. (study) sociology. 34. By next Friday, we .............................. (certainly / finish) .............................. (wallpaper) the children’s room. 35. Mary regrets .............................. (not go) to yesterday’s party with us. 36. Where .............................. (Cindy/walk) when you met her? 37. The police .............................. (investigate) the crime since January, but they .............................. (find) nothing of interest as yet. 38. .............................. (the general/read) the instructions before he gave orders to his officers? 39. You .............................. (should not/shout) at your girlfriend. She’s crying now. 40. Whatever .............................. (happen), I .............................. (always/stand) by you. 41. Few people .............................. (inform) about the sales so far. That’s why the attendance .............................. (be) really poor up to now.