V. Write the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets. 1. Before his retirement, my father _______ (work) as a project coordinator for a consulting firm for almost twenty years. 2. In career terms, having a good degree _______ (appear) to make little difference. 3. While Jim _______ (paint) the outside of the house, his children _______ (decorate) the bedrooms. 4. NASA told the press that Armstrong _______ (step) onto the lunar surface at 10:56:20 p.m. 5. Employment of workers over 50 _______ (grow) significantly over the past decades. 6. Over a third of jobs _______ (take) over by robots in the next 15 years. 7. If I _______ (be) you, I _______ (send) an email to the recruiter to ask for more information about the job. 8. I _______ (hold) this ladder for ages. When are you going to come down? 9. A Russian dog named Laika became the first animal _______ (orbit) Earth in 1957. 10. I can’t help _______ (wonder) if what I’m learning to do will have any bearing on the world outside. AI HELP E BAI NAY VOI EM CAM ON