Practice unit grade8

Date............................ Name............................. Practice grade 8
I.Write sentences with the cue words. Use the present perfect tense of the verbs
Ex: I/ know/ her/ three months I have known her for three months.
1. He/ have/ a cold/ a week. ............................................................................................
2. They/ live/ in this house/ April. ............................................................................................
3. My family/ be/ here/ Christmas. ............................................................................................
4. We/ not see/ each other/ 10 years. ............................................................................................
5, Mr. Clark/ work/ in the bank/ a long time. ............................................................................................
6. Tom and Joanna/ go/ to France/ last summer. ............................................................................................
7. My sister/ have/ a red bike/ yesterday. ............................................................................................
8. I/ not eat/ in that restaurant/ ages. ............................................................................................
9. Mr. Robin son/ teach/ in this school/ 1987. ............................................................................................
10. I/ write/ this letter/ six o`clock. ............................................................................................
II.Complete B`s answers. Some sentences are positive and some are negative. Use the present perfect tense of the verbs in the box. be eat read have meet play try see know
Ex: A: How is Ann these days? B: I`ve no idea. I haven`t met her for two months.
1. A: Who`s that woman by the door? B: I don`t know. I .........................................her before.
2. A: Are you hungry? B: Yes. I .......................................much todav.
3. A: Can you play chess? B: Yes. but I .......................................for ages.
4. A: Did you enjoy your holiday? B: Yes. It`s the best holidav I ...................................for a long time.
5. A: What`s that book like? B: Very interesting. I .......................................it three times.
6. A: Is Paris an interesting place? B: I`ve no idea. I .......................................there.
7. A: Do you like spaghetti? B: I don`t know. I .......................................it.
8. A: How well do you know him? B: Very well. We .......................each other since we were children.
III. Put in the present perfect or past simple of the verbs in brackets.
1. I (do) .......................................all the housework. The flat is really clean now.
2. He (write) .......................................a novel for two years, but he (finish) ....................................... it yet.
3. My brother (leave) .........................home 10 years ago. I (never/ meet) ...........................him again since then.
4. What........................ you (do) ........................ last weekend? ........................you (play) ........................golf?
5. I like your car. How long you ........................ (have) ........................ it?
6. Mai (buy) ........................ a new dress last month but she (not wear) ................................. it yet.
7. Mr. Quang (teach) ....................Math in this school since he (graduate) .................from the university in 1989.
8. ........................you (hear) ........................of Agatha Christie? She (be) ........................ a writer who (die) ........ in 1976. She (write) ........................more than 70 detective novels. ...........you (read) ................any of them?
9. When I (get) ........................ home last night, I (be) ..............very tired and I (go) .....................straight to bed.
10.Daneil (earn) ........................some money last week. But I`m afraid he (already/ spend) ........................it all.
IV. Read the situations and complete the sentences, using the words in brackets.
Ex; I`m quite tall but you are taller, (as ... as) I`m not as tall as you.
2. She speaks English very well, and her sister speaks well too. (as .. as)
She speaks ........................................................................her sister.
3. They like spaghetti; but I like hamburger, (different from)
Their tastes are . .....................................................................
4. They`ve lived here for a long time but we`ve lived here longer, (as ... as)
They haven`t .....................................................................us.
5. He is wearing a red cap, and she is wearing a red cap too. (like)
He is ....................................................................hers.
6 My birthday is 12 August. Tom`s birthday is 12 August, (the same as)
My birthday is ....................................................................Tom ‘s.
7. Sandra spent 100 dollars; but Susan spent 120 dollars, (as ... as)
Sandra ....................................................................much money .
8. I thought she was intelligent girl; but she is so stupid, (different from)
She is ..........................................what .....................................................................
9. Nam drives carefully, but his sister drive more carefully, (as...