9th grade – Group 1
GRAMMAR
Present tenses (Simple present and Present Continuous)
- Choose the correct form of the following verbs:
wake(s) up - open(s) - speak(s) - take(s) - do(es) - cause(s) - live(s) - play(s) - close(s) - live(s) - drink(s)
a)Ann______hand ball very well.
b)I never______coffee.
c)The swimming pool______at 7:00 in the morning.
d)It______at 9:00 in the evening.
e)Bad driving______many accidents.
f)My parents______in a very small flat.
g)The Olympic Games______place every four years.
h)They are good students. They always______their homework.
i)My students______a little English.
j)I always______early in the morning.
- Put the verbs between brackets in the correct form:
a)Jane (not/drink)______tea very often.
b)What time (the banks/open)______in Britain?
c)Where (John/come)______from?
d)It (take)______me an hour to get to work.
e)She (not/wake)______up early on Sundays.
- Choose the right verbs to complete the sentences. Sometimes you need the negative:
WRITE - TURN - EAT - TELL - RISE
a)The earth______around the sun.
b)The sun______in the east.
c)Vegetarians______meat.
d)A liar is someone who______the truth.
e)A novelist______novels.
4. Make the present continuous - positive, negative or question.
1) (we / go to the cinema later)
______
2) (they / work now)
______
3) (you / not / walk)
______
4) (they / learn new things)?
______
5) (when / he / start work)?
______
6) (why / I / stay at home)?
______
7) (it / get dark)?
______
8) (we / not / win)
______
9) (they / not / bring a cake)
______
10) (the dog / not / play with a ball)
______
5. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses (Present Simple or Continuous).
1. Every Monday, Sally ______(drive)her kids to football practice.
2. Usually, I______(work)as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I ______(study)French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.
3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John ______(sleep).
4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It ______(rain).
5. I hate living in Seattle because it ______(rain, always).
6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you ______(say) because everybody (talk)so loudly.
7. Justin ______(write, currently) a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he can find a good publisher when he is finished.
8. Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight?
Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I ______(go)to a movie tonight with some friends.
9. The business cards ______(be, normally )printed by a company in New York. Their prices (be)inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good.
10. This delicious chocolate ______(be)made by a small chocolatier in Zurich, Switzerland.
Past tenses (Simple Past and Past Continuous)
- Complete the sentences using the Past Simple Tense:
a)Last year I (go) ______to England on holiday.
b)It (be)______fantastic.
c)I (visit)______lots of interesting places. I (be) ______with two friends of mine.
d)In the mornings we (walk)______in the streets of London.
e)In the evenings we (go)______to pubs.
f) The weather (be)______strangely fine.
g)It (not / rain)______a lot.
h)But we (see)______some beautiful rainbows.
i) Where (spend / you) ______your last holiday?
- Choose the best alternative:
a)I ______about a yellow unicorn last night.
dreamed / slept / think
a)Anna ______to class yesterday because she was at the hospital.
didn't come / didn't take / didn't arrive
b)It was snowing last night. It ______so cold!
touched / felt / happened
c)Lucy ______her mother's watch, so she bought a new one.
broke / crashed / forgot
e)We ______at the library for three hours yesterday.
learnt / studied / reviewed
- Put the verbs into the correct form of past continuous:
a)When I phoned my friends, they (play)______monopoly.
b)Yesterday at six I (prepare)______dinner.
c)The kids (play)______in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.
d)I (practice)______the guitar when he came home.
e)We (not / cycle)______all day.
f)While Alan (work)______in his room, his friends (swim)______in the pool.
g)I tried to tell them the truth but they (not / listen)______.
h)What (you / do)______yesterday?
i)Most of the time we (sit)______in the park.
j)I (listen)______to the radio while my sister (watch)______TV.
- Fill each gap with a verb in either the past simple or past continuous tense:
a)Helen______(do) her weekly shopping when she______(meet) her old friend, June.
b)The sun ______(shine) when I______(get) up this morning. I ______(feel) so tired!
c)Jim______(wait) at one airport while Max______(wait) at the other. What a disaster!
d)It______(rain) very hard, so the referee______(decide) not to play the match.
e)When the police______(arrive) at the party, the music______(play) very loud and everybody______(shout).
f)The mail______(arrive) very late today. It______(come) after eleven o'clock.
g)Joan______(become) very angry this morning. She______(speak) to an important client and someone______(enter) the room without knocking.
h)Hank______(cook) in the kitchen. His sister______(offer) to help but Hank______(refuse).
Future tenses (Will, Going to, Present Simple, Present Continuous, Future Continuous)
- Complete the sentences with will or won’t and the verbs in the box.
HAVE SEND SHOW BE PASS WEAR GO
a)______you ______me how to apply for the training course?
b)I think more young people ______to college in the future.
c)I’m not quite finished with the report, so I ______it to you right now.
d)They really like fish, so they ______the salmon.
e)What ______you ______in the future?
f)Marta probably ______her exam because she hasn’t studied at all.
g)______he ______him new suit for his interview?
- Put in will (‘ll) or won’t.
a)Can you wait for me? I ______be very long.
b)There’s no need to take an umbrella with you. It ______rain.
c)If you don’t eat anything now, you ______be hungry later.
d)I’m sorry about what happened yesterday. It ______happen again.
e)I’ve got some incredible news! You ______never believe what happened.
f)Don’t ask Anna for advice. She ______know what to do.
- What is going to happen in these situations? Use the words in brackets.
a)There are a lot of black clouds in the sky.
(rain)
______
b)It is 7.20. John is leaving his house. He has to be at work at 8.45, but the journey takes 30 minutes.
(late)
He ______
c)There is a hole in the bottom of the boat. A lot of water is coming in through the hole.
(sink)
The boat ______
- Read Fred’s diary. Complete the sentences with the present progressive.
Monday
6pm: meet with Jorge
Tuesday
10am: visit training Center, San José
Wednesday
9am: attend skills workshop with Marta
2pm: have lunch at Casa Luna with Marcos
a)At 6pm on Monday, Fred ______.
b)At 10am on Tuesday ______.
c)He ______a skills workshop at 1pm on Wednesday.
d)At 9am on Wednesday he ______.
e)Fred and Marta ______the skills workshop together.
f)At 2pm on Wednesday Fred and Marcos ______.
- The following sentences describe future actions that are set by a timetable or schedule. Put the verbs into the correct form.
a)The plane (arrive) ______in London at 11:45.
b)The lesson (start) ______in five minutes.
c)The film (begin) ______at 8 o'clock.
d)My brother's birthday (be) ______on Wednesday.
e)The train (leave) ______Manchester at 7:23.
f)The festival (end) ______on Sunday.
g)The next bus (come) ______in 35 minutes.
h)Which day (open / the exhibition) ______?
i)What day (be) ______it tomorrow?
j)What time (close / the zoo) ______?
- Use the verbs in brackets in the correct future tenses (will, going to, Simple Present or Present Continuous).
a)The train ______at 11:45. (to leave)
b)We ______dinner at a nice restaurant on Saturday. (to have)
c)It ______in the mountains tomorrow evening. (to snow)
d)On Sunday at 8 o'clock I ______my friend. (to meet)
e)They ______to London on Friday evening. (to fly)
f)Wait! I ______you to the station. (to drive)
g)The English lesson ______at 8:45. (to start)
h)I ______my sister in April. (to see)
i)Look at the clouds - it ______in a few minutes. (to rain)
j)Listen! There's someone at the door. I ______the door for you. (to open)
- Make the future continuous.
1) At three o’clock tomorrow, I ______(work) in my office.
2) At three o’clock tomorrow, you ______(lie) on the beach.
3) At three o’clock tomorrow, he ______(wait) for the train.
4) At three o’clock tomorrow, she ______(shop) in New York.
5) At three o’clock tomorrow, it ______(rain).
6) At three o’clock tomorrow, we ______(get) ready to go out.
7) At three o’clock tomorrow, they ______(meet) their parents.
8) At three o’clock tomorrow, he ______(study) in the library.
9) At three o’clock tomorrow, she ______(exercise) at the gym.
10) At three o’clock tomorrow, I ______(sleep).
Present Perfect
- Write the present perfect form of the verb in the brackets.
a)Are Jane and Frank here, or ______(go) to the sports centre?
b)I gave a scarf to my mother last year, but she ______(not/wear) it yet.
c)I can’t find any nice postcards. ______(you/see) any?
d)Peter knows a lot about photography. ______(write) four books about it.
e)I don’t think Mary is in the office today. I’ve left three messages for her , but she ______
f)______(not reply) to them.
g)Your car looks great. ______(Paul/wash) it for you?
- Complete the chart with the past participle of the verbs. Write (regular) or (irregular)
Verb / Past Participle / R or I
do
finish
buy
move
visit
break
learn
Now complete the sentences with the correct form of the bold verbs. Use the present perfect simple.
a)I ______all my chores today. (do)
b)The builders ______the new apartment block. (finish)
c)We ______any new furniture for a long time. (not buy)
d)Michael ______of his apartment. (move out)
e)My parents ______my grandparents for a month. (not visit)
f)I don’t believe it! The dishwasher ______again! (break down)
g)She ______much Spanish this semester. (not learn)
- Write down the sentences. Use present perfect simple.
- Brendo / play / football
______
- Susan / read / her new book
______
3. I / find / some money in the street
______
4. Mr and Mrs Taylor / have / an accident
______
5. Grace / win / the volleyball match
______
Vocabulary
Order of adjectives
- Choose the correct word-order for each noun phrase.
- Which is the correct order?
a)a blue beautiful sailing boat
b)a sailing beautiful blue boat
c)a blue sailing beautiful boat
d)a beautiful blue sailing boat
- Which is the correct order?
a)a new carving steel knife
b)a new steel carving knife
c)a steel new carving knife
d)a carving steel new knife
- Which is the correct order?
a)a red big plastic hat
b)a bit plastic red hat
c)a plastic big red hat
d)a big red plastic hat
- Which is the correct order?
a)an old cotton dirty tie
b)a dirty cotton old tie
c)a cotton dirty old tie
d)a dirty old cotton tie
- Which is the correct order?
a)a Japanese small serving bowl
b)a serving small Japanese bowl
c)a small serving Japanese bowl
d)a small Japanese serving bowl
- Which is the correct order?
a)a small thin Canadian lady
b)a Canadian small thin lady
c)a small Canadian thin lady
d)a thin small Canadian lady
- Which is the correct order?
a)an old square wooden table
b)an old wooden square table
c)a wooden old square table
d)a square wooden old table
- Which is the correct order?
a)an exciting French new band
b)an new French exciting band
c)an exciting new French band
d)a French new exciting band
2. Sometimes you need to use two or more adjectives to describe something or someone. Part of becoming fluent in English is knowing which order to use these adjectives in. Choose the most natural-sounding response:
1. He was wearing a ______shirt.
dirty old flannel
flannel old dirty
old dirty flannel
2. Pass me the ______cups.
plastic big blue
big blue plastic
big plastic blue
3. All the girls fell in love with the ______teacher.
handsome new American
American new handsome
new handsome American
4. I used to drive ______car.
a blue old German
an old German blue
an old blue German
5. He recently married a ______woman.
young beautiful Greek
beautiful young Greek
beautiful Greek young
6. This is a ______movie.
new Italian wonderful
wonderful Italian new
wonderful new Italian
7. She is a ______supermodel.
beautiful slim Brazilian
Brazilian beautiful slim
slim Brazilian beautiful
8. It's in the ______container.
large blue metal
blue large metal
blue metal large
9. He sat behind a ______desk.
big wooden brown
big brown wooden
wooden big brown
10. She gave him a ______vase.
small Egyptian black
black Egyptian small
small black Egyptian
Means of Transport
- Find six means of transportation.
- Complete with the correct preposition:
a)It's difficult to carry a lot of things ______a bicycle.
b)Can you get there ______bike?
c)Who is that man ______the motorcycle?
d)Did you come here ______your car?
e)How long does it take to go from New York to Los Angeles ______plane?
f)"Are you hungry after your trip?" "No, I ate ______the plane."
g)I walked to work, but I came home ______the bus.
h)Do you like to travel ______train?
i)Last year, they took a trip around the world ______boat.
j)We traveled from Paris to Moscow ______train.
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