Question

Task 4. Open the brackets and put the verbs into Present Simple, Present Continuous or Past Simple.1. I (to be) ill yesterday and (not to know) what to do. 2. Mike always (to do) his homework in the evening. 3. It (to be) November now. It (to get) colder, the days (to get) shorter. It often (to rain). 4. We (to have) a good time last summer there. 5. I can’t go for a walk because I (to do) my homework. I (to want) to go for a walk very much, because I (not to go) for a walk yesterday. 6. Don't go to Nick's place now, he (to work). 7. He usually (to play) in the yard at this time, and now he (not to be) there.

Answer 1

1) was, didn't know
2) does
3)is, is getting, are getting, rains
4)had
5)am doing. want, didn't go
6) is working
7)plays, is not

Answer 2

Certainly! Let's go through each sentence and fill in the blanks with the correct verb forms:

1. I was ill yesterday and didn't know what to do. 2. Mike always does his homework in the evening. 3. It is November now. It is getting colder, the days are getting shorter. It often rains. 4. We had a good time last summer there. 5. I can’t go for a walk because I am doing my homework. I want to go for a walk very much because I didn't go for a walk yesterday. 6. Don't go to Nick's place now; he is working. 7. He usually plays in the yard at this time, and now he is not there.

Here, I've used the past simple tense for actions completed in the past, the present simple tense for routine or habitual actions, and the present continuous tense for actions happening at the moment of speaking or around the current time. If you have any further questions or need clarification, feel free to ask!