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Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with there was or there were in affirmative, negative or question form.

1. ________________ a new student in your class last week? Yes, ________________.

2. ________________ any students in the library at 3 o'clock yesterday.

3. I think ________________ a boy waiting for you yesterday.

4. ________________ any chicken left when I arrived home at lunchtime.

5. ________________ any water in the fridge last night? I don't think so.

6. ________________ any people at the museum?

Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with was, were, there was or there were.

1. William Shakespeare ________________ a famous poet and playwright.

2. ________________ some people waiting for you at the door.

3. How many apples ________________ in the cupboard?

4. We ________________ very tired when we finished the PE lesson.

5. Your sister ________________ at the cinema with her friends last Friday.

6. How much milk ________________ in the fridge yesterday?

7. Miguel de Cervantes ________________ born in 1920.

8. The police ________________ investigating a crime in my area.

9. ________________ a lot of people at the concert last night.

10. We ________________ happy with the exam results.

Exercise 3: Give the past form of the following verbs.

1. meet → __________

2. do → __________

3. laugh → __________

4. help → __________

5. cry → __________

6. try → __________

7. speak → __________

8. stand → __________

9. tidy → __________

10. live → __________

11. play → __________

12. enjoy → __________

13. write → __________

14. stay → __________

15. plan → __________

16. study → __________

17. ask → __________

18. drive → __________

19. put → __________

20. sing → __________

21. sit → __________

22. stop → __________

23. agree → __________

24. buy → __________

25. run → __________

26. break → __________

27. build → __________

28. begin → __________

29. bring → __________

30. be → __________

Exercise 4: Change the given sentences into affirmative (+), negative (-), and question (?) form.

1. (+) He wrote a book.

                  (-) ___________________________

                  (?) ___________________________

2. (+) She was my boss.

                  (-) ___________________________

                  (?) ___________________________

3. (+) ___________________________

                 (-) They didn’t build a new house.

                 (?) ___________________________

4. (+) ___________________________

                 (-) I wasn’t at the concert last Sunday.

                 (?) ___________________________

5. (+) ___________________________

                 (-) ___________________________

                 (?) Did you buy clothes in this clothes shop?

6. (+) ___________________________

                 (-) ___________________________

                 (?) Were they born in Korea?

7. (+) He swam in the lake.

                 (-) ___________________________

                 (?) ___________________________

8. (+) We were at the gym last week.

                 (-) ___________________________

                 (?) ___________________________

9. (+) ___________________________

                 (-) She didn’t go to her office by car.

                 (?) ___________________________

10. (+) ___________________________

                 (-) He wasn’t a good person.

                 (?) ___________________________

Exercise 5: Give the past form of the verb in brackets.

1. I knew Sarah was busy, so I (not disturb) ________________ her.

2. I was very tired, so I (leave) ________________ the party.

3. The bed was very uncomfortable. I (not sleep) __________ very well.

4. The window was open and a bird (fly) ________________ into the room.

5. The hotel wasn’t expensive. It (not cost) ________________ much.

6. I was in a hurry, so I (not have) ________________ time to phone you.

7. It was hard carrying the bags. They (be) ________________ very heavy.

8. Linda (buy) ________________ that car last week.

9. She (do) ________________ doing gymnastics when she was four.

10. Last winter my family (go) ________________ on a skiing holiday in France.

11. My dad (decide) ________________ to travel around the world after university.

12. I (compete) __________ in a skateboarding competition last week.

13. I haven’t got any homework this weekend because I (do) __________ it all last night!

14. There (not be) _______________ any money in my wallet.

15. Jennifer Lawrence (become) ________________ famous after The Hunger Games.

16. Tom Schaar (start) ________________ to skateboard when he was very young.

17. We (win) __________ the school basketball match last year!

18. They (live) __________ in Paris in 2010.

19. Yesterday there (be) __________ a fire in the town centre.

20. There (be not) _______________ any eggs for breakfast this morning.

1. I ____ (get) up at seven o'clock every day.

2. She ____ (be) from Vietnam.

3. We ____ (eat) lunch at 12 PM.

4. I ____ (study) English every day.

5. She ____ (like) ice cream.

6. They ____ (watch) TV in the evening.

7. My mother ____ (cook) dinner every night.

8. He ____ (do) his homework every evening.

9. I ____ (study) French at school.

10. They ____ (usually) play football after school.

1. ENGLISH GRAMMAR WORKSHEET

REVISION OF FOUR TENSES

Name: __________________________
Class: __________________________
Date: __________________________

I. Choose the correct answer. (15 questions)

Choose A, B, C, or D.

1. My sister ______ to school by bus every day.
   A. go
   B. goes
   C. is going
   D. went
2. Look! The children ______ in the garden.
   A. play
   B. played
   C. are playing
   D. have played
3. I ______ this book twice.
   A. read
   B. am reading
   C. have read
   D. reads
4. We ______ to Da Nang last summer.
   A. go
   B. have gone
   C. are going
   D. went
5. Tom usually ______ football after school.
   A. plays
   B. is playing
   C. played
   D. has played
6. Listen! Someone ______ at the door.
   A. knocks
   B. knocked
   C. is knocking
   D. has knocked
7. She ______ her homework yet.
   A. doesn’t finish
   B. isn’t finishing
   C. didn’t finish
   D. hasn’t finished
8. They ______ their grandparents yesterday.
   A. visit
   B. visited
   C. have visited
   D. are visiting
9. My father ______ coffee every morning.
   A. drinks
   B. is drinking
   C. drank
   D. has drunk
10. We ______ English for three years.
    A. study
    B. studied
    C. are studying
    D. have studied
11. What ______ you ______ now?
    A. do / do
    B. are / doing
    C. did / do
    D. have / done
12. I ______ my keys two hours ago.
    A. lose
    B. have lost
    C. lost
    D. am losing
13. ______ you ever ______ sushi?
    A. Did / eat
    B. Are / eating
    C. Have / eaten
    D. Do / eat
14. Anna ______ TV at the moment.
    A. watches
    B. watched
    C. has watched
    D. is watching
15. My mother ______ in this hospital since 2020.
    A. works
    B. worked
    C. is working
    D. has worked

II. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. (15 questions)

16. Peter usually __________ (get) up at 6:30.
17. Be quiet! The baby __________ (sleep).
18. I __________ (not / see) this movie yet.
19. We __________ (visit) our uncle last Sunday.
20. My brother __________ (play) basketball every Saturday.
21. Look! It __________ (rain).
22. She __________ (live) in this city for five years.
23. They __________ (buy) a new computer yesterday.
24. __________ your father usually __________ (drive) to work?
25. What __________ you __________ (do) at the moment?
26. I __________ already __________ (finish) my homework.
27. Tom __________ (not / go) to school yesterday because he was sick.
28. Sarah often __________ (help) her mother with the housework.
29. We __________ (not / watch) TV now. We are doing our homework.
30. __________ you ever __________ (be) to Singapore?

III. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs. (10 questions)

31. Every morning, Lisa __________ (have) breakfast at 7 o’clock.
32. Listen! The students __________ (sing) in the classroom.
33. My parents __________ (travel) to Thailand three times.
34. I __________ (meet) my best friend five years ago.
35. Jack __________ (not / like) spicy food.
36. Look! Your dog __________ (run) after the cat.
37. We __________ (know) each other since 2022.
38. He __________ (break) his leg last month.
39. My sister __________ (do) her homework every evening.
40. They __________ just __________ (arrive) at the airport.

IV. Find and correct the mistake. (5 questions)

41. She go to school every day.
    → ______________________________________________
42. Look! The boy plays football now.
    → ______________________________________________
43. I have visited my grandmother yesterday.
    → ______________________________________________
44. They didn’t went to the cinema last night.
    → ______________________________________________
45. He has lived here since five years.
    → ______________________________________________

V. Rewrite the sentences using the words given. (5 questions)

46. I started learning English three years ago.
    → I __________________________________ English for three years.
47. She is doing her homework now.
    → She __________________________________ her homework at the moment.
48. Tom went to Ha Noi last summer.
    → Tom __________________________________ to Ha Noi last summer.
49. My father goes to work by car every day.
    → My father usually __________________________________ to work by car.

• This is the first time I have eaten sushi.
  → I __________________________________ sushi before.