2nd Term Online Worksheet_1

School Year 2019/2020 English From: ___/___/___

Name:___________________________________________________ Grade: 8 th No._____

A. William Shakespeare is a very famous British playwright and poet.

To find out about his life, complete the following text using the past simple of the verbs in

brackets.

William Shakespeare (1) was (be) born in

Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564. He (2) grew (grow)
up there and (3) went (go) to school where he
(4) learnt/learned (learn) poetry, history, Greek and
Latin.
When William (5) was (be) eighteen he
William
(6 )married (marry) Anne Hathaway, who
7) was (be) eight years older than William.
They (8) had (have) three children – a daughter
named Susanna and twins named Hamnet and Judith.
He (9) moved (move) to London and (10) became (become)
an actor at the age of 21. Shakespeare (11) wrote (write) several plays
throughout his career – comedies, histories and later tragedies.
With some friends he (12) built (build) a theatre in London, named ‘The
Globe’. Most of his plays (13) were (be) performed there.
His most famous plays are: The Taming of the Shrew, Richard III, Romeo
and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and
Macbeth.
He (14) became (become) a very wealthy man; he (15) retired (retire) to
Stratford-upon-Avon where he (16) died (die) on April 23, 1616 at the age of 52.
He is considered one of the greatest English writers of all time.
B. All the following sentences have a mistake. Identify it and correct it:
1. William Shakespeare leaved Strafford-upon-Avon to go to London.
left
2. Shakespeare’s family don’t move with him to London.
didn’t
3. Where did Shakespeare go to school?

4. Shakespeare also write poems.

wrote
5. Did Shakespeare perform in his plays?

A famous quotation from a Shakespeare play:

“To be or not to be, that is the question” – Hamlet

C. Write for or since.

1. Peter has been in Lisbon since Monday.
2. He has been in Lisbon for four days.
3. Nelson has lived in Lisbon for 27 years.
4. It’s been raining for hours.
5. Stella and Mary have been best friends (BFFs) for a long time.
6. Stella and Mary have been best friends (BFFs) since 2008.
7. I have lived in this flat for three years.
8. I haven’t had a French test for some time.

D. Answer the questions. Use ago in your

answers.
1. When was your last test?
It was (a week) ago.
2. When was the last time you did your homework?
It was (two days) ago.
3. When was the last time you cleaned your room?
 It was (a month) ago.
4. When was the last time you texted your friends?
It was (10 minutes) ago.

E. Been or gone? Circle the best option.

1. Somebody told me you have just been / gone to Paris.
2. Where have you been / gone? I’ve been looking for you.
3. James is away. He has been / gone to Germany for a few days.
4. Have you ever been / gone to London?

F. Complete the following text about travelling using the verbs in the
right tense.

In recent years, travelling (1) has become (become) much easier and
faster. In the 19th century, it (2)took (take) a long time to cross North
America by wagon. The trip (3)was (be) very difficult and dangerous. Now
things (4)have changed (change) a lot and it just takes a few hours to fly
from New York to San Francisco.
I (5)_have never visited (visit / never) Canada, but I (6) have travelled
(travel) to USA a few times. Last time I (7) went (go) there I (8) visited
(visit) California, Arizona and Nevada. I (9) spent (spend) a month
travelling.
I (10) flew (fly) over the Grand Canyon and (11) drove (drive) along Route
66.