Category: English 8

Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect progressive).

1. He has been working (work)  in this company since 1985.
2. I have been waiting (wait)  for you since two o’clock.
3. Mary has been living (live)  in Germany since 1992.
4. Why is he so tired? He has been playing (play)  tennis for five hours.
5. How long have been learning (learn / you)  English?
6. We have been looking for(look for)  the motorway for more than an hour.
7. I have been living (live)  without electricity for two weeks.
8. The film hasn’t been running (run / not)  for ten minutes yet, but there’s a commercial break already.
9. How long  has she been working (work / she)  in the garden?
10. She has not been (not / be)  in the garden for more than an hour.

Present Perfect Continuous – Positive and Negative

1) She has been working (work) here for five years.[ . ]2) I have been studying (study) all day.[ . ]3) You has been eating(eat) a lot recently.[ . ]4) We have been living (live) in London for six months.[ . ]5) He has been playing(play) football, so he’s tired.[ . ]6) They have been learning(learn) English for two years.[ . ]7) I have been cooking(cook) so I’m really hot.[ . ]8) She has been going (go) to the cinema every weekend for years.[ . ]9) It has been raining (rain) the pavement is wet.[ . ]10) You have been sleeping(sleep) for twelve hours.[ . ]11) I haven’t been working (not/work) today.[ . ]12) You haven’t been eating(not/eat) well recently.[ . ]13) We haven’t been exercising (not/exercise) enough.[ . ]14) She hasn’t been studying (not/study).[ . ]15) They haven’t living (not/live) here for very long.[ . ]16) It hasn’t been snowing (not/snow).[ . ]17) He haven’t been playing (not/play) football for five years.[ . ]18) We haven’t been drinking (not/drink) enough water – that’s why we feel tired.[ . ]19) I haven’t been sleeping(not/sleep) I was reading.[ . ]20) They haven’t been watching (not/watch) TV much recently.

1. The war will be declared next week (DECLARE).
2. Your homework must be finished by tomorrow afternoon. (MUST FINISH)
3. That house has not been painted since I was a child. (NOT PAINT)
4. Smoking  is not allowed in this hotel (NOT ALLOW)
5. After all the flights  had been cancelled the tourists checked in at the airport hotel.(CANCEL)
6. The car  has not been washed for over a week (NOT WASH).
7. He was given a new contract last year (GIVE)
8. This song was written by the Beatles in 1967. (WRITE)
9. The earth  can be saved if we try hard enough to do something (CAN SAVE)
10. The new bridge is being built at the moment. (BUILD)

1. They check every passenger.
   Every passenger was checked .
2. The women clean the school every day.
   The school  every day cleaned by women.
3. Somebody has collected this garbage.
   This garbage has collected .
4. The police caught the criminals.
   The criminals caughted by the police.
5. They should stop vandalism in big cities.
   Vandalism in big cities was stopped .
6. They must turn off the lights.
   The lights must be turned off .
7. The manager will write a report at the end of the month.
   A report will writen by manager at the end of the month.
8. Do they paint this house every year?
   Is this house will painted  every year?
9. They are repairing my car now.
   My car is being repaired now.
10. How do they make butter?
    How the butter maked ?
11. Nobody has spoken French here for a long time.
    French was spoken here for a long time.
12. Patrick opened the store at 9 o’clock.
    The store was opened by Patrick at 9 o’clock.

1) Somebody found the key.
[ . ] The key was found 
2) Somebody made mistakes.
[ . ] Mistakes were made
3) Somebody loved that woman.
[ . ] That woman was loved
4) Somebody cleaned the rooms.
[ . ] The rooms were cleaned
5) Somebody fixed the computer.
[ . ] The computer was fixed .
6) Somebody built that house.
[ . ] That house was built
7) Somebody wrote War and Peace.
[ . ] War and Peace was written
8) Somebody painted The Mona Lisa.
[ . ] The Mona Lisa was painted
9) Somebody stole my wallet.
[ . ] My wallet was stollen
10) Somebody prepared lunch.
[ . ] Launch was prepared
11) Somebody drank a lot of coffee.
[ . ] A lot of coffee was drunk
12) Somebody forgot the papers.
[ . ] The papers were forgotten
13) Somebody closed the windows.
[ . ] The windows were closed
14) Somebody invited Julie and Luke to a party.
[ . ] Julie and Luke were invited to a party
15) Somebody built a website.
[ . ] A website was built
16) Somebody ate all the cakes.
[ . ] All the cakes were eaten
17) Somebody told me to wait.
[ . ] I was told to wait
18) Somebody employed a lot of new waiters.
[ . ] A lot of new waiters were employed
19) Somebody opened a shop.
[ . ] A shop was opened
20) Somebody lost the letter.
[ . ] The letter was lost

Mr Jones watches films.

Films were watched by Mr Jones
.
The people speak English.
. English is spoken by the people
He reads comics.
.comics were read by him
We play volleyball.
. Volleyball is played by us
They sing the song.
. The song is sung by them
I take photos.
.photos were taken by me
She does the housework.
. The housework is done by her
The policemen help the children.
.the children are helped by the policeman
He writes poems.
. Poems are written by him
Mother waters the flowers.

The flowers are watered by mother

My mother is the kindest person I have ever seen. To me she is a hero because she helps me all the time. I love my mom.

Test

Choose from the following prepositions at, by, for, from, in, on, with and complete the sentences.

1. Where do you come from     ?
2. My cousin lives   in   Norway.
3. They are walking on   the bridge.
4. I don’t like flying, so I went to Paris by   bus.
5. You can stay    with   me tonight.
6. My birthday is  on   29th February.
7. I’ll see you at   Christmas.
8. Put the books on  the table, please.
9. I haven’t seen you  for   ages.
10. I like this house   by   the river.

Use the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences. Use the correct tense.
1. When I was looking (look) out of the window, I  saw(see) John.
2.  you ever played (play) the piano since you left school?
3. I have not seen (not see) him for two days.
4. When he was trying (try) to open the door, he dropped (drop) his key.
5. They have lived  (live) in this house since 1987.
6. My father was washing (wash) his car while my mother and I  were preparing (prepare) dinner.
7. did you meet (meet) her yesterday?
8. Mary has been  (be) in London for three days.
9. The headmaster entered  (enter) the classroom when they were writing (write) their exams.
10. He bought (buy) a new car last week.
11. I think that they  will arrive (arrive) tomorrow morning.
12. Last Wednesday they played  (play) chess after they had done (do) their homework.

Choose the correct pronouns to complete the sentences.

1. The old woman lived alone, with —- to look after —-.

A) someone / her
B) anyone / herself
C) everyone / she
D) no one / her
E) anyone / she’s
2. —- two rings here on my little finger belonged to —- grandmother.

A) These / my
B) That / mine
C) Those / me
D) The / myself
E) This / my
3. When the little boy grabbed the lizard, —- tail broke off in —- hand.

A) it’s / his
B) it / him
C) its / his
D) it / one’s
E) its / he’s

4. A baby learns the meaning of words as —- are spoken by others and later uses —- in sentences.

A) their / they
B) they / them
C) they / themselves
D) it / them
E) they / it
5. Some of these clothes are —-, and the rest of —- belong to Zack.

A) yours / it
B) my / them
C) hers / their
D) me / they
E) mine / them

6. As for —-, I prefer to let people make up —- minds.

A) myself / each other’s
B) I / his own
C) mine / one another’s
D) me / their own
E) my / theirs
7. The solicitor wrote a letter to Ann and —- in which he asked us if we could settle the matter between —-.

A) I / us
B) me / us
C) myself / ours
D) mine / our
E) me / we
8. As —- cuts it as well as he does, I always have my hair cut at Johnson’s.

anyone
B) someone else’s
C) no one else
D) everyone
E) nobody’s
9. They decided to buy the house because —- location would allow —- to get to work very easily.

A) theirs / them
B) it / themselves
C) its / them
D) they / us
E) its / their
10. Our dog is of a very good breed as —- is the offspring of two very champion dogs and inherited —- features.

A) this / its
B) he / them
C) she / theirs
D) that / his
E) it / their

Complete the following exercise with adjective or adverb form of the words.

That pitbull looks angry. (adjective) She spoke quietly. (adverb) Erica listened to her mother carefully. (adverb) Mary makes careless mistakes. (adjective) Children grow quickly. (adverb) He is very happy today. (adjective) It’s raining heavily. (adverb) Morgan was seriously hurt in a car accident. (adverb) His situation was very serious. (adjective)

Բոինգ 727-ը Ջունգլիներում

Costa Verde հյուրանոցների ցանցն ապշեցուցիչ գաղափար է առաջարկում այցելուների համար: Նրա տերերը գնել են 40 տարվա, դուրսգրված Բոինգ 727 ինքնաթիռ, որը տարիներով կանգնած էր Սան Խոսեի օդանավակայանում: Ինքնաթիռը բաժանել են մասերի և տեղափոխել ջունգլիներ, որտեղ հավաքել են անմիջապես արևադարձային ծառերի վրա: Հյուրանոցն անվանել են The 727 Fuselage Home:

Պետք է հաշվի առնել, որ ինքնաթիռը Costa Verde-ի ամենաթանկ համարն է. այն 2 անգամ թանկ է սովորական համարներից, որոնք գտնվում են հարևան վիլլայում: Մեկ գիշերվա արժեքը մոտ 250 հազար դրամ է, գումարած 13% տեղական տուրքը: Հաղորդվում է, որ գինն ավելի մատչելի է դառնում սեպտեմբեր-նոյեմբեր ամիսներին:

Boeing 727 in the Jungle
The Costa Verde chain of hotels offers an amazing idea for visitors. Its owners bought a 40-year-old, decommissioned Boeing 727 aircraft that had been parked at the San Jose airport for years. The aircraft was disassembled and transported to the jungle, where they assembled it directly on tropical trees. The hotel is called The 727 Fuselage Home.

It should be noted that the aircraft is the most expensive room at the Costa Verde: it is twice as expensive as the regular rooms located in the neighboring villa. The cost per night is about 250 thousand drams. It is reported that the price becomes more affordable in September-November.

2,g

3,b

4,a

5,d

6,h

7,f

8,c

Fill in the present or past tense.
1. He  was offered(offer) a new job last week.
2. The bridge was blew up  (blow up) yesterday.
3. This novel was written  (write) by Hemingway.
4. Flies  are caught (catch) by spiders.
5. All the trees were cut (cut) down yesterday.
6. We  are told(tell) to go home now.
7. Their purse  was stolen(steal) in the disco last night.
8. Rain  is held(hold) up by fog.
9. He was throwed (throw) out of the bar a week ago.
10. Pigs are used (use) to find truffles.
11. The old theatre was reopend (reopen) last Friday.
12. She was asked (ask) about the accident by the police yesterday.
13. A lot of food is thrown  (throw) away every day.
14. Mice are caught (catch) by cats.
15. I am often ask (often / ask) for her address.

1. Millions of dollars’ worth of damage has been caused by a storm which (swept/was swept) across the north of the United States last night.

2. The River Reiner  (burst/was burst) its banks after heavy rain.

3. Many people  (rescued/were rescued) from the floods by fire-fighters.

4. Firefighters  (received/were received) hundreds of calls for help.

5. Wind speeds  (reached/were reached) ninety miles an hour in some places.

6. Roads  (blocked/were blocked) by fallen trees.

7. Electricity lines  (brought/were brought) down, leaving thousands of homes without electricity.

8. “Everything possible  (is doing/is being done) to get things back to normal,” a spokesman said.

9. One young girl  (took/was taken) to hospital after she broke her leg.

10. She has now  (sent/been sent) home.

1. They were interviewing her for the job.
She ________________ for the job.
  was being interviewed
  was interviewed
  has been interviewed

2. Tom is writing the letter.
The letter ________________ by Tom.
  was written
  is being written
  has been written

3. Everyone understands English.
English ________________ by everyone.
  is understood
  has been understood
  was understood

4. The employees brought up this issue during the meeting.
This issue ________________ by the employees during the meeting.
  has been brought up
  is brought up
  was brought up

5. The professor told him not to talk in class.
He ________________ by the professor not to talk in class.
  has been told
  was told
  was being told

6. They say that women are smarter than men.
Women ________________ to be smarter than men.
  were being said
  were said
  are said

7. The fire has destroyed the house.
The house ________________ by the fire.
  has been destroyed
  was being destroyed
  is destroyed

8. She would have told you.
You ________________ by her.
  would have been told
  would be told
  were being told

9. She would reject the offer.
The offer ________________ by her.
  will have been rejected
  would be rejected
  will be rejected

10. This surprises me.
I ________________ by this.
  would have been surprised
  will be surprised
  am surprised

1. She sang a song. – the song was sang.
2. Somebody hit me. – I was hiten.
3. We stopped the bus. – the bus was stopped.
4. A thief stole my car. – my car was stolen.
5. They didn’t let him go. – he wasn’t let to go.
6. She didn’t win the prize. – the prize wasn’t won.
7. They didn’t make their beds. – their beds weren’t made.
8. I did not tell them. – they weren’t told.
9. Did you tell them? – were they told.
10. Did he send the letter? – was the letter send.

1.a

2. Are produced

3. Aren’t held

4. Is made

5. Are sold

6. Are bought

7. Is,held

1.b

2. Don’t

3.Don’t let

4.Are allowed

5.Let

6.Are allowed