4 ESO SSEE Past perfect simple or continuous?/ used to, would and past simple

Past perfect/ past perfect continuous

Past perfect/ past perfect continuous 2 (only exercise A)



Fill in the gaps with used to/ would or the past simple. Write all the possible answers:

1. I ...................................... (have) short hair when I was a teenager
2. We ................................... (go) to the same restaurant for lunch every day when I was a teenager.
3. She .....................................(work) at the University for 7 years.
4. My grandfather ....................................... (drink) a lemonade in the mornings.
5. I ................................(be) very shy before.
6. After school I ..................................(go) to basketball training.
7. John ............................... (play) the guital in a band for many years.

Answers

1. had/ used to have
2. would go/ used to go/ went
3. worked
4. drank/used to drink/ would drink
5. was/ used to
6. went/ would go/ used to go
7. played

Worksheet answers

1. Wasn,t/ didn,t want
2. Eat
3. Began/ were walking
4. Are you coming
5. Watches/ is doing
6. Was sitting/ went off
7. Hadn,t seen
8. Are you wearing/ look
9. Has jogged/ has been jogging
10. Was/ hadn,t seen
11. Got/ had already left
12. Has Peter ever been
13. Have you lived/ have you been living / have lived/ have been living
14. Usually gets up
15. Were walking/ started
16. Have you finished
17. Had eaten
18. Had just stopped

4ESO past simple or present perfect? + answers

1. Use past simple or present perfect.

1. My grandparents ________________(be) together since they were 17.
2. I ______________ (spend) a month in London last summer.
3. He _______________ (finish/just) his exercises.
4. Sue and James _______________ (get married) in 1989.
5. Harry and Alison __________(have) and argument last week but today they __________ (make up).
6. Yesterday, Tom ______________ (not enjoy) the party because he got sick.


2.Write present perfect or past simple.

1 Look! Someone ______________ your laptop. ( steal)
2 I ____________ the news about the prime minister on the radio this morning.(hear)
3 We last _____________ Felix three months ago. (see)
4 They ______________ each other since they were children. (know)
5 You _________________ to Dorothy yesterday on the phone. (talk)


3.Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or the present perfect form of the verbs in the brackets.


1 I ............................. (not go) to a festival. Are they fun?
2 My sister .............................(break) her leg last week.
3 ............................................(have/ever/he)an argument with his parents?
4 I..................................(not see) your new top yet. What colour is it?
5 Oh, no! I .....................................(forget) my homework again.
6 ......................................( you/hear) Maroon 5 in concert on the radio last night?
7 He .......................(pass) his driving test last week.
8 .......................................(you/ever/swim) with dolphins?
9 We ................................. (not work) hard at school yesterday.
10 She ................................(not write) to her grandparents recently.

Answers

Exercise 1

have been
spent
has just finished
got married
had
have made up
didn't enjoy

Exercise 2

has stolen
heard
saw
have known
talked

Exercise 3

haven't been
broke
has he ever had
haven't seen
have forgotten
did you hear
passed
have you ever swum
didn't work
hasn't written

4th ESO SSEE revision unit 1

Fill in the gaps with the present perfect continuous when possible, if not, present perfect simple

1) (they/arrive)…………………………………… already?            

2) Lucy …………………………………………(run) 2000 metres today.      

3) I ……………………………………..(clean) all morning - I'm fed up!.

4) How long ………………………………….(you/know) Simon?              

5) I ………………………………….(drink) more water recently, and I feel better.           

6) Sorry about the mess! I ……………………………………….(bake).     

7) How many times ………………………………………(you/take) this exam? .   

8) He ……………………………………..(eat) six bars of chocolate today.

9) Help, I ………………………………….(lose) my wallet. How can I get home?               

10) The students ……………………………………….(finish) their exams. They're very happy.   

11) The baby's face is really dirty. What ………………………………………(he/eat)?       

12) Iona is exhausted these days. She ……………………………………(work) too hard recently.            

13) Luke …………………………………..(never/be) abroad.     

14) I ……………………………………………(wait) three hours already!

15) ……………………………………………..(you/finish) your homework yet?      

16) How long ………………………………………….(you/be) a lawyer?    

17) I ………………………………………….(read) your book all day. It's very interesting, but I'm only on chapter 2.           

18) She ………………………………………(drink) ten glasses of water!

19) I ………………………………………(have) my dog for sixteen years.          

Verb patterns 1 

Verb patterns 2 

Verb patterns 3     

Answers

1.       have they arrived

2.       has been running

3.       have been cleaning

4.       have you known

5.       have been drinking

6.       have been baking

7.       have you taken

8.       has eaten          

9.       have lost

10.   have finished

11.   has he been eating

12.   has been working

13.   has never been

14.   have been waiting

15.   have you finished

16.   have you been

17.   have been reading

18.   has drunk

19.   have had

Final exam revision 4th ESO (conditional sentences, passive voice, gerund or infinitive, reported speech, modal verbs and verbal tenses)

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

1.      If it …………………………………… (rain) tomorrow, I…………………………………… (have to / not) water the plants.

2.    You …………………………………… (have) an nightmare tonight if you …………………………………… (watch) this scary film.

3.    If you …………………………………… (go) by bike more often, you …………………………………… (be / not) so flabby, change your habits.

4.    If you …………………………………… (send) this parcel now, she …………………………………… (receive) it tomorrow.

5.    We …………………………………… (swim) in the sea last week if the water …………………………………… (not / be) so cold there.

6.    My brother …………………………………… (buy) a sports car if he…………………………………… (have) the money but he has got a normal salary.

7.    We …………………………………… (walk) to the theatre last night If it …………………………………… (not/ start) to rain.

8.    If I …………………………………… (meet) my favourite movie star, I …………………………………… (ask) him for an autograph.

GERUND OR INFINITIVE

1.      Jack recommended …………………………………… (take) the bus to the airport.

2.    I want …………………………………… (talk) to the manager, please.

3.    Eating habits are hard …………………………………… (change).

4.    We miss…………………………………… (have) the children at home

5.    They decided …………………………………… (cancel) the order.

6.    …………………………………… (travel) is one of my hobbies.

7.    Some students put off …………………………………… (do) their homework later.

8.    I don't mind …………………………………… (watch) that film if that's what you want.

9.    Do you want …………………………………… (play) table-tennis with us?

10.I really can't stand …………………………………… (wait) for the bus.

11.  We intend …………………………………… (go) to the countryside this weekend.

12.It tends …………………………………… (rain) a lot in Scotland.

13.She avoided …………………………………… (tell) him about her plans.

PASSIVE VOICE

1.      Spanish people drink a lot of coffee.

………………………………………………………………………………………

2.    Lucy sold the coin collection last week.

………………………………………………………………………………………

3.    Tommy will meet you at the airport on Sunday.

………………………………………………………………………………………

4.    The car industry produced forty million new cars last year.

………………………………………………………………………………………

5.    Cars will pollute the air more and more In the future

………………………………………………………………………………………

6.    The plumber repaired our heating yesterday.

………………………………………………………………………………………

7.    The optician will test my grandfather’s eyes next month.

………………………………………………………………………………………

8.    This restaurant serves a cheap menu on weekdays.

………………………………………………………………………………………

9.    S & S sells nice shoes at reasonable prices.

………………………………………………………………………………………

VERBAL TENSES

1.      We …………………………………………… (live) in this house for three years and we are happy here.

2.    When …………………………………………… (you/meet) Sarah?

3.    We …………………………………………… (go) to a concert on Friday but we …………………………………………… (not buy) the tickets yet.

4.    Do you know anything about Sally? Yes, she's fine. I …………………………………………… (just/speak) to her.

5.    The riots …………………………………………… (start) when the President …………………………………………… (visit) the country.

6.    A- I can't open this box. B- Give it to me. I …………………………………………… (do) it.

7.    The earthquake …………………………………………… (begin) when we …………………………………………… (play) chess.

8.    Amelia …………………………………………… (move) to California this week.

9.    What time …………………………………………… (our plane/leave)?

10.A- I need a pen to write this note B- Don't worry, I …………………………………………… (lend) you mine.

11.  What’s that noise? Joshua …………………………………………… (practise) the piano.

12.How long …………………………………………… (you/have) this T-shirt?

13.They went home after they…………………………………………… (finish) their work.

REPORTED SPEECH

1.      ‘The computer doesn’t work,’ Jake said ...

2.    ‘We’ve just finished our lunch,’ The boys said...

3.     ‘We’re painting the bathroom,’ Mum and Joe told us...

4.    ‘I’ll make the dinner,’ Dad said...

5.    ‘You can’t borrow my bike,’ Paul told me...

6.     ‘We’re baking a cake,’ they told me...

7.    ‘Your mum has just phoned,’ Dan told Sarah....

8.    ‘I took the money,’ Lucy said...

9.    ‘I’ll speak to your teacher,’ Dad told me...

10. ‘You must eat your dinner,’ Grandma told us...

11.  ‘You can borrow my mp3 player,’ Luke told Pamela...

12. TV violence can only make you aggressive. Sarah told us…

13.I’m going to look for a new job. Ben said…

14.You must finish your homework in an hour. Nick told his son…

15.I’m studying a very difficult exam. Locke said…

Modal verbs

1.      My school marks are very bad. B- You ……………………… work harder

2.    You ……………………… cheat or copy in an exam.

3.    Some people don’t like flying, they think the plane ……………………… crash.

4.    When you go on a trip, you ……………………… forget your passport.

5.    You ……………………… arrive in class on time.

6.    There is enough food at home, you ……………………… bring anything.

7.    What are you going to do tonight? I don’t know, we ……………………… go to the new Indian restaurant.

ANSWERS

Conditional sentences

1.       Rains- won't have to

2.     will have- watch

3.     went- wouldn't be

4.     send- will receive

5.     would have swum- hadn't been

6.     would buy- had

7.      would have walked- hadn't started

8.     met- would ask

Gerund or infinitive

1.       Taking

2.     to talk

3.     to change

4.     having

5.     to cancel

6.     travelling

7.      doing

8.     watching

9.     to play

10.   waiting

11.     to go

12.   to rain

13.   telling

Passive voice

1.       A lot of coffee is drunk in Spain

2.     The coin collection was sold last week by Lucy

3.     You will be met at the airport on Sunday by Tommy

4.     Forty million new cars were produced last year by the car industry.

5.     The air will be polluted more and more in the future

6.     our heating was repaired yesterday by the plumber

7.      My grandfather's eyes will be tested next month by the optician

8.     A cheap menu is served on weekdays by this restaurant

9.     Nice shoes are sold at reasonable prices by S&S

Verbal tenses

1.       Have lived

2.     did you meet

3.     are going/are going to go- haven't bought

4.     have just spoken

5.     started- was visiting

6.     will do

7.      began- were playing

8.     is moving/is going to move/has moved

9.     does our plane leave

10.   will lend

11.     is practising

12.   have you had

13.   had finished

Reported speech

1.       ...the computer didn't work.

2.     ...they had just finished their lunch.

3.     ...They were painting the bathroom.

4.     … he would make dinner.

5.     … I could borrow his bike.

6.     … they were baking a cake

7.      … her mum had just phoned.

8.     ...she had taken the money.

9.     … he would speak to my teacher.

10.   … we had to eat our dinner.

11.     … she could borrow his mp3 player.

12.   Sarah told us TV violence could only make us aggressive.

13.   Ben said he was going to look for a new job

14.   Nick told his son he had to finish his homework in an hour

15.   Locke said he was studying a very difficult exam for the following day.

Modal verbs

1.       should

2.     mustn’t

3.     may/might/ could/can

4.     mustn’t

5.     must/have to

6.     don’t have to

7.      may/might/could