FIRST WRITTEN WORK IN ENGLISH FOR VIII-th GRADE

Name _________________________________ Date _____________ Mark __________________

I - PRESENT PERFECT TENSE (SINCE, FOR)
Complete the sentences with for and since.
1. How long have you known your best friend?
__________ ten years. __________ I was five.
2. How long have you lived in this house?
_________ 24 years.
3. How long have you been taking tennis lessons?
_________ 2008.
4. How long have you been wearing glasses?
_________ I was four, _________ 20 years now.
5. I havent been to New York __________ I was 15 years old.
6. I haven't seen you __________ last week.
II PRESENT PERFECT TENSE (JUST, ALREADY, YET)
Complete the sentences with just, already, yet.

Jim says hello. I've _________ seen him on the street.

We're going to a concert on Friday, but we haven't bought the tickets _________.
We can't have chips again. We've _________ had them three times this week.
Would you like something to eat? - No, thanks. I've _________ had lunch.
I haven't phoned my mom _________. I'll do it later.
Come on! It's time to go. The bus has _________ arrived.
But I haven't finished my breakfast _________. I've only _________ started eating it.
Have you cleaned the bathroom _________? I've _________ done it, half an hour
ago.

III PRESENT PERFECT AND PAST SIMPE

Choose the correct verb form and complete the sentences.
1. Thomas Edison ______________ the light bulb.
a. invented
b. inventing
2. How long ______________ this job?
a. having
b. have you had
3. It's the best car I ______________.
a. ever had
b. have ever had
4. How many times ______________ married?
a. did you
b. have you been
5. When __________________ to London?
a. been
b. did you go
6. When __________________ to the cinema?
a. have you last been
b. did you last go
7. Why __________________ me last Saturday?
a. haven't you called
b. didn't you call

c. has invented
c. did you have
c. having had
c. are married
c. have you gone
c. was you last
c. calling

IV TRANSFORMATION 1. (NOUNS > ADJECTIVES)

Write the adjectives of these nouns.
PRIDE

CONFIDENCE

SADNESS

2. (ADJECTIVES > ADVERBS)

Write the adverbs of these adjectives.
BAD
ANGRY
TRAGIC

ENVY

GOOD

V RELATIVE PRONOUNS
Combine the sentences using who, which/that, whose.
1. This is the bank. It was robbed yesterday.
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2. He came with a friend. He waited inside the car.
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3. Donald Trump is a very rich person. His houses are very expensive.
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VI TRANSLATION
Translate the following sentences.
1. Would you like some coffee? No, thanks. I'd rather have a cup of tea.
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2. 5 .
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3. I feel angry when my dad makes me go to bed before 10 o'clock.
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