GRAMMAR REVISION 2 pdf

GRAMMAR REVISION 2

I.Put the verbs in parentheses in the right tense, the Present Simple or the Past
Simple.
1. Everyday Peter (go) ___________ to school by bicycle but yesterday he
(go)___________ by bus.
2. When he (be)___________ a boy, he (play)___________ with friends in his
home village.
3. Fred (stay)___________ on a farm for two weeks last summer.
4. In our country, the rainy season (begin)___________ in May and
(end) ___________ in November.
5. The boys (leave)___________ for school very early this morning.
6. He (try)___________ very hard but he couldn’t type the report in a day.
7. No one (know)___________ how to do it. We should ask Jim for help.
8. It (be)___________ always hot in April in Vietnam.
9. My father (live)___________ in a small village when he was a boy.
10. Who often (wash)___________ the dishes after dinner everyday?


II. Put the verbs in parentheses in the right tense,the Present Simple or the Present
Progressive.
1. - Where’s Peter?
- He (be) ___________ in the garden. He (pick)___________ some flowers.
2. The show (start)___________ at eight o’clock every night.
3. She (listen)___________ to the radio in her bedroom at the moment.
4. The children (go)___________ to bed at nine o’clock.
5. We (go)___________ to the beach now.
6. Peter and Susan (spend)___________ a week in Hanoi every summer.
7. I am sorry but I (disagree)___________ with you.
8. He (work)___________ in Washington, though he (stay)___________ in New
York at the moment.

9. He (know)___________ you are wrong.
10. The man (go)___________ to Nha Trang next week.









III. Put the verbs in parentheses in the right tense,the Past Simple or the Present
Perfect.
1. I (meet) ___________ him twice but I can’t remember his name.
2. Kathy (pay)___________ him a visit last month, and they (have)___________ a
good time.
3. This is the nicest restaurant I (ever, see)___________.
4. The doctor (be)___________ here since eight o’clock.
5. I already (tell)___________ him many times that I can’t come.
6. She (work)___________ in the factory for six months, she may know who he is.
7. ______ you (finish)______ the work yet? It’s time to go.
8. - ______ you (meet)______ them yesterday?
- No, I didn’t. They (leave) ___________ for London very early in the
morning.
9. - My name ‘s Dean Martin. I’d like to see Mr. John Marvick.
- I’m sory, he (already, go)___________ . He (go)___________ to Paris on
business.
10. How many people (come)___________ to the party last night?

IV. Put the verbs in parentheses in the right tense, the Past Simple or the Past
Progressive.
1. When I arrived, the teacher (write)___________ my name on the board.
2. I (make)___________ a cake when the light went out, so I (have)___________ to
finish it in the dark.
3. He (watch)___________ TV when the phone rang. Very unwillingly, he
(turn)___________ down the sound and (go)___________ to answer it.
4. When I (look)___________ for my books, I (find)___________ this paper.
5. He (not, allow)___________ us to go boating yesterday as a strong wind
(blow)___________.
6. While he (water)___________ the flowers it (begin)___________ to rain. He
(put)___________ up his umbrella and (go)___________ on watering.
7. As he (get)___________ into the bus it (start)___________ suddenly and he
(fall)___________backward onto the road.
8. As I (cross)___________ the road I (step)___________ on a banana skin and
(fall)___________ heavily. I (still, lie)___________ on the road when I
(see)___________ a lorry approaching. Luckily the driver (see)___________ me
and (stop)___________ the lorry in time.






Suppy the correct form of the verd in parentheses.
1. What are they (do) ___________ in the school library?
2. She has (learn) ___________ English for four years but she can’t understand this
sentence.
3. When we walked into the room, the children were (sleep) ___________ soundly
on the floor.

4. The man opened the door (sing)___________ a famous song.
5. Was your school (build)___________ many years ago?
6. When he returned, his wife was (prepare)___________ lunch in the kitchen.
7. They have (see)___________ the movie many times.
8. She is (sit)___________ in the room (read)___________ a book.
9. What have you (tell)___________ him?
10. While the girl was (spend)___________ her vacation there, she heard the news
and then she (write)___________ to me.
11. They have (be) ____________ to this zoo several times.
12. I am (take) ____________a shower at the moment and I will (be)________ in
five minutes.



Suppy the correct form of the verd in parentheses.
1. The boy promised (try)___________ his best in learning English.
2. Would you mind (sit)___________ in the front seat of the taxi, Mr. Jone?
3. He urged his teammate (run)___________ faster.
4. That’s all I have time (tell) ___________ you about.
5. Angkor Thom used (be)___________ the royal capital city.
6. I suggest (go)___________ to the zoo.
7. The wind started (blow)___________ and the rain became heavier.
8. I’m sorry my sister is not here. Would you like (leave)___________ her a
message?
9. I think we ought (put)___________ the rug between the arm chair and the couch.
10. We’re going to Hue tonight (celebrate)___________ the festival with my
grandmother.

Make questions with the underlined words:
1. They will make it into compost.
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2. People usually recycle glass and cans.
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3. I always watch the news at 7am.
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4. He does his homework carefully.
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5. They held a meeting in that small room yesterday.
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6. Those students are going to collect gabbage on the school yard.
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7. They have given the victims enough food and drink.
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8. She can speak English and Chinese.
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9. My friends will stay with me for two weeks.
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10. When I was crossing the street I saw my teacher.
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11. She didn’t go to the party last night because she was not well.
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12. I go to school with my younger sister.
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13. This button is used for starting the machine.
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14. They were performing songs in towns and villages that day.
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Complete the tag questions.
1. She wants to travel by train, _______________________________?
2. She is forty-five years old, _______________________________?
3. He can’t swim, _______________________________?
4. They will come to stay with us soon, _______________________________?
5. Children don’t have to work hard, _______________________________?
6. They delayed all the flights to the area, _______________________________?
7. They left the patient lying flat on the floor, _______________________________?
8. She has finished her meal, _______________________________?
9. Hoa is going to hold a birthday party, _______________________________?
10. Let’s meet to discuss the problem, _______________________________?
Change these sentences to the Passive Voice:
1. The villagers planted trees along the roads to the village.
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2. He does his homework carefully.
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3. The workers held a meeting in that small room two days ago.
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4. Everyone should love and take care of children.
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5. People will provide victims with rice and instant noodles.

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6. Mary sent me a postcard from Hawaii.
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7. The students have returned the books to the school library.
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8. Someone collects used glass, paper and cans every week.
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9. They delayed all the flights to the area.
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10. They stop the bleeding with a towel.


Change these sentences to the Passive Voice:
1. Flood or droughts can easily destroy a harvest.
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2. Do they deliever mail in the evening?
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3. Did they give the victims enough food and drink?
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4. They left the patients lying on the floor.
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5. Doctors cover his arm with a thick sterile dressing.
6. Why don’t they put the meat in the microwave?
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7. They used to wrap things with tree leaves.
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8. We can recycle them and make them into paper or shopping bags.
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9.They put the mesh and pressed it down firmly.
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11. He blew the liquid into intended shapes.
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Turn the sentences into the Reported Speech.
1. William said: “I won’t visit her again”
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2. The policeman said: “There is going to be a big demonstration here”
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3. Mary said: “I usually get up much earlier than than you do, Tom”
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4. Tom said: “My house is bigger than this house”
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5. He admitted: “I am wrong”
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6. Lan said: “This man is kind to help me today ”
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7. Mr. Ha said: “They are going to visit me tomorrow.”
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8. Miss Van told her students: “If you don’t study hard this year, you cannot pass next
final examination.”
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9. Their teacher advised his students: “you should work more than you talk.”
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10.John told me: “I take your book now”
Turn the sentences into the Reported Speech.
1. They asked: “Where is your school?”
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2. Bill said to me: “Where will he go tomorrow?”
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3. Mary asked: “Are you going to pick Ann up here?”
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4. She said: “How do you go to the circus?”
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5. She wanted to know: “How long will it take you to get to this place?”
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6. I asked Mary: “How far is the swimming pool?”
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7. Ann Asked: “What do you call a person who makes and repairs things of iron,
Jane?”
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8. Mrs. White asked: “Do you like this?”
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9. He asked me: “Who is the girl over there?”
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10. John asked: “When will the teacher get back today?”
Turn the sentences into the Reported Speech.
1. The driver said to me: “Please fasten your seat belt”
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2. The man said: “Please don’t turn on the power.”
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3. He said to her: “Connect your computer to the computer jacks first”
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4. The girl said to him: “Please don’t tell my father about this”
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5. The man said: “Mary, please put these shoes on the shelf”
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6. The girl said: “Would you please translate this letter for me, Jane?”
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7. My mom told me: “Don’t stay up late”

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8. Kate said to me: “Would you mind opening the window?”
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9. The man asked me: “Wash the car and clean the floor first”
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10. She said to him: “Close the door before you go to bed”
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11. The woman asked: “Please don’t put your clothes on this chair, Tim”
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