Use the right form of the verbs in brackets 1.1 found mother at one of the counters in the kitchen. she (slice) the chilled boiled potatoes i (make) earlier. she (have) a cup of coffee next to her, and a cigarette (dangle) from her mouth. i hated her to smoke around us, and most especially when she (work) in the kitchen. "mother, you (mind) not smoking when you (prepare) food? " "i not (drop) cigarette ash in the salad, if that's what you (get) at," she answered. "i know you're not. i just hate the smoke, mom. please, put it out. if not for your health or mine, at least for your grandchildren's sake. you know what they (say) about second-hand smoke." "but the kids live in manhattan. think of all the polluted air they (breathe) in there." "only too true, mother," i (snap), "but let's not add to the problem of air pollution out here, shall we? " ii."why i not (go) into the kitchen and start on the potato salad? " my mother said. "oh, but diana's going to make that." "good heavens, mallory, what an englishwoman (know) about making an ail-american potato salad for an all-american celebration like independence day? independence from the british, i (may) add." "you not (have to) give me a history lesson." "i (make) the salad," she sniffed. "it always (be) one of my specialities, in case you (forget)."