GRAMMAR – REVISION FOR THE MID-TERM TEST – GRADE 10

* VERB TENSE

Fill in the correct form of the verb – All tenses

1. The football season ________________ (begin) a month ago.
2. She wore the shoes she ________________ (buy) the previous day.
3. We entered the house quietly because everyone ________________ (sleep)
4. What ________________ she________________ (say) when he asked her to marry him?
5. When I was a student, I________________ (not have) much money.
6. Why ________________ she still________________ (work) at one o’clock in the morning
7. I was happy to see her, because we________________ (not see) each other for years.
8. By the time we got to the shop, a long queue ________________already________________ (form) outside
9. While my aunt ______________ (spend) the summer holiday with us, she ______________ (buy) a lovely gift for us.
10. ________________ he ________________ (do) his homework before you saw him?
11. My family have ___________________ (buy) some land in southern France recently. They ___________________
(build) a summer house there at the moment.
12. Andy and Mary _______________ (go) to a concert tomorrow night. They ________________ (look forward to) it the
whole week.
13. Jonathon _______________ (watch) the news on TV every day and it ________________ (help) him with his English.
14. When he ___________________ (found) Microsoft, Bill Gates was only 20 years old. He ____________________
(already write) his first computer programme six years earlier.
15. Mrs Smith said that one day she ________________________ (retire) from teaching. She said that she
___________________ (spend) her new free time learning about computers.
16. I ______________________ (not sleep) at all last night. Someone ___________________ (listen) to music all night.
17. The judge sentenced the man to eight years in prison because he ___________________ (rob) a bank.
18. They ________________________ (stand) in the queue for over an hour when the manager ___________________
(tell) them that there were no more tickets.
19. Alan ___________________ (be) in the car accident yesterday. The other driver ___________________ (lose) control
of his car because he ___________________ (fall) asleep.
20. She _______________ (not see) her father since he ___________ (start) to work in Marseille two years ago.
21. I ___________________ (sleep) when the fire broke out.
22. Linda phoned and explained that she _______________ (not can) to come to the party the next day because she
___________________ (be) still sick.
23. I ________________ (just see) the film “The Da Vinci Code”. – ______________ (you see) it too?
24. My sister ___________________ (fly) home from London today. Her flight ___________________ (arrive) in an hour
so I ___________________ (leave) for the airport right now to get there in time.
25. I ___________________ (use) to ski when I was at the university but I ___________________ (break) a leg five years
ago and since then I ___________________ (not ski) any more.

Fill in the correct form of the Future Tense. In some sentences several forms are possible.
26. They _______________________ driving to New York tomorrow evening. (DRIVE)
27. I offered him a job last week and I think he ________________________ it. (TAKE)
28. I hope the weather __________________________ nice when you get to Sardinia. (BE)
29. We __________________________ married on June 25th. (GET)
30. I suppose real estate prices _______________________ up again next year. (GO)

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31. What _______________________ when you grow up? – I _______________________ a pilot. (YOU DO, BE)
32. I am _____________________ football this afternoon so I can't make it to the party. (PLAY)
33. Put your wallet away. I ______________________ for the tickets. (PAY)
34. I ______________________ John at the airport tomorrow at 5.30. (MEET)
35. Take the umbrella with you. I think it _______________________ in the afternoon. (RAIN)
36. I think I ___________________ a cup of tea after all. (HAVE)
37. Ask Mary. She ____________________ the answer (PROBABLY KNOW)
38. Which car _____________________ to buy? (YOU PLAN)
39. Jack missed the train. He ____________________ late again. (BE)
40. All our stores ____________________ next Monday at 10.00 a.m. (OPEN)
41. We _______________________ our holidays in France next year. (SPEND)
42. What do you want to eat? – I think I ________________________ a sandwich. (HAVE)
43. We have to go now. It _______________________ late. (GET)
44. I can't talk about it now, but I _______________________ you a mail next week. (SEND)
45. The Jacksons ____________________ a party tomorrow afternoon, but they haven't invited us. (HAVE)

* VERB FORM

Fill in the correct form: Gerund or Infinitive (with or without "TO")

1. Do you expect me __________________ it to you a second time? (EXPLAIN)

2. Everyone in the village came to see them __________________. (LEAVE)

3. It doesn't take that much time __________________ your room properly. (TIDY)

4. We have never had such a famous person __________________ in this hotel. (STAY)

5. I don't recommend __________________ through the city centre during rush hour. There's too much traffic. (DRIVE)

6. I can imagine lots of people _______________ him very much. (NOT LIKE)

7. The company promised _______________ the furniture by the end of March. (DELIVER)

8. You must remember ______________ through your pockets before you put the jacket into the washing machine. (LOOK)

9. He did not pretend __________________ his nervousness in front of the camera. (HIDE)

10. When I saw that lovely hat, I couldn't resist __________________ it. (BUY)

11. Please stop __________________ and listen to me for a moment. (TALK)

12. I caught him __________________ at me in a very strange way. (LOOK)

13. He has a good chance of __________________ what he set out to __________________. (DO, DO)

14. The sight of those two silly boys made us __________________. (LAUGH)

15. The policeman denied __________________ questioned the suspect without his lawyer present. (HAVE)

16. I made up my mind __________________ her. (TRUST)

17. My parents used _____________ ______________ to the cinema on Saturday evenings. Now they prefer
____________ at home. (LIKE, GO , STAY)

18. Don't forget __________________ out where we can get tickets for tomorrow's performance. (FIND)

19. Bob deserves another chance __________________ he is the best defender in our team. (PROVE)

20. I don't recall ever __________________ you talk about her before. (HEAR)

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* PASSIVE VOICE

Give the correct forms of verbs in brackets. Using Passive form

1. "Romeo and Juliet” ________________ (write) by Shakespeare.

2. These pictures________________ (take) during our last holidays in
3. All the reports________________ (type) by the secretary yesterday.
4. The rubbish ________________ (collect) every morning.
5. I ________________ (often/call) to help with the paperwork by my headmistress.
6. The e-mail ________________ (send) to you two hours ago. I wonder why you haven't received yet.
7. Why__________ the advertisement ____________ (place) in the newspaper yesterday?
8. The dishes _______________________ (not/wash) by her. They ________________(put)in the dishwasher.
9. All the housework________________________ (always/do) by Margaret.
10. I had lost one of my earrings but luckily it________________ (find).
11. They have moved into a new house. Their last things ________________ (move) last week.
12. She ________________ (ask) to take part in the show but she refused.
13. By whom ________________ the book________________ (borrow)? It hasn't been returned yet
14. English________________ (speak) by many people in Greece.
15. These building plans________________ (design) by a famous architect.
16. Homework ________________ (assign) twice a week.
17. Why ________________ the car ____________ (steal) yesterday?
18. French and English ________________ (speak) in Canada.
19. How ________________ information ________________ (store) in our brain?
20. I promise that the money ________________ (pay) back to you soon.
21. Yesterday, applicants for this position ________________ (examine) thoroughly.
22. He ________________ (punish) by his father yesterday.
23. Linh ________________ (offer) the job last month but she turned it down.
24. I think an alternative therapy ________________ (recommend) if medical therapy doesn't work.
25. The car ________________ (repair) at the moment. It broke up in an accident last Sunday.

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb. Use active or passive voice.

26. A lot of old songs ____________________ on the radio last week. (PLAY)
27. The President ____________________________ about the coup in Central America. (JUST INFORM)
28. If I ____________________ you I wouldn't go to the meeting. (BE)
29. The bank manager told me that the house ________________________ for. (NOT PAY)
30. I _________________________ the guitar since I was in nursery school. (PLAY)
31. Margie is very happy because she _____________________ an engagement ring from her boyfriend. (JUST
RECEIVE)
32. I _______________________ after the children while the garage _____________________ . (LOOK , REPAIR)
33. When Jane came to the office, she found out that her boss ________________________ . (ALREADY LEAVE)
34. Please don't interrupt us. We ____________________ an important conversation. (HAVE)
35. I reported to the police that my stamp collection _______________________ the week before. (STEAL)
36. A short time after the pedestrian _______________ by the car the ambulance ________________ . (HIT, ARRIVE)
37. When Mr Kennel entered the room, emails _____________________ by his assistants. (TYPE)
38. Dad ________________________ for over three weeks. (NOT SMOKE)
39. He normally _____________ up on his own but yesterday he _________________ by his mom. (WAKE, WAKE)

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 40. They usually ____________________ visitors at the hospital. (NOT ALLOW)
41. All the houses in our street _______________________ every year during the Christmas season. (DECORATE)
42. India _______________________ independence in 1947. (GRANT)
43. They _______________________ in southern Italy since the end of the war. (LIVE)
44. I ______________________ a car by the garage so that I could drive home. (GIVE)
45. Tom's father is an excellent athlete. He ____________________ some sort of sport every day. (DO)

Change the following sentences into the passive voice:

1. They don't speak English in this shop.

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2. Kevin asked Dennis a question.

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3. Nobody told John about the changes of the plan

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4. She gives him a box.

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5. Max will look after him.

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6. The waiter is going to bring Fred a big steak.

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7. Somebody broke into our bungalow last Friday.

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8. The teacher told us a joke.

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9. They will meet Doris at the station.

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10. Michael has not sent me a text message.

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11. They haven’t cleaned the streets this week.

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12. He couldn’t repair the broken vase.

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13. They’ll have to change the date of the meeting again.

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14. Mr. Dryden mended the washing machine.

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15. They divide the duties for each member in the family

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