Grade 9 - Grammar exercises for 2nd semester

Grammarticalexercises for the 2nd semester
Tenses
A. Simple past & present perfect;
1. I (have) these shoes since my 18th birthday.
2. I (tidy) my desk, but now it’s in a mess again.
3. The last time I (go) to Brighton was in August.
4. I’d like to meet a ghost, but I (never/ see) one.
5. And the race is over! And Micky Thimson (win) in a record time.
6. I (work) for a company for a year that was after college.
7. What time you (get) to work this morning?
8. Martin (be) to Greece five times. He loves that place.
9.The President (come) out of the building and is going to make a speech.
10. You won’t believe this, but I’ve got some tickets for the concert. – Oh, well done! How you ( get) them?
11. Of course I can ride a bike. But I (not/ ride) one for a year.
12. You ever ( bake) your own bread?
13. Tom ( left) a message for you. He (ring) last night.
14. You (see) the news today? – no, not yet.
15. We ( move ) here in 1993. We ( be) here for a long time.
B. Simple past & past progressive:
1. The door bell (ring) while Tom (watch) TV.
2. How fast you (drive) when the accident (happen)?
3. Ann and Susan (make) dinner when Martin (arrive).
4. The light (go) out while we (have) dinner.But it (come) on again after ten minutes.
5. What you (do) at this time yesterday? - I (work) on the computer.
6. It suddenly (begin) to rain while Laura (sit) in the garden.
7. Sam (take) a photo of me while I (not/ look).
8. When I (see) them, they (try) to find a new house near their work.
9. I (walk) along street when I suddenly (feel) somethings hit me in the back.I (not/know) what it was.
10. last night I (drop) a plate when I (do) the washing up. Fortunately I (not/ break).
C. Simple present the simple future:
1. We ( go) out when the rain (stop).
2. She ( not/come) until you (be) ready.
3. I (come) and see them before I ( leave) here.
4. We ( phone) you as soon as we ( arrive ) in Hanoi.
5. When I (see) Mr. Pike tomorrow, I ( give) him your message.
6. He promises he ( come) before the sun (rise).
7. You ( be) late if you (not/ hurry).

Reported speech

1. I said to Mrs. Hoa, "What sports do you often play?"
I asked Mrs. Hoa .........................................................
2. "Is there a TV in the bedroom?", I asked the landlady.
I asked the landlady .......................................................
3. "Let`s go to the cinema. ", Lien said.
Lien suggested ....................................................
4."I am going to Hanoi tomorrow", he said.
He said that .............................................
5. My father said; “ Don’t stay up lale.”
My father told.............................
6. Lan said;” Decorate the classroom with colorful lights.”
Lan advised....................................................
He said: “I shall expect her”.
He said………………………………………
He said: “I can’t find my hat”
He said……………………………………….
He said: “I am going to the cinema tomorrow”.
He said………………………………
He says to me: “I will do it if I can”.
He told ………………………………
He said to me: “You are looking much better”.
He told…………………………………
I said to him: “Your car has been stolen”.
I told….………………………
He says: “The river is rising early this year”.
He said …………
The boy said to his father: “I am going to finish this job”
The boy told………………………………….
She says to me: “I’ll come as soon as I can”.
She told………………………………………
He said: “I am living in Paris now”.
He said …………………………………….
17. The officer said to the soldiers: “Capture that hill in front of you!”.
The officer told the soldiers …………………
18. He says to me: “I will see you tomorrow”.
He told me………………………………
19. He said to his friend: “Did you see the accident