Revision for 8 grade

English 8 – Revision
A.The present simple tense
I. Use the correct form of verbs in brackets.
1.Ba ( be ) ……my friend. He (live)………
In Ha Noi with his mother, father and elder sister.His parents(be)……teachers.Ba(go)……
to Quang Trung school.
2.Nam (like)………sports. He( swim)………..,
he (play)……….. soccer and he (play)………..
badminton.
3.We (go)……….to school everyday.
4.She(not drink)………………coffee.
She (drink)………….. cocacola.
5.It (be)……….often hot in the summer.
6.What………you………(do) every morning ?
7.The earth (circle)……….. the sun once every 365 days.
8. I (see)………….her very often.
9.Most rivers (flow)………. into the sea
10.Vegetarians (not eat)………………meat.
11.Bees (make)……………..honey.
12.Rice(not grow)………….. in cold climates.
13.Where………..Martin……….(come)from?
14.The sun (rise)………..in the east and(set )
…………in the west.
II.Complete the sentences using the present simple tense of the verbs.
1………………………….(the film/begin) at 3.30 or 4.30 ?
2.The art exhibition………(open) on May 3rd and (end) on July 15th
3.The train (leave)………..Plymouth at 11.30 and (arrive)………..in London at 14.45.
4.We (start) our work on Monday and (finish)
………...on Thursday.
5.I’m bored with this T.V program. When
………………………..(it/finish) ?
6.What time…………………………………
(your train/leave) tomorrow ?
Seven o’clock in the morning.
7.Next Friday………….(be) thirteenth.
8.Where…………………….(they/collect) garbage ? At Dong Xuan market.
B.The present continuous.
I.Complete these sentences using the present continuous.
1.Your mother/ cook the meal
……………………………………………
2.He/ swim…………………………………
3.Thu and Lan/ play badminton.
……………………………………………...
4.they/ play soccer………………………….
5.The children/play volleyball ?
……………………………………………...
6.The boy/ read a book
…………………………………………….
7.Quang/ write a letter.
……………………………………………...
8.Linh/ skip rope……………………………
II.Make questions for underlined words
1.Our friends are playing in the garden.
…………………………………………….
2.Mr tan is working in his room.
……………………………………………
3.My sister is doing her homework.
…………………………………………….
4.He is reading in his room.
…………………………………………….
5.The train is going to Nha Trang.
……………………………………………..
6.Her mother is cleaning the table.
…………………………………………….
III.Complete the sentences with one of the following verbs.
Come get happen look start make
1.I……………for Mary.Do you know where she is ?
2.It…………….dark. Shall I turn on the lights?
3.Do you have an umbrella ?it………to rain.
4.Why are all these people here ?What……..
5.Are you ready ? Yes, I………………….
6.You…………………a lot of noise.Could you be quieter ?I……………to concentrate?
IV.Use the words in bracks to complete the questions.
1…………………this week ? No, he’s on holiday.(Colin/work)
2.Why……………at me like that ?What’s the matter ?(you/look).
3”Jenny is a student at a university.” “Is she?What………………..?”(she/study)
4…………………..to the radio or I can turn it off ? (anybody/listen).
5.How is your English ?…………………..
better ?(it/get).

C.The present simple and present continuous.
I.Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or present progressive.
1.I (go)………... to the movie tonight.The film (begin)……………. at 7.30.
2.the world (change)…………. rapily. Things (never/ stay)…………………….. the same.
3.We (have) ……………a party next Sunday. Would you like to come ?
4.It (often/ rain)……………… in summer, but it (not/ rain)…………………….. now.
5.What time………..this train (get)………… to London ?
6.Computers……………….( become) more important in our lives.
7.A:(be)……you free at lunchtime tomorrow ?
B: No, I (have)………………lunch with my
parents.
8.Sue (come)…………….. to see us tomorrow. She (travel)…………………. by train and her train(arrive)…………….at10.15.I(meet)…………………..her at the station.
9.A:What ………..your sister (do)…………?
B:She is an architect but she (not/work)……...
……………..at the moment.
10.Can we stop walking soon ? I (get)………….
…………..tired.
11.Let’s go out .It (not/rain)……………… now
12.Junia is very good at languages. She (speak)
………..four languages very well.
13.Hurry up ! Everybody (wait )………………..
for you.
14”…………………(you/listen) to the radio ?”
“ No, you can turn it off”
15.The River Nile (flow) into the Mediterranian.
16.Look at the river. It(flow)……………….. …
very fast today, much faster than usual.
17”…………………..(you/ listen) to the radio
everyday ?” ” No, just occasionally”
18.How is your English ?
Not bad. It (improve )………………..slowly
19.Ron is in London at the moment. He (stay) …………… at the Park Hotel. He (always/stay)
………………there when he is in London.
21.Can we start walking soon ? I(start)………...
……….to feel tired.
22.Can you drive ? I(learn)………………...my
father (teach)………………….me.
22.Normally I……………finish work at 5.00, but this week I (work)…………… …..until
6.00 to earn more money.
23 My parents (live)………. in Bristol. They was born there an have never lived.anywhere else. Where (your/parents)………………….?
24.Sonia(look)………………..for a place to live. She (stay) with her sister until she finds somewhere.
25.The train is never late. It (always/leave)
…………………….on time.
28.Jim is very untidy. He( always/leave) his things all over the place.
29.A:What ………………………(you/do)?
B: I……………..(write) a letter to my parents. I………(write) them everyweekend)
30.A:Let’s go out.
B:Look, it…………….(snow) outside.It
(come) down quite hard.
31.A:I think we’re going the wrong way.
B:I don’t think so.The sun………(rise) in
the east, remember it’s behind us so
we’re…………………(travel) west.
32.A:……………….(you/look) for someone?
B:Yes, I ………(need) to speak to Neil.
Is he in ?
A: Yes, but I………(think ) he’s busy. He
……………(talk) to the boss at the
moment.
II. Complete B’s sentence, using “always +V-ing”.Ex: My grandmother is always forgeting her umbrella.
1.A: May I watch television, Mom ?
B: You………………………….You should
more active.
2.A:Look!You’ve the same mistake again
B: Oh, no! I………………………………..
3.A: I’m afraid I’ve lost my key again.
B: Oh dear ! You…………………………..
4.A:The car has broken down again.
B: That car is useless ! It…………………..
5.A: Oh, Sue has left the lights on again
B: Typical ! She……………………………
6.A: Nam and Hoa have missed the school bu
bus again.
B: Not again ! They………………………..



english 8 – revision
D.The past simple
I.Write the past form of the following verbs
to visit to have
to arrive to have
to remember to go
to ruturn to buy
to rent to take
to receive to see
to talk to think
to stop to wear
to look to put
to move to eat
to watch to give
to learn to teach
to help to make
to want to tell
to clean to keep
to enjoy to leave
II.Complete the following sentences, using the past of the verbs given
buy take go return be wear eat receive


1.The sea food was very delicious.
2.Hoa…………a letter from her penpal Tim yesterday.
3.I……….to the movie theater last night.
4.They……….fish and crab for their lunch.
5.Liz………...to Hanoi from Nha trang two days ago.
6.she…………a blue dress in her last birthday party.
7.Mr Jobinson ………..Liz a cap
8.He………his children to the zoo last Sunday.
III.Fill in the blanks with the correct form of “to be”:am, is, are, was, were.
1.The homework……very difficult yesterday
2.the children……in the park five minutes ago
3.Nha Trang……..a beautiful place.
4.I………late for school yesterday.
5.Where…………she yesterday ?
6.We…………..tired today. We……….at the party last night.
7.She…………unhappy because she doesn’t have any friend in the city.
8…………you at home yesterday morning ?
IV.Complete the following sentences with the words given, using the past simple.
I/ visit my grangparents/ yesterday.
I visited my grandparents yesterday
1.She/ buy a lot of souvenirs/ last summer vacation.
………………………………………………..
2.My mother /give me a yellow cap.
………………………………………………
3.they/ arrive at the airport / at eight o’clock this morning.
………………………………………………..
4.I/speak to her about my vacation.
………………………………………………..
5.Mr Quang/teach maths for many year.
……………………………………………….
6.I/see you at the party/ last night.
………………………………………………...
7.The children/be very happy in their trip to Nha Trang.
………………………………………………..
8.Minh/put the cake on ther table.
………………………………………………
9.They/live here/two days ago.
………………………………………………..
10.Nga/be late for school/yesterday morning.
………………………………………………..
V.Make questions and write the answers.
Ex:you/go to the zoo/yesterday//yes/no.
Did you go to the zoo yesterday?
Yes,I did/ No, I didn’t.
1.Ba/teach Liz Vietnamese//Yes.
………………………………………………..
2.He/mail his friend a postcard//No
………………………………………………
3.they/return home/yesterday//No.
……………………………………………….
4.Mrs Jobinson/buy a poster//No.
………………………………………………...
5.You/send me those flowers//Yes.
………………………………………………...
6.She/receive many gifts//No.
………………………………………………...
VI.Change the following sentencesinto negative and questions.
1.My father decorated the Chrismas tree.
………………………………………………..
………………………………………………..
2.She bought a new dress yesterday.
………………………………………………...
………………………………………………..

3.They were late for school.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4.Mr Tam took his children to the museum last Sunday…………………………………………….
……………………………………………………
5.Hoa made a cushion for her armchair
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
6.They painted their house yellow.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
7.This dress was fit
…………………………………………………….
8.I saw her two days ago.
…………………………………………………….
VII.Make questions for the answers.
Ex:She borrowed this book in the library(where?)
Where did she borrow this book ?
1.Her mother gave her a blue dress(what?)
…………………………………………………….
2.Iwent to Nha Trang last summer vacation.(when)
…………………………………………………….
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