Tổng hợp bài tập ngữ pháp thi vào Lớp 10 môn Tiếng Anh - Worksheet 21: Tenses

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1. WORKSHEET 21 SUBJECT : Tenses (Rewrite or Combine) A) Change the tense of the following: 1. They often play cards. a) When I saw them, . When I saw them, they were playing cards b) for two hours They have been playing cards for two hours. . c) While we were studying maths, d) three hours ago e) on Saturday nights . f) at the moment 2. John copies two cassettes everyday. a) since 8 o’clock . b) at present c) next Saturday d) already e) yesterday 3. Kathy is writing a letter now. a) every two weeks
2. b) while we were playing c) when she is alone d) just e) next month f) last week 4. He usually reads magazines. a) for an hour b) when I saw him c) every morning d) now e) yet 5. The children are doing their homework. a) yet b) just c) every evening d) when she came
3. B) Read the passage and ask questions: Janet Johnson is a film actress. She made several animal films. She is talking about an elephant called HEKIMA. “I met Hekima when I went to Africa seven years ago. We were in Tanzania and we were making a film about elephants. When we arrived, we saw three young elephants. They were playing together. Hekima was small, friendly and intelligent. We called her Hekima because it means “wisdom”. Hekima was a great actress, and the film made her famous. After we finished the film we left Africa. I thought I’d never see Hekima again. But she left Africa, too. She came to a zoo in the USA. I was working in New York when I heard about that. She was happy when she saw me. She was playing happily. I think she remembered me.” 1. ___ ___ ? Janet went to Africa seven years ago. 2. ___ ___ ? Janet was making a film in Tanzania. 3. ___ ___ ? The elephants were playing when they arrived. 4. ___ ___ ? Because Hekima was an intelligent elephant. 5. ___ ___ ? It means “wisdom”. 6. ___ ___ ? Hekima was in a zoo in the USA while Janet was working in New York. 7. ___ ___ ? Hekima was playing when Janet went to see her. C) Match the sentences using WHILE and PAST CONTINUOUS / PAST SIMPLE: ___A___ ___B___
4. 1. I (burn) my finger. I (drive) to work. 2. I (break) a cup. I (eat) a nut. 3. My car (break down). I (cook) the dinner. 4. I (see) a shark. I (do) the washing up. 5. My clothes (get) dirty. I (swim) in the sea. 6. I (break) a tooth. I (clean) my room. 1. .I burnt my finger while I was cooking the dinner. . 2. . 3. . 4. . 5. . 6. . D) Use the correct form of the verbs: 1. The Bartons (go) to the mountains last weekend. While they (have) lunch, a man . (fall) down the tree. They (take) him to the hospital in their car. They (visit) him twice in the hospital since that time. The man (be) better now and the doctors say he (leave) the hospital soon. When The Bartons (visit) him yesterday, they . (take) him a bunch of flowers. The man . (be) very happy and . (thank) them. Mr. Barton now says he . (spend) the next weekend at the seaside and he (hope) there . (not / be) any more accidents. 2. I . (finish) school last month and I (not / have) a job yet, but fortunately I . (have) a job interview tomorrow. I usually . (get) up early so often (sleep) at around half past ten. I . (be) a little excited last night and because of this I (want / watch) TV before I (go) to bed. There (be) a film about birds on TV and while I (sit)
5. on the sofa, I (fall) asleep. you . (have) a terrible dream? Well, I . (have) one last night. In my dream I . (be) a parrot and my apartment flat (be) on the tenth floor of a big building. A big cat (want / catch) me so I (begin / fly). I (have) nowhere (go) because the door (be) locked. Suddenly the cat (attack) me. It nearly . (kill) me. While I . (shout) in pain,a voice (say), “ you (see) my books? I can’t find them.” When I (open) my eyes, I . (feel) very happy . (see) my sister. Of course she . (not / understand) the reason but I (give) her a big kiss. E) REWRITE or COMBINE the following: 1. It rained this morning. The children played in the garden. (while) 2. What did you do? The doorbell rang. (when) 3. I walked along Main Street. I realized a man behind me. (when) 4. I started to play football when I was five. (since) 5. The windows are dirty. I last cleaned them last month. (since) 6. He last shaved a week ago. (for) 7. Maybe the train leaves at six. I don’t catch it. (If) 8. We slept last night. The robber stole all the jewellery. (as)
6. 9. Tom prefers learning French to learning Japanese. (would rather) 10.Angela looks after many children. It keeps her busy. (Gerund) 11.He went to London. He wanted to work there. (to) 12.They had a picnic. The forest caught fire. (as) 13.No sound could be heard. The walls were very thick. (because) 14.My bed is terribly hard. I can’t sleep well. (so that) 15.The shopkeeper doesn’t let the children put their fingers on the glass while they are looking at the sweets. (be allowed to) 16.My mother would rather cook than iron. (prefer) 17.We bought this house in 1990. (since) 18.He may come late. He will call us. (If) 19.Paris isn’t as crowded as New York. (comparison)
7. 20.My father would rather read newspaper than watch TV. (prefer) F) Look at the chart and make sentences as in the examples: YESTERDAY TODAY TOMORROW people / travel on horseback by plane in spaceships children / play hide-and-seak computer games with robots man / explore the poles solar system galaxies we / live in villages modern cities undersea cities wives / use handmade tools electric appliances intelligent robots vehicles / run by horses petrol water / electricity 1. People traveled on horseback yesterday. People are traveling by plane today. People will travel in spaceships tomorrow. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.