WELCOME TO PRACTISE YOUR GRAMMAR!
Module 1 “Socialising”.
1.Fill in the gaps with the
verbs in brackets:
1. He … (drive)
his grandfather to the doctor.
2. Jack … (wear)
a strange red tie.
3. Little Greg …
(blow) out 5 candles on his birthday cake.
4. They … (hold)
an opera festival in August.
5. We
accidentally … (break) the umbrella.
6. My daughter …
(lose) her way in a new city.
7. My mother …
(make) vanilla pancakes in the morning.
8. Mary … (write)
a long note in her diary.
9. Our cat …
(catch) three mice in the garden.
10. I … (go) to
the ballet school in my childhood.
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2.Fill in the gaps with the
verbs in Past Simple to
make up a story:
The legend of Lake Ompa. Many years ago
there __________ (be) a girl called Taino. She _____ (can) sing very well and
play the psaltery .She _____ (fall) in love with a young man and ________
(have) a strong desire to marry him. One day she was sitting near a large
beautiful lake when a rich man ________ (see) her. He _______ (be) impressed by
Taino’s beauty so much that he_________ (find) it possible to marry her. As
Taino________ (have) a groom she________ (not mean) _______ to marry the rich
man. But the rich man_______ (be) very stubborn), and his servants ___________
(shoot) Taino’s groom and __________ (take) her to the rich man’s palace. The
girl ______ (be) so unhappy that when everybody was sleeping, she ________
(set) fire to the palace , and _______ (run) away. When the rich man________
(learn) about it, he _____ (send) his servants after Taino. As she ___________
( can not) run away from them, Taino___________ (throw) herself into the lake
and____________ (freeze) to death. From that time the lake was named Lake Ompa,
the Lake of Love.
Module 2 “ Food and Shopping”
1.Which past forms sound the same?
to bring –
brought – brought to let – let – let
to
sweep – swept – swept to say – said- said
to blow – blew –
blown to buy – bought – bought
to
meet – met – met to grow – grew – grown
to
shut – shut – shut to fly – flew –
flown
to
think – thought – thought to sleep – slept – slept
to know – knew –
known to cut – cut – cut,
to
set – set – set to keep – kept
– kept
to
pay - paid – paid to shake – shook
shaken
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2.Make the sentences negative:
1. The children
took after their mother very much.
2. Peter went home
at once.
3. She did her
homework quite correctly.
4. The children
ran to the river to bathe.
5. The postman
brought a parcel and left it at the door.
6. They drove me
mad with their noisy pets!
7. We left the
house early that morning.
8. She told him
everything at once.
9. The lesson
began at eight o’clock.
10. They knew
nothing about me.
Module
3 “ Great Minds”
1. Open
the brackets using, the verbs in Past Simple.
1. He (not can) looking at
her for a moment with surprise.
2. She (not can) smile
when she (to see) him.
3. On the way home she
usually (to buy) a slice of honey cake at the baker’s.
4. The driver (to drive
away), and he (tosee) later that his speedometer (to show) seventy-five, he (to
burst) into laughing at himself
5. He (to find out) that
the patient (to be) a small boy of nine years of age.
6. A quarter of an hour
later he (to hear) voices.
7. On the fifteenth of
October Andrew (to set out) alone for London.
8. When Eddy (to leave) in
the morning he (to take) her photograph with him.
9. They (to be)late for
the bus. The bus (to leave) at 8 o’clock.
10. Last Monday they (to
come) to their friends.
11. What your neighbours
(to do) yesterday?
2.Fill
in the gaps with the verbs in Past Simple.
The legend of Lake
Ompa.Many years ago there __________ (be) a girl calledTaino. She _____ (can)
sing very well and play the psaltery .She _____ (fall) in love with a young man
and ________ (have) a strong desire to marry him. One day she was sitting near
a large beautiful lake when a rich man ________ (see) her. He _______ (be)
impressed by Taino’s beauty so much that he_________ (find) it possible to
marry her. As Taino________ (have) a groom she________ (not mean) _______ to
marry the rich man. But the rich man_______ (be) very stubborn), and his
servants ___________ (shoot) Taino’s groom and __________ (take) her to the
rich man’s palace. The girl ______ (be) so unhappy that when everybody was
sleeping, she ________ (set) fire to the palace , and _______ (run) away. When
the rich man________ (learn) about it, he _____ (send) his servants afterTaino.
As she ___________ ( can not) run away from them, Taino___________ (throw)
herself into the lake and____________ (freeze) to death. From that time the
lake was named LakeOmpa, the Lake of Love.
Module
4 “Be Yourself”
1.Which forms of
theverbs are missing? Fill in.
…
began
…
break
…
…
…
brought
brought
buy
…
…
choose
…
chosen
cost
…
…
…
…
cut
drink
drank
…
…
drove
…
eat
…
…
…
…
fallen
feel
…
…
…
forgot
…
go
…
…
hide
…
…
…
hurt
…
…
…
known
leave
…
…
lose
lost
…
…
…
met
put
…
…
…
read
…
run
ran
…
see
…
…
…
…
sold
…
sang
…
speak
…
…
…
spent
spent
…
swam
…
…
taught
taught
think
…
…
…
…
understood
win
won
…
2.Fill in the
gaps:
1. Yesterday our cat … an
enormous mouse. (catch)
2.
He … a
job through the Internet last week. (find)
3. I …some juice and … much
better. (
drink,feel)
4. We … over the Amazon in
our last-week tour. (fly)
5. They … a new concert-hall
in August. (build)
6. Pete … a parcel to New
York on Monday. (send)
7.
My dad
… me some money and I …buy a new CD. (give,can)
8. I … you 200 dollars last year!. (lend)
9.
The
trainer … the ball to me but I didn’t catch it. (throw)
10.She … exclusive clothes
and …expensive cars. (wear, drive)
11.I … plenty of photos in
Brazil. (take)
12.My neighbor … me
unbelievable news today. (tell)
13.My son was sleeping, so I
… the door quietly. (shut)
14.I …at 7, … my bed and …to
the bathroom. ( wake up,make, go)
15.I walked into the house
and … some strange noise. (hear)
16.We never … a double-decker
before. (see)
17.He… a very funny picture
for his Mum’s birthday.(draw)
18.Last weekend somebody … my purse at a
cafe. (steal)
19.Food prices … twice last
year. (grow)
20.Jane … her new passport
last month. (get)
Module 5 “Global Issues”
1) Match the words.
1. Set
up a. in heavy rain
2. Be
left b. as a shock
3.
Lost c. under a weather
4.
Keep d. about differet things
5. Cut
down e. schools
6.
Feel f. sure
7.
Come g. forests
8. Broke
down h. searching
9. Make i.
their homes
10.
Think j. homeless
2)
Complete the table.
think
|
thought
|
|
cut
|
|
cut
|
lose
|
lost
|
|
keep
|
kept
|
|
come
|
|
come
|
feel
|
|
felt
|
break
|
broke
|
|
leave
|
|
left
|
make
|
|
made
|
set
|
set
|
|
3) Choose the
correct word and complete the gaps.
Set, make, leave, broke,
feel, keep, knew, lost, lose, cut, put, think, know.
1. The car
__________down in heavy rain.
2. We should't
____________down forests.
3. The goverment should
___________up better school.
4. If we try, we can
reduce the greenhouse gases that we _______into the atmosphere, which
___________the Earth warmer.
5. Before I
____________it, the water had reached me.
6. In the meantime, we
_________searching for more survivors.
7. Thousands have
__________their homes.
8. Hundreds of sheep
drowned in the flood and many other animals _____________their habitats.
9. Thousands of people
were ___________homeless.
10. Although we don't
_________for sure, animals may ____________more then we _______________.
4) Fill in the missing letter and write down the word.
L_se,
ke_p, k_ow, le_ve, m_ke, s_t, c_t, th_nk, br_ak, c_me
Module 6 “Global Issues”
1) Match the words.
1. Become
a. the locals
2.
meet b. famous landmarks
3.
build c. souvenirs
4. win
d. on the beach all day
5.
lie e. on guided tours
6.
see f. a symbol of London
7.
buy g. a taxi
8.
get h. better vessels
9. take
i. the hearts of many Americans
10.
go j. off the bus
2) Complete the table.
meet
|
|
met
|
see
|
saw
|
|
lie
|
lay
|
|
go
|
|
gone
|
build
|
built
|
|
buy
|
|
bought
|
win
|
|
won
|
get
|
got
|
|
become
|
|
become
|
take
|
took
|
|
3)
Choose the correct word and complete the gaps.
Took, went, build,
see, bought, got off, meet, become, won, lie.
1. I _________some
great snaps at the party.
2. __________all of
southern Morocco on a camel!
3. Sorry! I
__________the bus at the wrong stop.
4. Steamboats have
______________a symbol of the Mississippi River.
5. In the 18th
century, there were many attempts to ____________better vessels.
6. Your best friend's
parents have ___________you a present for your birthday.
7. We __________on
some hair-raising rides at the amusement park.
8. I'll ____________Jane
tomorrow.
9. I haven't given
myself any time to just __________on the beach and sunbathe.
10. One means of
transport that truly _________ the heart of many Americans was the river
steamboat.
4) Fill in the missing letter and write down the word.
Me_t, s_e, b_y,
l_e, be_ome, t_ke, g_t, w_n, bu_ld, g_.
Module 7 “Education”
1)
Match the words.
1.
Find a. dance classes
2.
read b. a study timetable
3.
heard c. a wide range of classes
4.
choose d. less time
5.
take e. information
6.
bring f. about their future
7.
make g. lots of information
8.
think h. pets into the classroom
9.
grow i. a loud cry
10.
spend j. close together
2)
Complete the table.
find
|
found
|
|
read
|
|
read
|
heard
|
|
heard
|
choose
|
chose
|
|
take
|
took
|
|
bring
|
|
brought
|
make
|
made
|
|
think
|
|
thought
|
grow
|
|
grown
|
spend
|
spent
|
|
3)
Choose the correct word and complete the gaps.
Find,
read, heard, choose, take(2), bring, make, think, grow, spend, went.
1. Casey Roberts
believes students need to _________less time using electronic media.
2. According to
specialists, it is also essential to _________time away from electronic media.
3. I realy
_________that Generation M should ___________time to relax and reflect.
4. I ___________a loud
cry from a tree nearby.
5. First of all, it is
a quick way to ___________information.
6. Students can
__________lots of information and form their own opinions by comparing and
contrasting ideas.
7. People can
_____________when and for how long they want to study.
8. Computer problems
can ____________people miss lessons.
9. At first everything
______________well and the univesity ___________slowly.
10. You mustn't
_____________a packed lunch every day; the school canteen is open all day.
4) Fill in the missing letter and write down the word.
F_nd, re_d,
h_ard, c_oose, ta_e, b_ing, ma_e, t_ink, gr_w, s_end.
Module 8 “Pastimes”
1) Match the words.
1.
Know a. somebody off
2.
bring b. about scuba diving
3.
feel c. in the towel
4. understand
d. the host team
5. wake e.
the excitement
6.
forget f. good luck
7.
beat g. up late
8.
throw h. how to play rugby
9.
send i. the instruction
10. tell
j. to set the alarm clock
2)
Complete the table.
know
|
|
known
|
bring
|
brought
|
|
feel
|
|
felt
|
understand
|
understood
|
|
wake
|
woke
|
|
forget
|
|
forgotten
|
beat
|
beat
|
|
throw
|
|
thrown
|
send
|
|
sent
|
tell
|
told
|
|
3) Choose the correct word and complete the gaps.
Told, was, know,
bring, feel, understand, woke up, forgot, beat, throw, send, won, knew.
1. Nobody
__________me that Mary _______in hospital, so I didn't visit her.
2. You're not going to
____________in the towel now, are you?
3. Mary doesn't
_________how to play squash.
4. The host team
__________the first World Cup when they __________Argentina 4-2.
5. Could you ________me
some information for beginners?
6. I couldn't really
_______________what's so thrilling about bouncing a ball up and down a cort.
7. She ___________to
set her alarm clock, so she _________late.
8. They represent the
team and hopefully _____________them good luck as well.
9. If I_____________how
to swim, I would _____________confident in the water.
4) Fill in the missing letter and write down the word.
Kn_w,
b_ing, f_el, unde_stand, w_ke, fo_get, b_at, th_ow, s_nd, t_ll.
Keys
Module 5.
1) 1e, 2j, 3i, 4h,
5g, 6c, 7b, 8a, 9f, 10d.
3) 1. broke; 2. cut;
3. set; 4. put, make; 5. knew; 6. keep; 7. lost; 8. lose; 9. leave; 10.
know, think.
Module 6.
1) 1f, 2a, 3h,
4i, 5d, 6b, 7c, 8j, 9g, 10e.
3) 1. took; 2.
see; 3. got off; 4. become; 5. build; 6. bought; 7. went; 8. meet; 9.
lie; 10. won.
Module 7.
1) 1e, 2g, 3i,
4c, 5a, 6h, 7b, 8f, 9j, 10d.
3) 1. spend; 2.
take; 3. think, take; 4. heard; 5. find; 6. read; 7. choose; 8. make; 9.
went; 10. bring.
Module 8.
1) 1h, 2f, 3e,
4i, 5g, 6j, 7d, 8c, 9a, 10b.
3) 1. told, was; 2.
throw; 3. know; 4. won, beat; 5. send; 6. understand; 7. forgot; 8.
bring; 9. knew, feel.
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