I.1. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with the correct verb forms. (always, love) cooking. She (2) 10 points Lena (1) (try) many different recipes over the years, always experimenting with new ingredients and techniques. Recently, she (3) (spend) hours in the kitchen, kneading dough and shaping noodles. She knows that as long as she (4) (keep) practising, she will continue to improve her culinary skills. Last weekend, Lena had planned to surprise her roommate with a homemade lasagna. She (5) (already, buy) the ingredients but, when she arrived home from work on Friday, she realized that she (6) (forget) to buy the main ingredient: lasagna noodles. Feeling still insecure about her pasta-making skills, Lena decided to make a different dish instead. Later that evening, after dinner, Lena's favorite cooking show was on TV. The host was demonstrating how to make homemade pasta. She realized that she (7) (use) the wrong technique all along. If only she (8) (watch) the show earlier, she could have avoided all those mistakes. She also remembers that some time ago Lena's friend asked her if she (9) (like) to join a cooking class together. Lena declined the invitation at the time, but now she is regretting her decision. She wishes she (10). (say) yes. So the next time her roommate suggests that they take cooking lessons together, Lena will sign up unconditionally!​