Jane was/is playing the violin now. использовать past continuos или past simple

Jane is playing the violin now.

   New year in Belarus it is customary to dress up in bizarre costumes(masks), paint their faces with makeup and go to the city center(villages) to walk. And children are waiting for the morning to find under the tree or in the special socks hanging on the fireplace or on the wall just gifts from the Zyuzya lace-land(i.e., Santa Claus).His residence to be in Belovezhskaya Pushcha. People try to appease his kutia or other treats, sing him songs. The youth of today celebrates New year on the European.

1) If you __read more books, you will be cleverer.

2) She will look pretty if she __ puts on this black dress.

3) They ___will understand everything if you explain.

4) If she __does not pass her exams, her mother will be very upset.

5) Even if he tells her the truth, she won't_ believe him.

6) You will be able to buy a new laptop if you __ keep saving.

7) If we don't answer this question, we’ll fail our test.

8) You won't play if you don’t clean your room.

2.Вставьте if или when.
1) __If___ I am late this evening, don’t wait for me.

2) We are going to Paris next week. We haven’t got anywhere to stay. We hope to find a hotel __when___ we arrive.

3) Do you mind if I close the window?

4) I am going to do some shopping now. __when___ I come back, we can have lunch.

5) Shall we have a picnic tomorrow ___if__ the weather is fine?

6) I’m going to visit Clair. if_ I go, will you come with me?

7) Helen is still at school. ___when__ she leaves it, she wants to go to university.

8) __if___ you don’t want to go out tonight, we can stay at home.