Name: _______________ Surname: _______________ Class: 9th __________ Evaluation

Date: ______________________________________________, 20___________ ______%

Signatures: ___________________________ / __________________________  Muito Bom  Bom  Suficiente
(Teacher) (Parent / E.E.)  Insuficiente  Muito insuficiente

Present Simple & Present Continuous

1 Put the different uses of the verbs under the correct tense.

2 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the correct tense.

a. Joan usually __________________ (attend) sporting events every week.

b. My friends __________________ (watch) the European Youth Parliament session on
TV at the moment.
c. The National Reading Competition __________________ (take) place every year.
d. Some students _________________ (do) volunteer work for the community at the
weekend.
e. Listen! The junior prom __________________ (start) right now! Let’s go!
f. I _________________ (leave) the debating club right now. I’ll be home in 30 minutes.

3 Complete the sentences about you.

a. I never ____________________________________________________.
b. _____________________________ ________________ at the moment.
c. Every month, I ______________________________________________.
d. On Sundays, my brother_______________________________________.
e. These days, we _____________________________________________.
f. When I get home ____________________________________________.
g. I always ___________________________________________________.
Name: _______________ Surname: _______________ Class: 9th __________ Evaluation
Date: ______________________________________________, 20___________ ______%
Signatures: ___________________________ / __________________________  Muito Bom  Bom  Suficiente
(Teacher) (Parent / E.E.)  Insuficiente  Muito insuficiente

Past Simple & Past Continuous

1 Complete the diagram with the time expressions in the word cloud.

2 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Past Simple or Past
Continuous?
a. When I _____________ (be) in secondary school, I _____________ (take) a general
course called Visual Arts.
b. When my parents _____________ (call) last night, I _____________ (try) to sleep.
c. My best friend _____________ (buy) a car while she _____________ (get) her driver’s
license.
d. My friends and I _____________ (sit) in the café when it _____________ (start)
raining.
e. James _____________ (do) an artistic course when he ____________ (realise) that
he preferred a vocational one instead.

3 Write sentences in the Past Simple or Past Continuous.

a. They / do / research / on general courses / last year / .
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b. Yesterday, / my best friend / dream / about dance courses / all afternoon / .
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c. What / you / do / on Sunday / at 3 p.m. / ?
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d. Last night, / I / study / for / an exam / at 9:30 pm / .
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e. He / go / on his graduation trip / two years ago / .
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Name: _______________ Surname: _______________ Class: 9th __________ Evaluation
Date: ______________________________________________, 20___________ ______%
Signatures: ___________________________ / __________________________  Muito Bom  Bom  Suficiente
(Teacher) (Parent / E.E.)  Insuficiente  Muito insuficiente

f. He / be / on the debating club / since 2023 / .

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Name: _______________ Surname: _______________ Class: 9th __________ Evaluation
Date: ______________________________________________, 20___________ ______%
Signatures: ___________________________ / __________________________  Muito Bom  Bom  Suficiente
(Teacher) (Parent / E.E.)  Insuficiente  Muito insuficiente

Present Perfect Simple

1 Write the past participle of the verbs below.

a. buy _________________ f. travel ________________

b. shop ________________ g. watch ________________
c. speak _______________ h. drink _________________
d. feel _________________ i. sing _________________
e. know ________________ j. help _________________

2 Rewrite the sentences in the: 1. negative form / 2. interrogative form.

a. My friend has felt peer pressure at school.

1. ___________________________________.
2. ___________________________________?

b. They have been bullying my friend for years.

1. ___________________________________.
2. ___________________________________?

c. He has started a new meditation technique.

1. ___________________________________.
2. ___________________________________?

d. My teacher has been suffering from anxiety and panic attacks recently.
1. ___________________________________.
2. ___________________________________?

e. My best friend and I have taken a sports course.

1. ___________________________________.
2. ___________________________________?
3 Write sentences about you using the verbs in the box in the Present Perfect Simple.
a. I have ____________________________________________.
b. I haven’t __________________________________________.
c. I have ____________________________________________.
d. I haven’t __________________________________________.
e. _________ you ____________ beer before? ________, I _______.
f. _________ you ever _____________ in sports events at school?
Name: _______________ Surname: _______________ Class: 9th __________ Evaluation
Date: ______________________________________________, 20___________ ______%
Signatures: ___________________________ / __________________________  Muito Bom  Bom  Suficiente
(Teacher) (Parent / E.E.)  Insuficiente  Muito insuficiente

Present Perfect vs Past Simple

1 Read the rules and write 1 or 2 next to each one.
Then, write the time expressions in the correct column.
a. ___ Finished states / actions in the past.
b. ___ Actions that happened in the past but are important in the present.
c. ___ Sequence of actions in the past.
d. ___ Actions that have finished recently.
e. ___ Actions that started in the past and continue up to the present.

2 Complete the gaps with the verbs in brackets in the correct tense.
a. Jamie _______________ (not chose) her course yet.
b. Yesterday, my cousin _______________ (not see) his school counsellor.
c. I _______________ (decide) to do a digital detox two days ago.
d. My mother _______________ (just / ask) me to join the debating club at school.
e. She _______________ (work) as a musician for five years now.

3 Spot the mistake in each sentence and correct it.

a. They’ve travelled to attend the European Youth Parliament two days ago.
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b. I have went on my graduation trip with my friends two months ago.
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c. I felt academic pressure in school and in family relationships for a while now.
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d. My mother didn’t buy a dress for my junior prom yet.
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e. She has joined the debating club last year.
Name: _______________ Surname: _______________ Class: 9th __________ Evaluation
Date: ______________________________________________, 20___________ ______%
Signatures: ___________________________ / __________________________  Muito Bom  Bom  Suficiente
(Teacher) (Parent / E.E.)  Insuficiente  Muito insuficiente

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Question tags
1 Match the sentences with the correct question tag.
a. Meditation is a good way to relax, _____________?
b. She suffered bullying in school, _____________?
c. Connecting with others has been a good way to avoid isolation,
_______________?
d. Seeing the school counsellor was a great idea, _____________?
e. They weren’t feeling anxious before the exams, _____________?

2 Write the correct question tag.

a. She is going to drama club tomorrow, _______________?
b. The teachers are organising the Maths Olympiad, ______________?
c. Your best friend went to sporting events last year, _____________?
d. James was travelling to Paris when you called, _____________?
e. She has been working out every day, _____________?

3 Complete the sentences and write a question tag.

a. Music courses are _______________, _______________?
b. Peer pressure is _______________, _______________?
c. Vocational courses have been ______________, ______________?
d. The National Reading Competition was _______________,
_______________?
e. Your sister studies _______________, _______________?

4 Write sentences according to the instructions.

a. have / they / to leave / now / for prom + negative question tag
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b. close / the windows / you / of the music room + negative question tag
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c. should / not / before / going swimming / eat / he + positive question tag
_________________________________________________________________
d. do / call / not / her family / every day / she / during / graduation trip / her + positive
question tag
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Name: _______________ Surname: _______________ Class: 9th __________ Evaluation
Date: ______________________________________________, 20___________ ______%
Signatures: ___________________________ / __________________________  Muito Bom  Bom  Suficiente
(Teacher) (Parent / E.E.)  Insuficiente  Muito insuficiente

e. he / be / more careful / next time / he / the school counsellor / see + negative question
tag
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