Change the verbs in the brackets with the correct form where necessary.

Then give reason

why you choose those forms.

1. My brother (call) me up yesterday. I always know he (need) to borrow momey when

he (call) because I never (hear) from him at any of time. We (speak) about this and
that for a few minutes. He (ask) about my family and my job. We (talk) about his
problems with his boss. These (be) typical topics before he finally (ask) for a loan.
This phone call (be) no exception. He( need) five millions “until pay day”. Somehow,
when payday (come) he never (remember) to pay back the loan.
2. I (be) really happy when the summer (be) over. I (not like) hot weather, and I can’t
stand mosquitoes. There (be) a lot of both of those things in the summer. Last summer
I (try) to escape by going on the trip to Alaska. The heat (be not) bad, but the
mosquitoes (be) terrible. Next year I think I ( consider) a vacation in atartica. I
understand it(be) really cold in July.
3. For more than fifty years scientists aroung the world (use) single system to measure
the strenght of earthquake. The Richter scale (be) developed by Charles Ritcher in
1935. It (be) designed so scientists could compare the strenghth of earthquakes in
different parts of the world. It (be not) designed to measure damage in earthquakes,
but only intensity. This (be) because a less powerful earthquake in a heavily populated
area can cause more damage than a stronger earthquake in an unpopulated area.