Put the verbs in the brackets in the correct form.

1. Ms Rollins .............................. (have to) take care of her elderly father since he (fall) ······························ so seriously ill two weeks ago.

2. Tom failed his exams. If he .............................. (not fritter) his time away, it .............................. (never / happen).

3. 'What .............................. (Amy / give) you for your last birthday?' 'Nothing. She promised .............................. (buy) me something when she ......................... (pay) some money by her employee.'

4. These days, it's fashionable .............................. (spend) holidays abroad.

5. ‘.............................. (you / make) up your mind yet?' 'No, I .............................. (still / think) over your proposal.'

6. I knew nothing about David's problems. He .............................. (ought to / tell) me about them. I .............................. (help) him then.

7. The general is thinking of .............................. (retire) next year. He says that by 15 February he .............................. (serve) in the army for thirty years.

8. '.............................. (you / keep) in touch with Steven?' 'We ............................. (not see) each other lately, but I .............................. (hear) he ........................... (do) all right.'

9. That was bad luck. After he .............................. (escape) from captivity in the jungle, the explorer .............................. (capture) by some other tribesmen.

10. My father always .............................. (make) a point of .............................. (ask) me about my whereabouts.