REVISION

10TH GRADE
I. Use the verbs in brackets in the correct form.

1. Lucky Susan! She has visited... (visit) so many countries!

2. This hat ..doesn’t suit (not suit) the dress I've just bought.
3. Little Joe ...had brushed (brush) his teeth by the time he went out.
4. I .couldn’t ..(can not) open the entrance door because I had forgotten my keys at work.
5. By the time I .met.. (meet) him he had already finished.. (already, finish) his studies.
6. They ..came . (come) to the party although I had asked... (ask) them before not to do so.
7. What a terrible accident! Steve .was driving ..(drive) his car when a bird .flew..(fIy) into his
windscreen.
8. As soon as the holiday-makers .went out.. (go out) the shopkeeper noticed that one of them ...
had left ( leave) a thick wallet.
9. ..Was it raining .(it, rain) when you got...(get) up?
10. Why were you .laughing.. (laugh) all through the history lesson yesterday?
11. First she .read.. (read) the advertisement and then she .called ..(call) the company.
12. The light from the Sun takes (take) about eight and a half minutes to reach the Earth.
13. This week we are sending (send) all the mail by couriers because the Post Office is on strike.
14. I really ..don’t think .(not think) that wall colour is the biggest problem now!
15. „You are covered in mud! What on earth you .have you been doing.. (do)?” „I have been
playing... (play) football in the rain.”
16. I hate living in Seattle because it .always rains.. (always, rain) there.
17. Yesterday when I .was walking.. (walk) in the park, I lost...(lose) my watch.
18. The Titanic sank... (sink) in 1912.
19. By next morning we will have cleaned ... (clean) our room.
20. Tomorrow at about 7 o'clock they ..will be crossing. (cross) the Russian border.

II. Each of the following sentences contains one error. Write the correct sentence on your

exam sheet.

1. When I will grow up I’ll be an architect. I grow up

2. She studies Algebra in her room now. is studying
3. Who’s homework is this ? Whose
4. Hers books are on the desk. Her
5. He has got many luggages, doesn’t he? much luggage
6. This is the worse holiday I have ever had! The worst
7. These cakes are tasting a bit funny. taste
8. He’s eyes are the colour of the sky. His
9. Can you give me an advice? A word of advice
10. The weather is getting warmer and more warmer. Warmer and warmer
11. I was reading for two hours when the snow started. Had been reading
12. He will go out as soon as he will finish his homework. He finishes
13. She’s been practising this sport since many years. for
 14. You always take my clothes instead of yours! Are always taking
15. People are very carefully with their money. careful
16. Where did you spent your holiday last year? did you spend
17. What a nice people! They always help us when in need. nice
18. Less people go to the cinema these days. Are going
19. We will continue this meeting after a twenty–minutes break. Twenty-minute break
20. Why did you give them false informations? information

III.Rephrase the following sentences:

1. I started living in Santander twenty years ago.

I ……have been living in Santander for twenty years……..

2. He has never felt so embarrassed before.

It’s …the first time he has felt so embarrassed….

3. The final question in part 6 wasn’t answered correctly by anyone.

Nobody ....answered correctly.......

4. “Let's go for a swim!" he said.

He .suggested going for a swim............

5. It’s a month since he started working here.

He has…been working here for a month…….

6. It’s ages since I ate in that restaurant.

I haven’t …eaten in that restaurant for ages…

7. I last saw my school mate in 2006.

I haven’t …seen my school mate since 2006…………..

8. That exercise book belongs to me.

That exercise book …is mine………..

9. We haven’t got anything in the fridge.

We’ve got nothing left in the fridge………………

10 The underground is cheaper than a taxi.

A taxi is more expensive than the underground………………….